Elizabeth Poole (unspecified-May 21st, 1664) or sometimes called Elizabeth Pole, was the foundress of Taunton, Massachusetts, in Colonial America. Also, she was the first woman to have founded a town in the Americas. She was an English woman & Puritan that came from Dorchester travelling onto a whole new frontier. She came upon the land called Cohannet by the Wampanoag in 1637 and soon peacefully purchasing 5,122 acres of land from them. This led to the development of the Taunton settlement in 1638. The next year in March 3rd of 1639, the settlement was incorporated as a town.
This inscription remains on the gravestone of Elizabeth Poole, "Here rest the remains of Elizabeth Poole, a native of Old England, of good family, friends, and prospects, all which she left in the prime of her life, to enjoy the religion of her conscience, in this distant wilderness; a great proprietor of the township of Taunton, a chief promoter of its settlement, and its incorporation in 1639-40; about which time she settled near this spot, and having employed the opportunity of her virgin state in piety, liberality, and sanctity of manners, died May 21, 1664, aged 65." May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Taunton is a city located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... remington bloch Starting in the late 16th century, the English began to colonize North America. ... The Puritans were members of a group of Protestants seeking further reforms or even separation from the established church during the Reformation. ... The Wampanoag are a Native American people. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ...