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The Society of Mayflower Descendants is a hereditary organization comprised of individuals who have documented their descent from one or more of the 102 passengers who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620 at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Society was founded at Plymouth in 1897. The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to North Virginia (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 11. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Plymouth is a town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
A primary goal of the Society is to educate the public about the role of the Pilgrims in the early history of what would later become the United States of America. There are Mayflower societies in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada. This article is about the colonists of North America. ... ...
Today, tens of millions of Americans -- approximately one in seven -- has at least one ancestor who was among this group of early settlers. The following are the names of the 26 male Mayflower passengers currently known to have descendants. According to a post on this site, the longest-lived member up to the present day is Hazel Luther (December 11, 1889 - January 31, 2003). December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The records of the General Society of the MayflowerDescendants in the State of Ohio were donated to the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in 1991 by the organization.
The General Society of the MayflowerDescendants is a lineage organization devoted to the perpetuation and preservation of the memory of the Pilgrims of the Mayflower.
The Society of the MayflowerDescendants in the State of Ohio was chartered as a state chapter in 1898.
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