- Husband
- John Billington
- Birth: ABT 1580, England
- Death: Sep 1630, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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- Wife
- Eleanor
- Birth: abt 1588, England
- Death: aft 1650, Massachusetts
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| Children
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- John Billington, Jr.
- Birth: abt 1605, London, England
- Death: aft 22 MAY 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
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- Francis Billington
- Birth: BET 1606 AND 1609, England
- Death: 3 DEC 1684, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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John, his wife, and their sons John and Francis sailed together on the Mayflower. Unlike most families, they were untouched by the widespread illness the first winter.
| The Mayflower (1620)
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| The Mayflower was the first settlement voyage to New England, carrying primarily English Separatists known as Pilgrims. It was destined for the mouth of the Hudson River, but landed at Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts.
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| Sailed: | 6 Sep 1620 from Southampton, England under Captain Christopher Jones
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| Arrived: | 11 Nov 1620 at Plymouth, Massachusetts After spending the winter aboard ship, the surviving passengers moved ashore on 21 Mar 1621.
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| Next Vessel: | The Fortune (1621)
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