Myles Standish (c. 1584 – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer and colonist. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States by …

History: Myles Standish (c. 1584–1656) was a soldier of fortune, from 1620 captain of the Mayflower Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. Little is known of his origins and early life, but in his …

Nov 13, 2024 · Myles Standish (c. 1584 – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer and colonist. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, …

Oct 10, 2024 · Explore genealogy for Myles Standish born abt. 1584 England died 1656 Duxbury, Plymouth Colony including research + descendants + 12 photos + 29 genealogist comments + …

Myles Standish was accompanied on the Mayflower by his wife Rose. She did not survive the first winter, dying 29 January 1620/21. Myles, was born prob. on the Isle of Man, circa 1584; he …

Myles Standish (born c. 1584, Lancashire, Eng.—died Oct. 3, 1656, Duxbury, Mass.) was a British-American colonist and military leader of the Plymouth colony. As a young man, …

He is the subject of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic "The Courtship of Miles Standish;" but the story is entirely fictitious. Born in Lancashire, England, in 1584, he fought as a young …

Nov 11, 2020 · Myles Standish (l. c. 1584-1656 CE) was the military advisor to the Plymouth Colony who traveled with the colonists (later known as pilgrims) aboard the Mayflower in 1620 …

Myles Standish (c.1584 – 1656) was an English military officer who was selected to defend the Pilgrims in the New World [1] [2] He travelled on the Mayflower in 1620 and signed the …

Myles Standish is alleged to have joined Queen Elizabeth's army and attained the rank of Lieutenant, but the documentation for this claim was lost in the 1920s without having been …