Alden, John 1 2a 3a

Birth Name Alden, John 1a
Gender male
Age at Death 88 years, 8 months, 11 days

Notes

Note: 1

Mayflower passenger

Note: 2

Crew member (cooper) on the Mayflower

Note: 3

Was not of the Leyden Congregation for Bradford states that "John Alden was hired for a cooper at South Hampton where the ship victualled ; and being a hopeful young man was much desired but left to his own liking to go or stay when he came here; but he stayed and married here."

Note: 4

The youngest signer of the Mayflower Compact, and the last male surviving signer.

Note: 5

Notable descendants include:

John Adams, 2nd President of the United States[46]
John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States and son of John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States[46]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, famous writer[47]
Benedict Cumberbatch, British Actor[48]
Jodie Foster, American actress and filmmaker[49]
Edward Snowden, North American whistleblower and privacy spokesperson[50]

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1599     2a
Move 1627 Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts   2b
Death 1687-09-12     2a
Burial after 1687-09-12 Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts   3a 4a
Note

The actual location has been lost to time, there is a memorial erected in the estimated location.

Inscription

Near here lyes ye body
of Mr. John Alden who died in Duxbury Sept ye 12, 1687 Aged Near 88 years;
erected by the Alden Kindred of America 1930

Families

Family of Alden, John

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Alden, Zachariah

Family of Alden, John and Mullins, Priscilla

Married Wife Mullins, Priscilla ( * + ... )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1622     2b
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Alden, Sarah1629before 1688

Source References

  1. Crocker, Henry G.: Nathaniel Crocker, 1758-1855, his descendants and ancestors....
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  2. Frost, Josephine C.: Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and his Wife Lucy Tufts Williams
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  3. Wikipedia: John Alden
      • Date: 2026-05-13
      • Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alden
  4. findagrave: John Alden Sr. (1598-1687)
      • Date: 2026-05-13
      • Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15/john-alden