Josiah Winslow
Plymouth colony governor; leader during King Philip's War (1629-1680) · United States · On the map · Died at 51
Josiah Winslow was the 13th Governor of Plymouth Colony. In records of the time, historians also name him Josias Winslow, and modern writers have carried that name forward.
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An early Plymouth deed mentioning Josiah Winslow, Constant Southworth and Governor Thomas Prence
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The Isaac Winslow House was built by Josiah Winslow's son. This was the third house built on land granted to Josiah's father, Edward Winslow, in the 1630s who erected the first homestead there.About this person
He was born one year after the Charter which founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bringing over 20,000 English settler to New England in the 1630s. Josiah was the Harvard College-educated son of Mayflower passenger and Pilgrim leader and Governor Edward Winslow and was Governor from 1673 to 1680. The most significant event during his term in office was King Philip's War, which created great havoc for both the English and Indian populations and changed New England forever. Josiah was the first governor born in a "New England" colony.