Captain Peregrine White | |
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Born | c. Mayflower (docked in Provincetown Harbor) | November 20, 1620
Died | July 20, 1704 | (aged 83)
Burial place | Winslow Cemetery |
Other names | Peregrin |
Known for | First baby born in Plymouth Colony |
Spouse | Sarah Bassett |
Children | Daniel White, Sylvanus White |
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Relatives | Resolved White (brother) |
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Peregrine White (b. 1620 – d. 1704) was the first boy born on the Pilgrim ship the Mayflower in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on the Mayflower's historic voyage, and the first known English child born to the Pilgrims in America.[1] His parents, William White and his pregnant wife Susanna, with their son Resolved White and two servants, came on the Mayflower in 1620. Peregrine White was born while the Mayflower lay at anchor in the harbor at Cape Cod. In later life, he became a person of note in Plymouth Colony, active in both military and government affairs.[2][3][4]