Alice (Unknown) Rigdale (abt. 1600 - abt. 1621)

Born about 1600 in England

Died about 1621 at about age 21 in Plymouth, New England

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Biography

In 1620, "John Rigdale and Alice his wife" were passengers on the Mayflower with the destination of Plymouth Colony.^[1][2]

There was a great sickness among the colonists during the winter of 1620/1. " ... dyed in the first sicknes. And so did John Rigdale and his wife.^[1][2] Alice's estimated birth is 20 years before the Mayflower sailed.

Mayflower, First Sickness and Cole's Hill Burial Ground

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation. (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Association, 1856) p. 449 "John Rigdale, and Alice, his wife." p. 453 "... dyed in the first sicknes. And so did John Rigdale and his wife."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633

• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004) p. 389
• Bradford, William, 1590-1657. Of Plimoth Plantation: manuscript, 1630-1650. State Library of Massachusetts "List of Mayflower Passengers." In Bradford's Hand.
• Mayflower Society - Passengers Who Died With No Known Descent

Acknowledgments

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