William Alden (1669 - 1729)

Born 10 Sep 1669 in Boston, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Drury — married 21 May 1691 in Boston, MA

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1729 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Birth: 10 SEP 1669 at Boston, Massachusetts

Death: 10 FEB 1728 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Burial: King's Chapel, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Baptism: 8 MAY 1670, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

William Alden was the tenth child of John Alden, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Phillips Everill Alden. He was born September 10, 1669 at Boston, Massachusetts. On October 1, 1691 he married Mary Drury, the daughter of John Drury and Mary Weare. He and his wife had seven children: Mary, Elizabeth, William, Lydia, Mary, Drury, and John. He died on February 10, 1728/9. His wife, sons and one daughter apparently pre-deceased him. He mentioned in wis will daughters Elizabeth, Lydia, and Mary.

William Alden was a mariner; he was the master on several ship and pilot on another.

Sources

• Source: Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford and Williams, Alicia Crane, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, John Alden, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.

• Source: World Family Tree Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., 1997, Media Family Archive CD

• Source: Information was taken from the Alden Kindred website [1]

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