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American cemetery at Dartmoor Prison near Plymouth.
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It is reported that currently there are over 10 million living descendants of the 52 Mayflower Pilgrims who had children.
John Adams (2nd U.S. President) — John Alden & William Mullins
John Quincy Adams (6th U.S. President) — John Alden & William Mullins
Maude Adams (stage actress) — John Howland
Humphrey Bogart (film actor) — John Howland
Marie Corinne (“Lindy”) Morrison Claiborne Boggs (US Ambassador to the Vatican, Congresswoman) — William Brewster
Phillips Brooks (wrote “O Little Town of Bethlehem”) — John Howland
William Cullen Bryant (poet) — John Alden & William Mullins
George Herbert Walker Bush (41th U.S. President) — John Howland, Francis Cooke and John Tilley
Barbara Bush (U.S. First Lady) — John Howland & Henry Samson
George W. Bush (43nd U.S. President) — John Howland, Francis Cooke, Henry Samson, and John Tilley
John Ellis “Jeb” Bush (Florida Governor) — John Howland, Francis Cooke, John Tilley and Henry Samson
Bing Crosby (film star & singer) — William Brewster
Bob Crosby (Big Band Leader, Bing’s Brother) — William Brewster
Ralph Waldo Emerson (poet) — John Howland & John Tilley
James A. Garfield (20th U.S. President) — John Billington
Nathaniel Gorham (Continental Congress President) — John Howland
Ulysses Grant (U.S. General & 18th President) — Richard Warren
Hugh Hefner (founder of Playboy Magazine) — William Bradford
Esther Allen Howland (produced the first American Valentines) — John Howland
Josiah Granville Leach (originator of Flag Day, June 14th) — Francis Cooke
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (U.S. Senator) — John Howland
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poet) — John Howland
American’s in Plymouth
9/11 the 10th anniversary was commemorated in Plymouth, England with a poignant ceremony where many American’s and the entire America’s cup team came to mark the sad event.
Below are some photographs of the event. The first is a particularly solemn moment with serving Royal Marine Marc Tapping and his daughter spending a few moments with the wreaths and scattered petals.
Amazing Links Between Modern Day USA And Plymouth, England
Everyone knows the historical links between the United States and Plymouth, England. Who hasn’t learned how the brave Pilgrims set off in the Mayflower from Plymouth in 1620 to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to establish the colony of Plymouth in what is now the Commonwealth of Massachusetts?
Well, not everyone knows there are many more surprising links between the town of Plymouth, England and the modern-day United States. Here are just a few interesting parallels between the two. Did you know that Plymouth, England celebrates Thanksgiving? To honor the Pilgrims, the town of Plymouth holds a formal Thanksgiving ceremony at the steps where the Pilgrims descended to leave on their journey.
Modern day Plymouth then gives thanks and remembers the Pilgrims that set off on their journey so long ago. The families then retire to a local restaurant to celebrate this most American holiday. So this year at your family’s Thanksgiving, give a toast and a nod to our neighbors in Plymouth, England across the pond.
The famous American socialite Nancy Astor married into British royalty and moved to Plymouth to be with her husband back in 1905. Astor’s title was the Viscountess and she became the first female parliament member of the House of Commons. With her husband, Astor settled at No. 3 Eliot Terrace on Plymouth Hoe, which soon became the site of many parties catering to the rich and the famous in England. After her death, Astor gave the mansion and grounds to the local government. It’s not open to the public per se as a tourist place, but private tours are available by contacting the Lord Mayor’s Parlour at Plymouth City Council.
On a grimmer note, the American prisoners of war from the War of 1812 were kept in Dartmoor Prison, located in the town of Princeton, north of Plymouth. The prison is still in use to this day, but just outside the grounds is the Dartmoor Prison Museum, which is open to the public. A cemetery was established in the mid 1800′s to bury the found remains of the American prisoners that died there. It fell into neglect until 2001, when a group of United States retired veterans went there on a clean up mission.
They erected a stone memorial at the front gate commemorating all of our servicemen known to have perished within the walls of Dartmoor Prison.
For those Sherlockians among us, there are quotes from the master detective himself on Durnford Street, Stonehouse.
Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories and books, once worked there as a medical doctor. There are also many art exhibits located along the walkway for your enjoyment. So for a truly unique Thanksgiving, think about spending the next holiday across the pond with some of our forefathers in Plymouth, England.
It’ll be a Thanksgiving to remember.
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Plans are afoot for Thanksgiving in Plymouth. November 22nd 10:30am at Plymouth Guildhall
This will be our third since 2010 and a lot more will be happening….
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