This page collects information about people with surname Alden who were known or believed to have lived in Essex County, Massachusetts.
Individuals or families
- Capt John Alden (1622-1701) - Son of the Mayflower pilgrim of the same name, He was a sea captain, a merchant in Boston, and a charter member of Rev. Samuel Willard's Old South Meeting House and Third Church in Boston, and held a military command during King William's War and was involved in the Naval battle off St. John (1691). He was also accused in the Salem witch trials from whence he escaped out of prison.
External Links
- Mayflower and Her Passengers by Caleb Johnson - Genealogical research on all Mayflower pilgrims. 292 pages (Pulb 2006).
- Alden Kindred of America
- Mayflower Compact - Mayflower Historical Society
- Society of Mayflower Descendants
- Familypedia:Plymouth Colony
- OneGreatFamily.com -Search Alden Family Records
- Massachusetts Military Records - compiled by Fold3.com
- Tour Historic Essex County - Notable Families and Landmarks.
See Also
:Note, for the following tables, that there may be more than one county or district of this name and that some contributors may have entered a different (possibly shorter and/or ambiguous) name when this one was meant. Search for similar names to get a more complete result. Common abbreviations are "Co." and "Cty", but there may have been no word for "county" (or equivalent) included, or such a word may have been wrongly included.
Familypedia people with surname Alden in Essex County, Massachusetts
See also: Essex County, Massachusetts/bdm, Category:Alden (surname), Category:Resided in Essex County, Massachusetts, and Category:People from Essex County, Massachusetts
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Born in Essex County, Massachusetts
Baptised in Essex County, Massachusetts
Married in Essex County, Massachusetts
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