John Alden House in Duxbury MA. Built in 1653, replacing the first house he built in 1629.
This page collects information about people with surname Alden who were known or believed to have lived in early Massachusetts.
Notable Individuals[]
- John Alden (c1599-1687) and his wife Priscilla Mullins (1602-1680) - Mayflower passengers and progenitors of the first Alden Family in Plymouth Colony.
- 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.
- Ichabod Alden (1739-1778) - Commander of 7th Massachusetts Regiment during the American Revolutionary War.
- John Alden List of Famous Descendants
Notable Landmarks[]
1629 Alden House in Duxbury[]
By 1629, John Alden, Sr. and his family had moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts where they built their first family home, only 38 feet x 10 feet big, in which he would raise a family of 10 children. He would build a much larger home in 1653, which much of the business of Plymouth Colony was transacted as he served as court clerk. Today, 1653 Alden House, which stands on Alden Street, is operated as a Alden family history museum by Alden Kindred Society.
Pilgrim Monument[]
National Monument to the Forefathers, commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims, (including this person) who came to Plymouth Colony in 1620 on the Mayflower. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument. Located on an 11 acre hilltop site on Allerton Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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 Plymouth County - Notable Families and Landmarks.
Alden by County[]
- Alden in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Dukes County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Alden in Worcester County, Massachusetts