Gravestone of Capt Jonathan Alden as Miles Standish Burial Grounds in Duxbury MA.
Gravestone Inscription: "Here lyes y body of Jonatian Alden, Died February Y 14, 1697 in 65 year of his age." (Implies birth year of 1632.)
Research Notes
Jonathan was born about 1632 and died in Duxbury on February 14, 1697. He married Abigail Hallett on December 10, 1672, and had six children. Jonathan was buried in the Old Cemetery in South Duxbury
1629 Alden House in Duxbury
John Alden House in Duxbury MA. Built in 1653, replacing the first house he built in 1629.
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, this house, which stands on Alden Street, is operated as a Alden family history museum by Alden Kindred Society.
Gravestone of John Alden at Myles Standish Burying Ground in Duxbury MA
Location: Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury MA
Inscription: "Here Lyes Ye Body of Jonathan Alden Died February Ye 14, 1697 (1698) in Ye 65 Year of His Age"
His is the oldest extant gravestone for his historic cemetery. Others were buried here earlier, but their stones are either lost or the wooden markers have worn away.
