In my last column I discussed the differences between the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Pilgrims of Plymouth. Millions of Americans descend from these Protestant settlers and quite often have ancestors from both colonies. You probably do if your ancestors were here in New England in the 17th or 18th century.
On Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower an 80-foot British cargo ship carrying 102 passengers who wanted to build a new world departed from Plymouth, England, on this day in history.
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