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• Title	Capt.
  Birth	Abt 1584	Ellenbane, Isle of Man, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Oct 1656	Duxbury,, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I83030	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Family 1	Rose
  Children	1. Thomas STANDISH, b. Abt 1611, England
  Family ID	F36071	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Barbara, b. 1589, England
  Children	> 1. Alexander STANDISH, b. 1626   2. Miles STANDISH   3. Charles STANDISH   4. Lora STANDISH > 5. Josiah STANDISH, b. 1637, Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F36033	Group Sheet

• Notes

  !NOTES: Mayflower passenger. !REF: Mayflower Families for Five Generations: Myles Standish , Vol. 14 (Plymouth General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1994) Myles' great grandfather was Huan Standish, who as living on the Isle of Man in 1540. Hired by the Pilgrims pastor John Robinson when he made acquaintance with the Pilgrims at Leydon. Captain Standish lead most of the first exploring missions into the wintery surroundings at Cape Cod looking for a place to settle. Elected Military Captain , and organized the Pilgrims defenses against the Indians, and to protect the Colony from the French, Spanish, and Dutch. !RES: Plymouth/Duxbury, MA