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1598 CE - 1687 CE: Life of John Alden, cooper of the Mayflower, leading citizen of Plymouth Colony.
1620 CE: John Alden is hired as cooper of the Mayflower and leaves England for North America as part of the crew.
1620 CE: John Alden becomes the youngest member on board to sign the Mayflower Compact establishing the government of Plymouth Colony.
1622 CE: John Alden marries Priscilla Mullins; the couple have ten children.
1626 CE: John Alden, along with others, takes on financial debt of the colony in return for monopoly on fur trade.
1628 CE: John Alden helps establish the village of Duxbury, Massachusetts.
1634 CE: John Alden arrested at Boston after a trade-related murder he had nothing to do with; laws concerning citizens of different colonies are drafted afterwards.
1637 CE: John Alden's efforts lead to the incorporation of the village of Duxbury.