Colonial Governor and strict Puritan, he defied the King of England for his beliefs in God.He sailed from England on the ship Abigail with a charter from the King. His grave marker was destroyed and the exact place of the grave is unknown. Only that he is buried in the Granary Burying Ground Cemetery in Boston, Suffolk Co.Ma. He was Gov. in 1629, 1644, 1649, 1651-1654, 1655-1665. In 1658 he was president of The United Colonies of New England.
Colonial Governor and strict Puritan, he defied the King of England for his beliefs in God.He sailed from England on the ship Abigail with a charter from the King. His grave marker was destroyed and the exact place of the grave is unknown. Only that he is buried in the Granary Burying Ground Cemetery in Boston, Suffolk Co.Ma. He was Gov. in 1629, 1644, 1649, 1651-1654, 1655-1665. In 1658 he was president of The United Colonies of New England.
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