William Bradford
...o express his religion. Along with many others, he signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that made them a legal community. He also helped to select their landing site at Plymouth and was elected as the first governor there. He was married to Dorothy, but tragically she fell overboard and drowned. He had a second marriage to a woman supposedly named Alice. They had three children and lovingly provided a home for his first son who had been left behind in Holland. William Bradford died in 1657. I enjoyed thid PIP because I was learned the names of all the pilgrims on the Mayflower and picked William Bradford from the list. I didn't know who he was until choosing him and researching his name. .I think the "pick a pilgrim" PIP was chosen because we needed to learn about a pilgrim before Thanksgiving. ...