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ancestors and one sibling of an ancestor that
came on the Mayflower! They were Priscilla

Mullins, Priscilla's parents, William Mullins

and Alice Atwood [Pricilla’s stepmother],
Priscilla's brother Joseph Mullins, John Alden

and George Soule. William Mullins died the

first winter and his wife Alice and his son
Joseph died before that First Thanksgiving, so

three of your ancestors were present that first
Thanksgiving! In the spring of 1622 Priscilla

and John were married and they are your 12th

great grandparents. George Soule married a
woman named Mary Buckett. They are your

11th great grandparents. This is how these five
people are your ancestors:

William Mullins and Alice Atwood 13th great grandparents

John Alden and Priscilla Mullins 12th great grandparents
Joseph Alden and Mary Simmons 11th great grandparents

Joseph Alden Jr. and Hannah Dunham 10th great grandparents

Eleazar Alden and Martha Shaw 9th great grandparents
Jonathan Alden and Experience Hayward 8th great grandparents

Experience Alden and Randall Wheeler 7th great grandparents

Betsy Wheeler and Gideon Brownell 6th great grandparents
Fanny Brownell and James Harmison 5th great grandparents

Nancy Harmison and George Clark great-great grandparents
Fannie Clark and Albert Stanley great grandparents

Chester Stanley and Elizabeth Pontine grandparents

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