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  • Abigail Standish, died young (1724 - 1725)
    Descendant of Mayflower passenger George Soule Descendant of Mayflower passengers Myles Standish and John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden.
  • Abigail Backus Standish (1726 - 1824)
    Abigail Brown/Backus Standish Memorial Birth: Mar. 31, 1726 Canterbury Windham County Connecticut, USA Death: Dec. 29, 1824 West Granville Washington County New York, USA Family links: Spouse:...
  • Alesia Alice Ince (c.1265 - c.1305)
  • Alexander Standish (1625 - 1702)
    Source: "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation", P 1921-1922 by William Richard Cutter A...
  • Alexander Standish, Jr. {Fictional} (1652 - 1654)
    According to MF his child did not exist:Alexander Standish, Jr.Robert S Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed in Plymouth Massachusetts December ...

About the Standish surname

"Standish" is both a Place Name, and also a Family Name.

Place - Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. Walled cemetery of Pigrims near Ormskirk. (unmarked graves) Miles Standish and his association with Lancashire and the Island of Man. Miles Standish sails to America as Military Advisor. ( taking one of two sisters from Ormskirk with him). He marries first sister who dies, then invites her sister who also marries Myles Standish.'