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Popham, George, approximately 1550-1608

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Personal name headingPopham, George, approximately 1550-1608
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Variant(s)Popham, George, ca. 1550-1608
Birth date1550~
Death date1608
Found inNUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Popham memorial celebration cards, 1862 (George Popham)
Infoplease WWW, Oct. 2, 2008 (Popham, George; c. 1550-1608; early colonist in Maine; b. England; set out in the ship Gift of God in 1607 to plant a colony in North America; explored Maine coast and settled at the mouth of the Kennebec (then called the Sagadahoc) River on the present site of Phippsburg; Popham was president of the colony; d. in winter 1608; colony abandoned summer 1609)