Winslow, Edward (1595-1655), was a founder of Plymouth Colony. He joined the Pilgrims in Leiden, the Netherlands, and came to Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620. Winslow and Susanna White became the first couple to marry in the new colony. Winslow arranged the first treaty with the Native American chief Massasoit and explored and traded with the Native Americans. Winslow served as an assistant to the governor for 20 years and as governor of the colony for three. Winslow left Plymouth in 1646 and served in Oliver Cromwell’s government in England. He was born on Oct. 18, 1595, in Droitwich, England. He died on May 8, 1655.
