STANDISH, MILES

STANDISH, MILES
   one of the Puritan fathers, of Lancashire birth, and a cadet of a family of knightly rank in the county; served in the Netherlands as a soldier, and went to America in the Mayflower in 1620, and was helpful to the colony in its relations both with the Indians and the mother-country; is the hero of a poem of Longfellow's.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Standish,Miles — Stan·dish (stănʹdĭsh ), Miles or Myles 1584? 1656. English colonist in America. Hired by the English Pilgrims to accompany them on their voyage to the New World (1620), he emerged as a military and political leader in the difficult early years of …   Universalium

  • Standish — Standish, MI U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 1581 Housing Units (2000): 672 Land area (2000): 2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Standish, MI — U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 1581 Housing Units (2000): 672 Land area (2000): 2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Standish — [stan′dish] Miles ( or Myles) 1584? 1656; Eng. colonist: military leader of Plymouth Colony …   English World dictionary

  • Standish, Maine — Infobox Settlement official name = Standish, Maine settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = Steamboat leaving Sebago Lake Station image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the… …   Wikipedia

  • Standish, Greater Manchester — infobox UK place country = England official name= Standish latitude= 53.5868 longitude = 2.666 population= metropolitan borough= Wigan metropolitan county= Greater Manchester region= North West England constituency westminster= Wigan post town=… …   Wikipedia

  • Standish, Myles — born с 1584, Lancashire, Eng. died Oct. 3, 1656, Duxbury, Mass. British American colonist. He fought in the Netherlands, where he met the Pilgrims, with whom he later sailed to North America on the Mayflower (1620). As the Plymouth colony s… …   Universalium

  • Standish, Myles — ( 1584, Lancashire, Inglaterra–3 oct. 1656, Duxbury, Mass.). Colono anglonorteamericano. Combatió en los Países Bajos, donde conoció a los Peregrinos, con quienes se embarcó más tarde en el Mayflower (1620). Como jefe militar de la colonia de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Standish Township, Michigan — Infobox Settlement official name = Standish Township, Michigan settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Michigan… …   Wikipedia

  • Standish — This is an English surname of great antiquity, and also one of the very first prominent surnames of America. It is locational from either of two places called Standish in the English counties of Gloucestershire and Lancashire. In Gloucestershire… …   Surnames reference

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