Henry Winthrop

Deceased Person

1608 – 1630

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Who was Henry Winthrop?

Henry Winthrop was the second son of John Winthrop, founder and Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In addition to his taking part in his father's Great Migration to America in 1630, Henry is part of American history for being the first husband of Elizabeth Fones, who would later be a founding settler of what is now Greenwich, Connecticut, but also be at the center of scandal in colonial America, as captured in the popular novel, The Winthrop Woman.

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Born
1608
England
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Died
1630

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on July 23, 2013

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