| August 15. |
Sailed from Southampton, England. 1620 |
| September 16. |
Sailed from Plymouth, England. 1620 |
| November 16. |
William Butten died at sea. 1620 |
| November 19. |
First sighted Cape Cod. 1620 |
| November 21. |
Signed "The Compact." Anchored in Cape Cod Harbor and
went ashore. 1620 |
| November 23. |
Took the shallop ashore for repairs. 1620 |
| November 25. |
First exploring party set out by land. 1620 |
| November 26. |
Discovered Truro Springs, Pamet River, Cornhill
1620 |
| December 7. |
Second exploring party set out with the shallop.
1620 |
| December 12. |
Found the wigwams, graves, etc. 1620 |
| December 14. |
Edward Thomson died. The first death after reaching Cape Cod.
1620 |
| December 16. |
Third exploring party set out with the shallop. Jasper More died.
1620 |
| December 17. |
Dorothy (May) Bradford died. 1620 |
| December 18. |
James Chilton died. First encounter with the Indians. Reached
Clark's Island at night. 1622 |
| Sat. Dec. 19 |
spent on Clark's Island |
| December 20. |
Third exploring party spent the Sabbath on Clark's Island.
1620 |
| December 21. FOREFATHERS DAY. |
Third exploring party landed on Plymouth Rock, and explored the
coast. 1620 |
| December 25. |
The Mayflower set sail from Cape Cod for Plymouth, but was driven
back by a change in the wind. 1620 |
| December 26. |
The Mayflower arrived at Plymouth Harbor. 1620 |
| December 27. |
First Sabbath passed by the whole company in Plymouth Harbor.
1620 |
| December 28. |
A party landed and explored by land. 1620 |
| December 29. |
One party explored by land, and another in the shallop. Discovered
Jones River. 1620 |
| December 30. |
Decided to settle near what is now Burial Hill.
1620 |
| December 31. |
Richard Britteridge died. The first death after reaching Plymouth.
1620 |
| January 2. |
Began to gather materials for building. 1621 |
| January 3 . |
Solomon Prower died. 1621 |
| January 7. |
Divided the company into nineteen families and laid out lots.
1621 |
| January 11. |
Degory Priest died. 1621 |
| January 14. |
Myles Standish with a party discovered wigwams, but saw no Indians.
1621 |
| January 18. |
Christopher Martin died. 1621 |
| January 22. |
Peter Brown and John Goodman lost themselves in the woods. 1621 |
| January 24. |
The thatch on the commonhouse burned. 1621 |
| January 29. |
Began to build their storehouse. 1621 |
| January 31. |
Kept their meeting on land. 1621 |
| February 8. |
Rose Standish died. 1621 |
| February 19. |
The house for the sick people caught fire. 1621 |
| February 26. |
Indians carried off tools left in the woods by Myles Standish and
Francis Cooke. 1621 |
| February 27. |
Had a meeting to establish military orders, and chose Myles
Standish Captain. 1621 |
| March 3. |
Got the great guns mounted on the hill. William White, William
Mullins, and two others died. 1621 |
| March 7. |
Mary (Norris) Allerton died. 1621 |
| March 17. |
Sowed some garden seeds. 1621 |
| March 26. |
Had another meeting about military orders, but were interrupted by
the coming of Samoset. 1621 |
| March 28. |
Samoset came again, with five others. 1621 |
| March 31. |
Another meeting about laws and orders, interrupted by coming of
Indians. The carpenter fitted the shallop "to fetch all from aboord."
1621 |
| April 1. |
Another meeting for public business, interrupted by the coming of
Samoset and Squanto to announce Massasoit, with whom a treaty was made.
1621 |
| April 2. |
The laws and orders concluded. John Carver chosen Governor
for the ensuing year. 1621 |
| April 3. |
Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, wife of Edward Winslow, died.
1621 |
| April 12. |
Governor Carver certified a copy of the will of William Mullins,
which was carried back to England on the Mayflower. 1621 |
| May 22. |
Edward Winslow and Susanna (Fuller) White married. The first
marriage in the colony. 1621 |
