John Alden (sailor)

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Capt. John Alden Jr. (ca. 1626 or 1627 – March 25, 1702 [O.S. March 14, 1701]) was a Colonial soldier, politician, merchant, and sailor born in the Plymouth Colony. He was a well-known public figure in his time; however, he is currently chiefly remembered as a survivor of the Salem witch trials, of which he wrote a much quoted and studied account.

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