What happened to John Howland?
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John Howland lived into his eighties — a notable feat for the era — and died in Kingston in 1672, some 14 / 15 years before his wife, Elizabeth, passed away in Swansea, Massachusetts.
He had outlived most of the other male Mayflower passengers, with the exception of George Soule (who died in 1679), John Alden (1687), and John Cooke (1695) Richard More.
Howland is thought to have been laid to rest on Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts - the same site as several other notable Pilgrims including William Bradford and William Brewster.
His experiences provided the inspiration for 'The Boy Who Fell From The Mayflower (Or John Howland’s Good Fortune)', a beautifully-illustrated book vividly brought to life by writer and illustrator P.J. Lynch.