biography
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Gosnold, Bartholomew
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| male
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| lived:
| (?1572–1607)
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| biography:
| Navigator and colonizer, born in England, UK. Looking for a western passage to Asia, he led an expedition in the Concord which went to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Elizabeth's Isle, all of which he named (1602). He was vice-admiral of the original Virginia Company fleet (1606–7) and died of malarial fever in Jamestown. |
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