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Posted 4/8/2013
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We hope you will consider becoming a member of our Soule Kindred family and help us expand our knowledge of George Soule and his descendants. Members receive the quarterly Soule Kindred Newsletter, a membership directory, invitations to the Soule Kindred reunions, and have access to all of Soule Kindred's online archives. Although we are always delighted to meet new cousins, you do not have to be a Soule descendant to become a member. We welcome anyone who is interested in the Pilgrims, American Colonial history, and preserving Soule heritage for future generations. Won't you join us today?
~February 1621 was the second deadliest month for the Pilgrims. Among the 17 deaths that month were those of William Mullins and William White.
~The Pilgrims did not celebrate Christmas believing it was an invention of the Catholic church. Therefore, on December 25, 1620, the men went ashore to begin construction of "New Plymouth".
~Pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce were not served at the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims did eat duck, goose, turkey, cod, and venison.
~Before the Pilgrims sailed in the Mayflower to the New World, the ship was in the wine trade with France.
~According to the 1940 Federal Census, Massachusetts was the home of 357 Soules.
~102 passengers arrived on the Mayflower in 1620.
~45 Mayflower passengers died the first winter, 1620-1621.
~Soule Kindred held its first reunion in Plymouth, MA, in 1969.
~Silas Stillman Soule, abolitionist, Civil War hero, refused to fire against unarmed Indians at the Massacre at Sand Creek, 1864.
~According to the 1880 Federal Census, farmer was the occupation of 30% of the heads of household named Soule.
~William West, 2nd great-grandson of George and Mary, served as Brigadier General in the American Revolution (1775-1777), Deputy Governor of Rhode Island, and Justice of Rhode Island's Supreme Court (1787-1789).
~During the Civil War, 280 soldiers with the surname Soule fought for the Union and 13 fought for the Confederate side.