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    Alexander Whitaker (1585–1616) was an English Anglican theologian who settled in North America in Virginia Colony in 1611 and established two churches...
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    Frederick Alexander Whitaker (1 March 1847 – 9 June 1887) was a 19th-century member of parliament in the Waikato region of New Zealand. Whitaker was born...
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  • player Alexander Whitaker (1585–1616), American religious leader Amoret Whitaker, forensic entomologist Ann Whitaker, American physicist Anthony Whitaker (1944–2014)...
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    third son of Thomas Whitaker of that place, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Nowell, esq., of Read, and sister of Alexander Nowell, dean of St Paul's...
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    Benjamin escape to London. Whitaker was an eighth-generation descendant of Jabez Whitaker, brother of Alexander Whitaker, the Jamestown colonist and...
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    Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer and director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy...
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  • Frederick Whitaker (1812–1891) was the 5th Premier of New Zealand. The name may also refer to: Frederick Alexander Whitaker (1847–1887), member of the...
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    Pocahontas chose to convert to Christianity; she was baptized by Alexander Whitaker and chose "Rebecca" as her new baptismal name. Richard Buck officiated...
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    the colonists feared retaliation." At this time, Henricus minister Alexander Whitaker taught Pocahontas about Christianity and helped her improve her English...
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  • George Price Whitaker (December 1803 – December 31, 1890) was an American politician and iron manufacturer of the Whitaker iron family from Maryland....
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    among the Appomattoc tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy. Reverend Alexander Whitaker converted her to Christianity during her captivity at Henricus under...
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    Reverend Mister Poole William Spencer, yeoman Thomas Sully Reverend Alexander Whitaker (Whiteaker), on the Starr Robert Wright, sawyer History of Jamestown...
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    Richard Buck, presided the wedding. Before the wedding, Reverend Alexander Whitaker converted Pocahontas and renamed her "Rebecca" at her baptism. Meanwhile...
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  • and various other supplies and equipment c. 1611: Puritan Reverend Alexander Whitaker arrives in Jamestown. c. 1611: John Rolfe cultivates Nicotiana tabacum...
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  • and writer of Sephardi Jewish origin, drowned on 4 November 1621 Alexander Whitaker, the "Apostle of Virginia" drowned while fording the James River in...
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    soldier (d. 1655) Lucilio Vanini, Italian free-thinker (d. 1619) Alexander Whitaker, Virginia Colony religious leader (d. 1616) Fang Weiyi, Chinese poet...
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    militarily more secure seat of the colony's government. By 1612, Alexander Whitaker, the "apostle to Virginia" who married John Rolfe and Pocahontas,...
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    (November 25–26, 1875) James A. Garfield (September 21–23, 1881) John Alexander Logan (December 30–31, 1886) William McKinley (September 17, 1901) Pierre...
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    Griffith, stepdaughter of Alexander Shepherd (Colonial Treasurer) at St. Paul's Church in Auckland on 4 March 1843. Whitaker lived in Auckland and was...
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    members of the Whitaker family and related families, made important contributions to the American iron and steel industry. Joseph Whitaker I (1755–1838)...
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    interaction with the Indians, as seen in writings by Daniel Gookin, Alexander Whitaker, John Mason, Benjamin Church, and Daniel J. Tan. John Eliot translated...
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    known as Henricus (or Henrico Town). During her captivity there, Alexander Whitaker converted Pocahontas to Christianity. She took the name "Rebecca"...
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    Christianity and took the name "Rebecca" under the tutelage of Reverend Alexander Whitaker who had arrived in Jamestown in 1611. She married prominent planter...
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    Dale (left, standing behind Alexander Whitaker wearing armor) as portrayed in Baptism of Pocahontas, 1840, by John Gadsby Chapman...
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    During the year-long wait, the first rector of the church, Rev. Alexander Whitaker taught her about Christianity and helped her improve her fluency in...
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  • Brad Whitaker is a fictional character in the James Bond film The Living Daylights. He was portrayed by American actor Joe Don Baker. Baker also appeared...
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    wedding of John Rolfe and Pocahontas on April 5, 1614. Others say that Alexander Whitaker, a vicar who settled at Henricus, presided at the wedding of Rolfe...
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    of control. One of the earliest of these missionaries was Reverend Alexander Whitaker, who served from 1611 until his death in 1616. Efforts in the early...
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    explorer Krzysztof Klabon, Polish Renaissance composer (b. 1550) Alexander Whitaker, Virginia Colony religious leader (b. 1585) Research Opportunities...
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  • Shirley – Sir Anthony Shirley: his Relation of his Travels into Persia Alexander Whitaker – Good Newes from Virginia George Wither – Abuses Stript, and Whipt...
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