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Elizabeth Pabodie
b.24 Apr 1647 Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
d.Bet 4 May 1677 and Oct 1679 Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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m. 26 Dec 1644
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m. Nov 1666
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Elizabeth was the mother of John's five children. Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912), the Chicago architect and city planner, a developer of the skyscraper, was an Alden family descendant through Elizabeth Pabodie. Another descendant was Jan Garrigue Masaryk (1886-1948), diplomat, Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia, son of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, Founder-president of Czechoslovakia. Married Bostonian Charlotte Garrigue. Escaped to London after the outbreak of WWI where he became chairman of the Czech National Council, heading a powerful group of exiles who presented convincing arguments for a "new Europe" based on self-determination. Among the first statesmen to recognize the menace of Hitler. His son, Jan Masaryk (1886-1948) was also very influential in Czech affairs during and after WWII. Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (1930- ) U.S. Senator, son of Adlai Ewing Stevenson II, Governor of Illinois, Democratic Presidential candidate, diplomat descends from this line. References
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