Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts, notable as the home of several prominent Plymouth Colony leaders including Myles Standish.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duxbury, Plymouth Colony canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T513162 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony Context triple: [Myles Standish, residence, Duxbury, Plymouth Colony]
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A.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town just northeast of Boston, known for its residential seaside character and proximity to Logan International Airport.
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B.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts is a historic coastal town best known as the landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620 and often called "America’s Hometown."
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C.
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee, Massachusetts is a town on Cape Cod known for its coastal scenery and as the historic and contemporary home of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
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D.
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Wilmington, Massachusetts is a suburban town in northeastern Massachusetts known for its residential neighborhoods, local parks, and commuter access to the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the earliest English settlements in New England, established in 1630 in what is now part of Boston, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony Target entity description: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts, notable as the home of several prominent Plymouth Colony leaders including Myles Standish.
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A.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town just northeast of Boston, known for its residential seaside character and proximity to Logan International Airport.
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B.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts is a historic coastal town best known as the landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620 and often called "America’s Hometown."
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C.
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee, Massachusetts is a town on Cape Cod known for its coastal scenery and as the historic and contemporary home of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
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D.
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Wilmington, Massachusetts is a suburban town in northeastern Massachusetts known for its residential neighborhoods, local parks, and commuter access to the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the earliest English settlements in New England, established in 1630 in what is now part of Boston, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century settlement
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English colonial settlement ⓘ historic town ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kingston, Plymouth Colony
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Marshfield, Plymouth Colony ⓘ Plymouth, Plymouth Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth, Massachusetts
|
| archaeologicalSignificance | early 17th-century domestic sites ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| country | English colonial America ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Pilgrim and Puritan heritage ⓘ |
| currentSuccessor | Duxbury, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| developedFrom | outlying farms of Plymouth ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 10 miles north of Plymouth ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John Alden
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Myles Standish ⓘ residents of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| foundingPeriod | early 1630s ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Plymouth Colony General Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth General Court
|
| hasGeographicFeature |
Blue Fish River
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Duxbury Bay ⓘ South River ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Alden House Historic Site
ⓘ
Myles Standish Burial Ground ⓘ
linked to:
Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury
|
| hasNotableResident |
Francis Eaton
ⓘ
George Soule ⓘ John Alden ⓘ Myles Standish ⓘ Priscilla Mullins Alden ⓘ
linked to:
Priscilla Mullins
Thomas Prince ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Prence
William Brewster ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Colonial America ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsTown | 1637 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
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Plymouth Colony ⓘ present-day Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Duxbury, Lancashire, England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being home to several Plymouth Colony leaders
ⓘ
early English expansion beyond Plymouth town center ⓘ |
| partOf | Massachusetts Bay region ⓘ |
| predecessor | Plymouth settlement farm lots ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| region |
South Shore of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
South Shore
|
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| settlementBegan | circa 1627–1632 ⓘ |
| timeZoneHistorical | UTC−4 to UTC−5 (approximate, by modern reckoning) ⓘ |
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Subject: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony Description of subject: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts, notable as the home of several prominent Plymouth Colony leaders including Myles Standish.
Referenced by (15)
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