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During the first winter in the New World, the Mayflower colonists suffered greatly from diseases like scurvy which could be cured with lemons or the vitamin C. 45 of the 102 emigrants died the first winter and were buried on Cole's Hill.

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No one knows. there are no records of every single pilgrim that died. 91,312 died when they arrived to plymoth because they were affected with diseases and stuff that they werent used to.

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How many Pilgrim women prepared the first Thanksgiving feast?

Forty-five of the 102 Pilgrims died the first winter and were buried in the Coles Hill Burial Ground. They started out with 74 men and 28 women. Thirteen of the women died, leaving 15 women to take care of the children and other womanly duties.15 women survive and prepare the first Thanksgiving in 1621411 women were actually at the first thanksgiving and 213 men.there were five girls that cooked the first thanksgiving meal and it took them three days to cook prepare all the food.Eighteen women were on the Mayflower when it left for America. Only four survived to the first Thanksgiving.


How the Pilgrims survived their first winter?

The Wampanoag tribe played a pivotal role in the Pilgrims' survival of their first winter in the New World. Thanksgiving did not become an official American holiday until the time of the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln thought it was a way to bring people together. The Pilgrims arrived cold and sick; many members of their group did not survive the voyage. There were abandoned Native American settlements and burial grounds in the area and several Pilgrims tried to scavenge for food and supplies.


Out of the 102 pilgrims how many died after the first winter?

57 died


How did the Pilgrims spend their time aboard the Mayflower?

The Pilgrims did not celebrate Christmas and Easter. These holidays were invented by man to memorialize Jesus, and are not prescribed by the Bible or celebrated by the early Christian churches, and therefore cannot be considered Holy days. "It seems too much for any mortal man to appoint, or make an anniversary memorial" for Christ, taught the Pilgrims' pastor John Robinson.


Did many pilgrims die on the first winter?

Yes, many Pilgrims died the first winter. In fact, about half of them died. In fact, approximately 82 of them died the first winter. In fact, I say in fact a lot, don`t I? lol...

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How many pilgrims attended the Thanksgiving feast?

There were about one hundred and forty people at the first Thanksgiving.


Where there more pilgrims or Indians at the first thanksgiving?

About half of the 60 Pilgrims had died when the Native Americans began to provide help, so there would have been more Native Americans.


Was the first Thanksgiving in Jamestown?

The first Thanksgiving in the New World that was recorded is when the pilgrims gathered together with the Indians to give thanks for a successful harvest. In that respect, yes, it was the first Thanksgiving.


How many pilgrims survived the first winter?

Of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower, 2 died before landing at present-day Cape Cod. They spent the winter on the Mayflower, since they did not have housing, and after suffering scurvy, pneumonia and tuberculosis, only 53 were alive in the spring.45 of the 102 emigrants died in the first winter. By Thanksgiving there were only 53 people left to celebrate.


Did pilgrims or Indians serve the turkey at the first thanksgiving?

yes the Indians attended the first thanksgiving.


What did they do after the first Thanksgiving?

they died


How come the incas celebrated Thanksgiving in may?

First off, the Thanksgiving you are probably thinking about did not come until MANY hundreds of years after the Incans died. Also, Thanksgiving centered around the Pilgrims is an American holiday. If the Incans did have a sort of holiday to give thanks, they were probably worshipping and thanking their gods.


How many Pilgrim women prepared the first Thanksgiving feast?

Forty-five of the 102 Pilgrims died the first winter and were buried in the Coles Hill Burial Ground. They started out with 74 men and 28 women. Thirteen of the women died, leaving 15 women to take care of the children and other womanly duties.15 women survive and prepare the first Thanksgiving in 1621411 women were actually at the first thanksgiving and 213 men.there were five girls that cooked the first thanksgiving meal and it took them three days to cook prepare all the food.Eighteen women were on the Mayflower when it left for America. Only four survived to the first Thanksgiving.


Who died just before Thanksgiving in 1963?

John F. Kennedy was shot and killed a few weeks before Thanksgiving in the year od 1963


How many pilgrims died the first winter in America?

57


Out of the 102 pilgrims how many died after the first winter?

57 died


How the Pilgrims survived their first winter?

The Wampanoag tribe played a pivotal role in the Pilgrims' survival of their first winter in the New World. Thanksgiving did not become an official American holiday until the time of the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln thought it was a way to bring people together. The Pilgrims arrived cold and sick; many members of their group did not survive the voyage. There were abandoned Native American settlements and burial grounds in the area and several Pilgrims tried to scavenge for food and supplies.