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Capt. Christopher Levett (15 April 1586 – 1630) was an English writer, explorer and naval captain, born at York, England. He explored the coast of New England and secured a grant from the King to settle present-day Portland, Maine, the first European to do so. Levett left behind a group of settlers at his Maine plantation in Casco Bay, but they were never heard from again. Their fate is unknown. As a member of the Plymouth Council for New England, Levett was named the Governor of Plymouth in 1623 and a close adviser to Capt. Robert Gorges in his attempt to found an early English colony at Weymouth, Massachusetts, which also failed. Levett was also named an early governor of Virginia in 1628, according to Parliamentary records at Whitehall.

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  • Capt. Christopher Levett (15 April 1586 – 1630) was an English writer, explorer and naval captain, born at York, England. He explored the coast of New England and secured a grant from the King to settle present-day Portland, Maine, the first European to do so. Levett left behind a group of settlers at his Maine plantation in Casco Bay, but they were never heard from again. Their fate is unknown. As a member of the Plymouth Council for New England, Levett was named the Governor of Plymouth in 1623 and a close adviser to Capt. Robert Gorges in his attempt to found an early English colony at Weymouth, Massachusetts, which also failed. Levett was also named an early governor of Virginia in 1628, according to Parliamentary records at Whitehall. (en)
  • Christopher Levett (York, 15 de abril de 1586 - 1630) fue un escritor, explorador y capitán naval inglés, nacido en York , Inglaterra.​ Exploró la costa de Nueva Inglaterra y obtuvo una subvención del rey Carlos I para establecer la actual Portland (Maine), el primer europeo en hacerlo. Levett dejó atrás a un grupo de colonos en su plantación de Maine en la , pero nunca más se supo de ellos. Su destino es desconocido. Como miembro del Consejo de Plymouth para Nueva Inglaterra, Levett fue nombrado Gobernador de Plymouth,​ en 1623 y asesor cercano del capitán en su intento de fundar una antigua colonia inglesa en Weymouth (Massachusetts), que también fracasó.​​ Levett también fue nombrado primer gobernador de Virginia en 1628, según los registros del Parlamento en Whitehall.​ (es)
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  • 1586-04-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Christopher Levett (en)
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  • Captain; His Majesty's Woodward of Somersetshire; Principal,Plymouth Council for New England (en)
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  • Christopher Levett (en)
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  • York, England (en)
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  • Sarah Levett Hitch; Mary Levett; Rev. Jeremiah Levett; Timothy Levett; Elizabeth Levett (en)
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  • aboard the Porcupine, Atlantic ocean (en)
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  • English naval captain, explorer, author (en)
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  • Percival Levett, Elizabeth Levett (en)
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  • buried at sea (en)
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  • Mercy Levett ; Frances Levett (en)
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  • Captain; His Majesty's Woodward of Somersetshire; Principal, Plymouth Council for New England (en)
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  • Capt. Christopher Levett (15 April 1586 – 1630) was an English writer, explorer and naval captain, born at York, England. He explored the coast of New England and secured a grant from the King to settle present-day Portland, Maine, the first European to do so. Levett left behind a group of settlers at his Maine plantation in Casco Bay, but they were never heard from again. Their fate is unknown. As a member of the Plymouth Council for New England, Levett was named the Governor of Plymouth in 1623 and a close adviser to Capt. Robert Gorges in his attempt to found an early English colony at Weymouth, Massachusetts, which also failed. Levett was also named an early governor of Virginia in 1628, according to Parliamentary records at Whitehall. (en)
  • Christopher Levett (York, 15 de abril de 1586 - 1630) fue un escritor, explorador y capitán naval inglés, nacido en York , Inglaterra.​ Exploró la costa de Nueva Inglaterra y obtuvo una subvención del rey Carlos I para establecer la actual Portland (Maine), el primer europeo en hacerlo. Levett dejó atrás a un grupo de colonos en su plantación de Maine en la , pero nunca más se supo de ellos. Su destino es desconocido. Como miembro del Consejo de Plymouth para Nueva Inglaterra, Levett fue nombrado Gobernador de Plymouth,​ en 1623 y asesor cercano del capitán en su intento de fundar una antigua colonia inglesa en Weymouth (Massachusetts), que también fracasó.​​ Levett también fue nombrado primer gobernador de Virginia en 1628, según los registros del Parlamento en Whitehall.​ (es)
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