On the opposite side of the monument, facing the sea, is a list of the Pilgrims who died in the first winter, as follows:
“of the hundred and four passengers these died in Plymouth during the first year:
- John Allerton
- Mary, first wife of Isaac Allerton
- Richard Britteridge
- Robert Carter
- John Carver and
- Katherine, his wife
- James Chilton’s wife
- Richard Clarke
- John Crackston, Sr.
- Sarah, first wife of Francis Eaton
- Thomas English
- Moses Fletcher
- Edward Fuller and
- his wife
- John Goodman
- William Holbeck
- John Hooke
- John Langmore
- Edmund Margeson
- Christopher Martin and
- his wife
- Ellen Moore and a brother (children)
- William Mullins
- Alice, his wife
- Joseph, their son
- Solomon Prower
- John Rigdale and
- Alice, his wife
- Thomas Rogers
- Rose, first wife of Myles Standish
- Elias Story
- Edward Tilley and
- Ann, his wife
- John Tilley and
- his wife
- Thomas Tinker
- his wife and
- son
- John Turner and
- two sons
- William White
- Roger Wilder
- Elizabeth, first wife of Edward Winslow
- Thomas Williams”
The following died before reaching Plymouth:
- Dorothy, first wife of William Bradford
- William Button
- James Chilton
- Jasper Moore
- Edward Thompson
STATUE OF MASSASOIT
Not far from the Sarcophagus stands a fine statue of the Indian Sachem Massasoit. It was modeled by the sculptor Cyrus E. Dallin, and given by the National Order of Red Men. It was unveiled September 5, 1921, and dedicated in October of same year.
Massasoit, the grand sachem of the confederated tribes of Pokanoket, visited Plymouth on a fine spring day, April 1st, 1621. He was received with ceremony, a feast and gifts. A treaty of peace and friendship was drawn up and signed by him and the Pilgrims. He remained their loyal friend, and preserved peace with the colony for half a century.
MEMORIAL SEATS
Two stone seats have also been given as memorials, and placed on the hill, one near the statue of Massasoit, and the other under the great linden tree at the northern end. This was dedicated August 31st, 1921, and inscribed: