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John Rolfe (Heacham, 1585 circa – 1622) fu uno dei primi coloni inglesi del Nord America, gli è stato attribuito il merito della prima coltivazione di successo di tabacco, che esportava dalla Virginia coloniale, ed è soprattutto conosciuto per aver sposato Pocahontas, figlia del capo della Confederazione Powhatan
John Rolfe (c. 1585 – March 1622) was an English explorer, farmer and merchant. He is best known for being the husband of Pocahontas and the first settler in the colony of Virginia to successfully cultivate a tobacco crop for export.
18 apr 2024 · John Rolfe (baptized May 6, 1585, Norfolk, England—died 1622?, Virginia [U.S.]) was a Virginia planter and colonial official who was the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan. John Rolfe sailed for Virginia in 1609, but a shipwreck in the Bermudas delayed his arrival until the following year.
16 dic 2009 · John Rolfe (1585-1622) was an early settler of North America known for being the first person to cultivate tobacco in Virginia and for marrying Pocahontas. Rolfe arrived in Jamestown in 1610...
16 feb 2021 · John Rolfe (l. 1585-1622 CE) was an English merchant and colonist of Jamestown best known as the husband of Pocahontas (l. c. 1596-1617 CE). He is also known, however, for his successful cultivation of tobacco in Virginia which established the crop as the most lucrative export of the early English colonies of North America.
25 set 2018 · John Rolfe (1585–1622) è stato un colono britannico delle Americhe. Fu una figura importante nella politica della Virginia e un imprenditore che svolse un ruolo significativo nella fondazione del commercio del tabacco della Virginia.
25 set 2018 · John Rolfe (1585–1622) was a British colonist of the Americas. He was an important figure in Virginia politics and an entrepreneur who played a significant role in founding the Virginia tobacco trade. However, he is best known as the man who married Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan, head of the Powhatan confederacy of Algonquin ...
