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Marriage*

12 Nov 1745

Groom=Ebenezer Kilham^1,2

Family

Ebenezer Kilham

Citations

[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

Elizabeth Gilbert¹

F, b. 3 January 1724

Father

Benjamin Gilbert b. 1 Feb 1692, d. 24 Jun 1760

Mother

Esther Perkins b. 30 Sep 1695, d. 20 Jun 1780

Death*

Married Name

Jennings

Marriage*

Groom=Benjamin Jennings¹

Christening*

3 Jan 1724

Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Family

Benjamin Jennings

Citations

[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).

Sarah Gilbert^1,2,3,4,5

F, b. 26 February 1727, d. 21 September 1816

Father

Benjamin Gilbert b. 1 Feb 1692, d. 24 Jun 1760

Mother

Esther Perkins b. 30 Sep 1695, d. 20 Jun 1780

Married Name

Gould

Christening*

26 Feb 1727

Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts³

Marriage*

c 1750

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, Groom=Samuel Gould^1,3,4,6

Death*

21 Sep 1816

Family

Samuel Gould b. 20 Mar 1727, d. 1791

Citations

[S62] Stanley H. Fidler, 470 Years of Service of the Young, Gould, Sexton, and Phillips Families 1455-1925 (Historical Paper, French Creek, WV: 14 August 1925).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).
[S88] Mary Stiles (Paul) Guild, The Stiles Family in America; Genealogies of the Massachusetts Family, Descendants of Robert Stiles of Towley, Mass. 1659-1891 and the Dover, N.H. Faily, Descendants of William Stiles of Dover, N.H. 1702-1891 (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1892).
[S88] Mary Stiles (Paul) Guild, The Stiles Family in America; Genealogies of the Massachusetts Family, Descendants of Robert Stiles of Towley, Mass. 1659-1891 and the Dover, N.H. Faily, Descendants of William Stiles of Dover, N.H. 1702-1891 (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1892), lists date as 1746.

Daniel Gilbert^1,2

M, b. 15 February 1729, d. 2 April 1824

Father

Benjamin Gilbert b. 1 Feb 1692, d. 24 Jun 1760

Mother

Esther Perkins b. 30 Sep 1695, d. 20 Jun 1780

Burial*

Birth*

15 Feb 1729

Marriage*

6 Jun 1754

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, Bride=Lucy Barnes^1,2

Marriage*

18 Jun 1773

Bride=Elizabeth Gott^1,2

Marriage*

9 Mar 1778

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, Bride=Mary Goddard^1,2

Death*

2 Apr 1824

Family 1

Lucy Barnes b. 4 Aug 1729, d. 22 Apr 1772

Family 2

Elizabeth Gott b. 19 Oct 1736, d. 14 Feb 1777

Family 3

Mary Goddard b. 2 Jan 1728, d. 7 Jul 1818

Citations

[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

Lydia Gilbert^1,2

F, b. 30 December 1730

Father

Benjamin Gilbert b. 1 Feb 1692, d. 24 Jun 1760

Mother

Esther Perkins b. 30 Sep 1695, d. 20 Jun 1780

Married Name

Raymond

Death*

Married Name

Hovey

Married Name

Pindar?

Christening

Dec 1730

Birth*

30 Dec 1730

Marriage*

18 May 1758

Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Groom=Isaac Hovey^1,2

Marriage*

30 Sep 1764

Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Groom=Benjamin Pindar²

Family 1

Isaac Hovey b. 7 Aug 1730, d. Aug 1761

Marriage*

18 May 1758

Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Groom=Isaac Hovey^1,2

Family 2

Benjamin Pindar b. 16 Apr 1738

Marriage*

30 Sep 1764

Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Groom=Benjamin Pindar²

Citations

[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

Joseph Gilbert^1,2

M, b. July 1733, d. 3 March 1776

Father

Benjamin Gilbert b. 1 Feb 1692, d. 24 Jun 1760

Mother

Esther Perkins b. 30 Sep 1695, d. 20 Jun 1780

Burial*

Christening

Jul 1733

Birth*

Jul 1733

Marriage*

13 Dec 1761

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, Bride=Hannah Wheat^1,2

Death*

3 Mar 1776

Family

Hannah Wheat b. 24 Jul 1735, d. 22 Nov 1810

Citations

[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

Isaac Gilbert^1,2

M, b. April 1735, d. 1736

Father

Benjamin Gilbert b. 1 Feb 1692, d. 24 Jun 1760

Mother

Esther Perkins b. 30 Sep 1695, d. 20 Jun 1780

Christening

Apr 1735

Birth*

Apr 1735

Death*

1736

Ancestry of Sidney Ross Gould
Ancestry of Tommie Glenn Stemm , III

Citations

[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

Martha Gilbert^1,2,3,4

F, b. August 1737, d. 4 January 1803

Father

Benjamin Gilbert b. 1 Feb 1692, d. 24 Jun 1760

Mother

Esther Perkins b. 30 Sep 1695, d. 20 Jun 1780

Appears on charts:

Biography*

Martha Gilbert's sister Sarah married Nathan's oldest brother, Samuel
Gould.

Martha Gilbert had 3 brothers and one son who served in the Revolutionary
War. In addition, her husband was in the French and Indian War of 1754 and
two more sons fought in the War of 1812.

Married Name

Gould

Baptism

Aug 1737

Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts²

Birth*

Aug 1737

Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Marriage*

31 Oct 1757

Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Groom=Nathan Gould^5,2,3,4,6,7

Death*

4 Jan 1803

Charlemont, Franklin Co., Massachusetts⁸

Family

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Children

Jonathan Gould d. 1778
Benjamin Gould+ b. 1761
Mehitable Gould b. 16 May 1765, d. 23 Sep 1847
Benjamin Gould b. 3 Oct 1767, d. 2 Dec 1849
Paschal Paoli Gould b. 1770
Lydia Gould+ b. 3 Jul 1772, d. 6 Feb 1857
Nathan Gould+ b. 19 Mar 1776, d. 3 Sep 1856
Gilbert Gould+ b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S74] George Augustus Perkins, The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).
[S88] Mary Stiles (Paul) Guild, The Stiles Family in America; Genealogies of the Massachusetts Family, Descendants of Robert Stiles of Towley, Mass. 1659-1891 and the Dover, N.H. Faily, Descendants of William Stiles of Dover, N.H. 1702-1891 (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1892).
[S48] Vital Records of Brookfield, MA To The Year 1849, Worcester, MA 1909, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 974.461 B27.1.
[S273] Or Brookfield, MA?
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S44] Vital Records of Charlemont, MA To The Year 1850, Boston, Mass 1917, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 974.461C51.

Martha Gilbert¹

F, b. circa 1649, d. before 1693

Father

Humphrey Gilbert b. c 1616, d. 13 Feb 1658

Mother

Elizabeth Black b. c 1632, d. b 1693

Martha Gilbert|b. c 1649\nd. b 1693|p13.htm#i609|Humphrey Gilbert|b. c 1616\nd. 13 Feb 1658|p3.htm#i141|Elizabeth Black|b. c 1632\nd. b 1693|p3.htm#i147|||||||John Black|b. c 1591\nd. 1 Mar 1675|p3.htm#i142|Susanna ?||p3.htm#i143|

Married Name

Coomer

Married Name

Rewe

Birth*

c 1649

New England, USA

Marriage*

25 Oct 1683

Groom=Richard Comer^2,1

Death*

b 1693

Family

Richard Comer

Citations

[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).
[S76] Alice Paula Perkins Mortensen, Perkins and Allied Families (Milpitas, CA: unpublished, 1982).

Mary Gilbert^1,2

Father

Humphrey Gilbert b. c 1616, d. 13 Feb 1658

Mother

Elizabeth Black b. c 1632, d. b 1693

Mary Gilbert||p13.htm#i610|Humphrey Gilbert|b. c 1616\nd. 13 Feb 1658|p3.htm#i141|Elizabeth Black|b. c 1632\nd. b 1693|p3.htm#i147|||||||John Black|b. c 1591\nd. 1 Mar 1675|p3.htm#i142|Susanna ?||p3.htm#i143|

Death*

Birth*

New England, USA

Married Name

Palmer

Marriage*

24 Jun 1672

Salem, Massachusetts, Groom=Richard Palmer^1,2

Family

Richard Palmer d. c 1689

Citations

[S76] Alice Paula Perkins Mortensen, Perkins and Allied Families (Milpitas, CA: unpublished, 1982).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

Abigail Gilbert^1,2

Father

Humphrey Gilbert b. c 1616, d. 13 Feb 1658

Mother

Elizabeth Black b. c 1632, d. b 1693

Abigail Gilbert||p13.htm#i611|Humphrey Gilbert|b. c 1616\nd. 13 Feb 1658|p3.htm#i141|Elizabeth Black|b. c 1632\nd. b 1693|p3.htm#i147|||||||John Black|b. c 1591\nd. 1 Mar 1675|p3.htm#i142|Susanna ?||p3.htm#i143|

Death*

Birth*

New England, USA

Married Name

Aborn

Marriage*

c 1679

Groom=Moses Auburn^1,2

Family

Moses Auburn b. 6 Aug 1648

Citations

[S76] Alice Paula Perkins Mortensen, Perkins and Allied Families (Milpitas, CA: unpublished, 1982).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

Daniel Gilbert¹

M, b. circa 1680, d. 2 November 1723

Father

John Gilbert b. c 1656, d. 17 Mar 1723

Mother

Elizabeth Kilham b. 1656

Burial*

Birth*

c 1680

Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts³

Marriage*

2 Dec 1710

Bride=Elizabeth Porter^2,1

Death*

2 Nov 1723

Family

Elizabeth Porter b. Jun 1689, d. Jan 1789

Citations

[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).
[S76] Alice Paula Perkins Mortensen, Perkins and Allied Families (Milpitas, CA: unpublished, 1982).
[S46] Vital Records of Ipswich, MA To The Year 1849, Salem, MA 1910, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 3 Volumes gravestone: in his 44th year.

Noah Gilbert^1,2

M, b. 21 November 1703, d. 22 November 1768

Father

John Gilbert b. c 1656, d. 17 Mar 1723

Mother

Elizabeth Kilham b. 1656

Marriage*

Bride=Sarah ?²

Christening*

21 Nov 1703

Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Marriage*

12 Feb 1727

Bride=Sarah Allen¹

Death*

22 Nov 1768

Mansfield, Connecticut

Probate*

2 Dec 1768

Windham Co, Connecticut

Family 1

Sarah ?

Family 2

Sarah Allen

Citations

[S76] Alice Paula Perkins Mortensen, Perkins and Allied Families (Milpitas, CA: unpublished, 1982).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).

John Gilbert^1,2

M, b. 14 July 1678

Father

John Gilbert b. c 1656, d. 17 Mar 1723

Mother

Elizabeth Kilham b. 1656

Death*

Birth*

14 Jul 1678

Citations

[S76] Alice Paula Perkins Mortensen, Perkins and Allied Families (Milpitas, CA: unpublished, 1982).
[S77] Geoffrey Gilbert., Gilberts of New England, Part I Descendants of John Gilbert of Dorchester; Part II Descendants of Matthew Gilbert of New Haven, Humphrey Gilbert of Ipswich, and William Gilbert of Boston (Victoria, B.C., 1959).
[S234] Gilberts NE: Died young, not husband of Mary Dodge.

Jonathan Gould^1,2

M, d. 1778

Father

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Mother

Martha Gilbert b. Aug 1737, d. 4 Jan 1803

Appears on charts:

Death*

1778

Monmouth, New Jersey, Was in the Revolutionary War and died at Monmouth in 1778^2,3

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S88] Mary Stiles (Paul) Guild, The Stiles Family in America; Genealogies of the Massachusetts Family, Descendants of Robert Stiles of Towley, Mass. 1659-1891 and the Dover, N.H. Faily, Descendants of William Stiles of Dover, N.H. 1702-1891 (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1892).
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).

Benjamin Gould¹

M, b. 1761

Father

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Mother

Martha Gilbert b. Aug 1737, d. 4 Jan 1803

Appears on charts:

Death*

Birth*

1761

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts²

Christening

27 Dec 1761

Family

Child

Rhoda Ellen Gould³ d. 3 Jan 1894

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S48] Vital Records of Brookfield, MA To The Year 1849, Worcester, MA 1909, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 974.461 B27.1.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 105.

Mehitable Gould^1,2

F, b. 16 May 1765, d. 23 September 1847

Father

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Mother

Martha Gilbert b. Aug 1737, d. 4 Jan 1803

Appears on charts:

Married Name

Alden

Birth*

16 May 1765

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts³

Baptism

20 May 1765

Marriage*

27 Nov 1782

Groom=Barnabus Alden^1,2,4

Death*

23 Sep 1847

Family

Barnabus Alden b. 16 Dec 1759, d. 1 Apr 1830

Citations

[S62] Stanley H. Fidler, 470 Years of Service of the Young, Gould, Sexton, and Phillips Families 1455-1925 (Historical Paper, French Creek, WV: 14 August 1925).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S48] Vital Records of Brookfield, MA To The Year 1849, Worcester, MA 1909, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 974.461 B27.1.
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).

Benjamin Gould¹

M, b. 3 October 1767, d. 2 December 1849

Father

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Mother

Martha Gilbert b. Aug 1737, d. 4 Jan 1803

Appears on charts:

Birth*

3 Oct 1767

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts²

Baptism

18 Oct 1767

Marriage*

Bride=Lydia Alden^1,3

Death*

2 Dec 1849

Washington Co, Ohio

Family

Lydia Alden b. 3 Jan 1769

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S48] Vital Records of Brookfield, MA To The Year 1849, Worcester, MA 1909, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 974.461 B27.1.
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).

Paschal Paoli Gould¹

M, b. 1770

Father

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Mother

Martha Gilbert b. Aug 1737, d. 4 Jan 1803

Appears on charts:

Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts²

Baptism

17 Jun 1770

Birth*

1770

Death*

Died young³

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S48] Vital Records of Brookfield, MA To The Year 1849, Worcester, MA 1909, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 974.461 B27.1.
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).

Lydia Gould^1,2

F, b. 3 July 1772, d. 6 February 1857

Father

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Mother

Martha Gilbert b. Aug 1737, d. 4 Jan 1803

Appears on charts:

Married Name

Young

Birth*

3 Jul 1772

Marriage*

30 Jan 1794

Groom=Robert Young^1,2,3

Death*

6 Feb 1857

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia^4,5

Family

Robert Young b. 3 Jan 1769, d. 14 Mar 1847

Children

Pascal Paoli Young+⁵ d. 19 Jan 1852
Loyal Young+⁵
Louisa Young+⁶
Anson Young+⁶ d. 15 May 1877
Festus Young+⁶ d. 29 Sep 1886
Gilbert Young+⁶ b. c 1800, d. 25 Apr 1876
Sophronia M. Young+⁶ b. c 1812, d. 29 Nov 1910

Citations

[S62] Stanley H. Fidler, 470 Years of Service of the Young, Gould, Sexton, and Phillips Families 1455-1925 (Historical Paper, French Creek, WV: 14 August 1925).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S235] Upshur Co, WV death records, 1-5-19.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 103.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 104.

Nathan Gould^1,2

M, b. 19 March 1776, d. 3 September 1856

Father

Nathan Gould b. 8 Jan 1734, d. 1816

Mother

Martha Gilbert b. Aug 1737, d. 4 Jan 1803

Appears on charts:

Biography*

Fidler, 470 Years of Service says that Nathan married Samantha (Phillips) Burr,
widow of Martin Burr. Not further verified, but needs checking.

The will of Nathan Gould, Jr.:

Gould, Nathan, Upshur Co., WV 31 July 1855 Oct term 1856. Wife Cemantha, sons Joseph, Joel, Freeman, Nathan Jr., Jonathon, Daughters, Esther Phillips, Celia, Roxanna, Cynthia Ann Howes, Martha Rice, Elizabeth Button, Julia Curtis, and Lydia Brown. (no ex. named).

Testator bequeaths to son Joseph all personalty with exception of household furniture and all realty, with exception of 100 acres (Testator's homestead) with provisions that he care for Testator's wife Cemantha for lifetime, also that sd. Joseph allow Testator's sons Jonathon and Watson to reside with him and work with him until they reach legal age; should Joseph fail to support said Cemantha, then realty and personaltry to her for lifefime or widowhood: To wife Cemantha all household furniture; to son Jonathan 1/3 of remaining realty with provisions that he pay Testator's daugter Roxanna $15: to son Watson 1/3 of realty with provision that he pay Testator's duaghter Celia $15: to son Marshall prior gift of 50 acres on French creek with provision that he pay Testator's daughter Cynthia Ann Howes $15; to daughters Roxanna and Celia same amount of household articles as sisters Esther and Cynthia hav: to sons Joel, Freeman and Nathan $1 each, to daughters Martha Rice, Elizabeth Button, Julia Curtis and Lydia Borwn $1 each.
Test Anson Young, John Howes, Daniel Howes.

Birth*

19 Mar 1776

Marriage*

1801

Bride=Esther Alden^3,4

Marriage*

Mar 1828

Bride=Semantha Phillips^3,2,4

Residence

1840

Lewis Co., Virginia, 9 people in household, 2 employed in agriculture. 1 male under 5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 60-70, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-40⁵

Residence*

1850

District 30, Lewis Co., Virginia, USA, Farmer, Real Estate Value = 1400⁶

Death*

3 Sep 1856

Albion, Edwards Co., Illinois⁷

Family 1

Esther Alden b. 12 Jul 1774, d. 16 Jul 1826

Marriage*

1801

Bride=Esther Alden^3,4

Children

Family 2

Semantha Phillips b. 1803

Marriage*

Mar 1828

Bride=Semantha Phillips^3,2,4

Children

Martial Gould⁸ b. 26 Dec 1830
Joseph Gould⁶ b. c 1833
Cynthia Ann Gould⁶ b. c 1835
Jonathan Gould⁶ b. 7 Oct 1838
Rosinda Gould⁶ b. c 1839
Roxana Gould⁹ b. 8 Nov 1840
Cecelia Gould⁶ b. c 1842
Watson Gould⁶ b. c 1845, d. 24 Apr 1899

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S62] Stanley H. Fidler, 470 Years of Service of the Young, Gould, Sexton, and Phillips Families 1455-1925 (Historical Paper, French Creek, WV: 14 August 1925).
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S340] 1840 Federal Census, Lewis Co., VA; page 141.
[S327] 1850 US Federal Census, District 30, Lewis Co., P 90.
[S236] Upshur Co, WV death records, 1-5-16.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 113.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 115.

Eliza Gould^1,2

F, b. 31 October 1803, d. 31 July 1840

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Eliza Gould|b. 31 Oct 1803\nd. 31 Jul 1840|p13.htm#i622|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

Married Name

Shurtliff³

Birth*

31 Oct 1803

French Creek Presbyterian, French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁴

Christening

31 Oct 1819

Death*

31 Jul 1840

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 111.

Chandler Gould^1,2

M, b. 25 July 1805, d. 20 September 1829

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Chandler Gould|b. 25 Jul 1805\nd. 20 Sep 1829|p13.htm#i623|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

Burial*

Rock Cave Cemetery

Note*

Did not marry³

Birth*

25 Jul 1805

French Creek Presbyterian, French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁴

Christening

31 Oct 1819

Death*

20 Sep 1829

Died at age 24.⁵

Death

10 Jan 1929

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 92.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 111.
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).

Laura Gould^1,2

F, b. 16 June 1807, d. 21 August 1855

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Laura Gould|b. 16 Jun 1807\nd. 21 Aug 1855|p13.htm#i624|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

French Creek Presbyterian, French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁵

Biography*

In Upshur Co. death records, her place of birth is listed as "Newlingland, Mass." This may be just a slurring of "New England."

Married Name

Brooks

Marriage*

Groom=Amos Brooks^2,3

Birth*

16 Jun 1807

Massachusetts, USA⁴

Christening

31 Oct 1819

Residence*

1850

District 30, Lewis Co., Virginia, USA⁴

Death*

21 Aug 1855

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁶

Family

Amos Brooks b. c 1794

Marriage*

Groom=Amos Brooks^2,3

Children

Adolphus Brooks+⁴ b. c 1828
Chandler G. Brooks⁴ b. c 1830
Joshua P. Brooks⁴ b. c 1832
Alva Brooks+⁴ b. c 1834
Eliza R. Brooks⁴ b. c 1838
Almira Brooks⁴ b. c 1841

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S327] 1850 US Federal Census, p 60.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 111.
[S237] Upshur Co, WV death records 1-5-50 (Laura = Laney?).

Dwight J. Gould^1,2

M, b. 28 November 1810, d. 17 August 1811

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Dwight J. Gould|b. 28 Nov 1810\nd. 17 Aug 1811|p13.htm#i625|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

Birth*

28 Nov 1810

French Creek Presbyterian, French Creeck, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁴

Death*

17 Aug 1811

enroute to? MA, USA, Died in infancy³

Christening

31 Oct 1819

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 111.

Harriet Gould^1,2

F, b. 29 May 1812

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Harriet Gould|b. 29 May 1812|p13.htm#i626|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

French Creek, Upshur Co., Virginia

Death*

Married Name

Bunten

Birth*

29 May 1812

Christening

31 Oct 1819

French Creek Presbyterian, French Creek, Upshur Co., Virginia³

Marriage*

Groom=Lorenzo Dow Bunten^4,5

Residence

1850

Randolph Co., Virginia, Age 27, born in Virginia⁶

Residence

1860

Buckhannon, Upshur Co., Virginia, Age 48, domestic.

Her brother, Dwight, is head of household.

Also enumerated with Lucretia 20, Alonzo 18, Henry 16, Dwight 14, Mary Ann 10, Gilbert 8, and Judson 5.⁷

Residence

1870

Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia, Age 55, born in Virginia, personal estate valued at $400.

Enumerated with John G. 17 and Judson R. 15.⁸

Residence*

1880

Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia, Widow, Age 68⁹

Residence

1900

Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia, Age 88, widow. Born May 1812 in West Virginia. Both parents born in Massachusetts.

Enumerated with her daughter Lucretia Phillips and Lucretia's husband, Beecher.¹⁰

Family

Lorenzo Dow Bunten b. 10 Apr 1808

Marriage*

Groom=Lorenzo Dow Bunten^4,5

Children

Lucretia Bunten+⁷ b. Jan 1839, d. 18 Dec 1910
Alonzo Bunten⁷ b. c 1842
Mandana Bunten⁶ b. c 1843
Henry B. Bunten⁷ b. c 1844
Dwight G. Bunten⁷ b. c 1846, d. 1863
Mary Ann Bunten⁷ b. c 1850
John Gilbert Bunten+⁷ b. Dec 1852
Judson Blake Bunten¹¹ b. 27 May 1855

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 111.
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 87.
[S327] 1850 US Federal Census, Randolph Co., Virginia; ED 52, Sheet 64.
[S328] 1860 US Federal Census, Buckhannon, Upshur Co., Virginia; Page 71.
[S330] 1880 US Federal Census, Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia; page 15.
[S330] 1880 US Federal Census, Meade, Upshur Co., WV; ED 109, Sheet 208C.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia; ED 146, Sheet 3A.
[S330] 1880 US Federal Census, Meade, Upshur Co., WV.

Gilbert Taylor Gould^1,2

M, b. 15 July 1814, d. 24 July 1888

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Gilbert Taylor Gould|b. 15 Jul 1814\nd. 24 Jul 1888|p13.htm#i627|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

Birth*

15 Jul 1814

French Creek Presbyterian, French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia³

Christening

31 Oct 1819

Marriage*

Bride=Elizabeth Loomis^2,4

Residence*

1850

District 30, Lewis Co., Virginia, USA, Farmer, Real Estate Value = 1000⁵

Death*

24 Jul 1888

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁶

Family

Elizabeth Loomis b. c 1819, d. 22 Feb 1875

Children

John A. Gould⁵ b. c 1837
Chandler D. Gould⁵ b. c 1840
Amy Gould⁵ b. c 1842
Arraminta M. Gould⁵ b. c 1844
Mary E. Gould⁵ b. c 1847
Almira Gould⁵ b. c 1849, d. 3 Jan 1894

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 111.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 91.
[S327] 1850 US Federal Census, District 30, Lewis Co., P 90.
[S238] Upshur Co, WV death records, 1-56-18.

Dwight B. Gould^1,2

M, b. 23 September 1817, d. 2 January 1899

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Dwight B. Gould|b. 23 Sep 1817\nd. 2 Jan 1899|p13.htm#i628|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

Birth*

23 Sep 1817

Christening

31 Oct 1819

Residence

1850

District 30, Lewis Co., Virginia, USA, Farmer, Real Estate = 1000, Enumerated in household with his parents, Gilbert and Mehitable.³

Residence

1860

Buckhannon, Upshur Co., Virginia, Age 48, Farmer, Real Estate valued at $5,000, personal property valued at $400. Born in Virginia.

Enumerated with his sister, Harriet Bunton 48 and her children.⁴

Marriage*

6 Oct 1864

Bride=Elizabeth Brake^5,6

Residence

1870

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia, USA⁷

Residence*

1880

Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia, USA, Farmer⁸

Death*

2 Jan 1899

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁹

Family

Elizabeth Brake b. c 1842

Marriage*

6 Oct 1864

Bride=Elizabeth Brake^5,6

Children

Warren H. Gould⁸ b. c 1866
Wallace J. Gould+⁸ b. c 1867
Winifred Gould⁸ b. c 1869
Worth Gould⁸ b. c 1871
Weirs Gould⁸ b. c 1872
Waldo Gould⁸ b. c 1874
Walter Gould⁸ b. c 1874
Wren Gould⁸ b. c 1879

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S327] 1850 US Federal Census, District 30, Lewis Co., P 90.
[S328] 1860 US Federal Census, Buckhannon, Upshur Co., Virginia; Page 71.
[S192] Wes Cochran., Upshur Co. Marriages 1851-1896 (1992).
[S623] Emma Gould Chidester, "The Gould Family," Souvenir of the French Creek Homecoming of August 4-6, 1916 French Creek, West Virginia (1916).
[S329] 1870 US Federal Census, Meade Township.
[S330] 1880 US Federal Census, ED 129, p 24.
[S239] Upshur Co, WV death records, 2-108-8, 2-98-11.

Mandana Gould^1,2

F, b. 12 March 1820, d. 14 January 1905

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Mandana Gould|b. 12 Mar 1820\nd. 14 Jan 1905|p13.htm#i629|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

French Creek Presbyterian, French Creek, Upshur Co., Virginia⁴

Married Name

Morgan

Birth*

12 Mar 1820

French Creek, Upshur Co., Virginia³

Christening

23 Apr 1820

Marriage*

5 Nov 1838

Groom=Isaac Abercrombie Morgan³

Residence

1860

Upshur Co., Virginia, Age 40, born in Virginia.⁵

Residence*

1870

Meade, Upshur Co., West Virginia, Age 50, keeping house, born in Virginia.⁶

Residence

1880

Meade, Upshur Co., West Virginia, Age 60, keeping house; born in West Virginia, both parents born in Massachusetts.⁷

Residence

1900

Meade, Upshur Co., West Virginia, Age 80, born Mar 1820 in West Virginia. Census says she was the mother of 1 child, still living. Born in West Virginia. Both parents born in Massachusetts.³

Death*

14 Jan 1905

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virgina, Death entry gives her name as "Amanda" Morgan. Age at time of death is 84 years, 10 months, 2 days.

Married, born in West Virinia. Cause of death is old age degeneration (slow progress). Buried January 16 in French Creek.

Undertaker is C.C. Pane. Physician is F.F. Farnsworth.⁸

Burial*

16 Jan 1905

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia⁸

Family

Isaac Abercrombie Morgan b. 25 Oct 1814

Marriage*

5 Nov 1838

Groom=Isaac Abercrombie Morgan³

Children

Harriet Morgan⁵ b. c 1841, d. 12 Jan 1861
Aladden Morgan⁵ b. 8 May 1844, d. 28 Jan 1862
Louisa Morgan+⁶ b. May 1846
Lydia E. Morgan+⁶ b. Oct 1847
Celia Morgan⁶ b. c 1849
Amy E. Morgan⁶ b. 18 Jun 1852, d. 15 Dec 1933
James B. Morgan+⁶ b. c 1854
Frances Morgan⁶ b. 6 Jun 1856
Ashley Ancel Morgan+⁶ b. Jun 1858, d. 20 Aug 1930
Lucia Morgan+⁶ b. 17 Jun 1860

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Meade, Upshur Co., West Virginia; ED 146, Sheet 4B.
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 111.
[S328] 1860 US Federal Census, Upshur Co., West Virginia; Page 79.
[S329] 1870 US Federal Census, Meade, Upshur Co., West Virginia; Page 23.
[S330] 1880 US Federal Census, Meade, Upshur Co., West Virginia; ED 129, Page 34.
[S954] Amanda Morgan, Death Certificate Page 152, Upshur Co., West Virginia, 21 Jan 1921.

Benjamin Gould^1,2

M, b. 10 March 1822, d. 19 December 1901

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Benjamin Gould|b. 10 Mar 1822\nd. 19 Dec 1901|p13.htm#i630|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

Birth*

10 Mar 1822

Christening

7 Jul 1822

Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia, USA⁶

Marriage*

Bride=Eliza D. Morgan³

Residence

1850

District 30, Lewis Co., Virginia, USA, Farmer⁴

Residence

1870

Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia, USA, Farmer, Real Estate = 12,000; Personal Estate: 2800

In addition to his Benjamin and Eliza and their children, a 16-year old girl named Lydia K. Taylor was enumerated in this household in 1870.⁵

Residence

1880

Residence*

1900

Meade District, Upshur Co., West Virginia, USA, Farmer⁷

Death*

19 Dec 1901

French Creek, Upshur Co., West Virginia^8,3

Family

Eliza D. Morgan b. c 1828, d. 23 Feb 1889

Marriage*

Bride=Eliza D. Morgan³

Children

Charles H. Gould⁴ b. c 1844
Rhoda Gould⁶ b. c 1847
Lucy M. Gould⁴ b. 1850
Arthur Morgan Gould b. 18 Jan 1853, d. 12 Apr 1941
Albert G. Gould b. c 1857
Percy B. Gould b. c 1867

Citations

[S13] Emma Chidester Gould, History of The Gould Family'.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S961] Lois M. Pinnell, French Creek Presbyterian Church (McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, 1971), Page 91.
[S327] 1850 US Federal Census, District 30, Lewis Co., P 90.
[S329] 1870 US Federal Census, Upshur Co., Meade District, p28.
[S330] 1880 US Federal Census, ED 129, p 24.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census.
[S240] Upshur Co, WV death records, 1A-92-29.

Infant Daughter Gould¹

Father

Gilbert Gould b. 25 Feb 1779, d. 5 Apr 1877

Mother

Mehitabel Taylor b. 1 Jun 1780, d. 16 Mar 1858

Infant Daughter Gould||p13.htm#i631|Gilbert Gould|b. 25 Feb 1779\nd. 5 Apr 1877|p3.htm#i107|Mehitabel Taylor|b. 1 Jun 1780\nd. 16 Mar 1858|p1.htm#i49|Nathan Gould|b. 8 Jan 1734\nd. 1816|p3.htm#i105|Martha Gilbert|b. Aug 1737\nd. 4 Jan 1803|p13.htm#i608|||||||

Appears on charts:

Death*

Birth*

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).

Mary Gould¹

F, b. 16 June 1681, d. 11 May 1689

Father

John Gould b. 10 Jun 1635, d. 26 Jan 1710

Mother

Sarah Baker b. 9 Mar 1641, d. 20 Jan 1709

Appears on charts:

Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Birth*

16 Jun 1681

Death*

11 May 1689

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).

Richard Gould¹

M, b. circa 1578, d. 1629

Father

Richard Gould b. c 1553, d. c 1604

Richard Gould|b. c 1578\nd. 1629|p13.htm#i633|Richard Gould|b. c 1553\nd. c 1604|p2.htm#i95||||Richard Gold|b. c 1530\nd. 1558|p2.htm#i94||||||||||

Marriage*

Bride=Mary ?¹

Birth*

c 1578

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Death*

1629

Family

Mary ?

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).

Jeremy Gould^1,2

M, b. circa 1581, d. 1654

Father

Richard Gould b. c 1553, d. c 1604

Jeremy Gould|b. c 1581\nd. 1654|p13.htm#i634|Richard Gould|b. c 1553\nd. c 1604|p2.htm#i95||||Richard Gold|b. c 1530\nd. 1558|p2.htm#i94||||||||||

Marriage*

Chesham, Buckingham, England, Bride=Priscilla Grover¹

Marriage*

Bride=Priscilla ?²

Birth*

c 1581

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Immigration*

c 1639

Death*

1654

Back In England?

Family 1

Priscilla ?

Family 2

Priscilla Grover

Citations

[S61] Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Dudley Wildes 1759-1820 of Toppsfield, Massachusetts (Portland, Maine: The Anthoensen Press, 1959).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).

John Gould^1,2

M, b. circa 1585, d. 1633

Father

Richard Gould b. c 1553, d. c 1604

John Gould|b. c 1585\nd. 1633|p13.htm#i635|Richard Gould|b. c 1553\nd. c 1604|p2.htm#i95||||Richard Gold|b. c 1530\nd. 1558|p2.htm#i94||||||||||

Birth*

c 1585

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Marriage*

Bride=Judith (?)

Will*

30 Jun 1633

King's Langley, England³

Death*

1633

Burial*

11 Jul 1633

churchyard, King's Langley, Hertford, England

Probate

18 Jul 1633

Family

Judith (?)

Citations

[S61] Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Dudley Wildes 1759-1820 of Toppsfield, Massachusetts (Portland, Maine: The Anthoensen Press, 1959).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895), page 20.

Henry Gould¹

M, b. circa 1555, d. circa 1604

Father

Richard Gold b. c 1530, d. 1558

Henry Gould|b. c 1555\nd. c 1604|p13.htm#i636|Richard Gold|b. c 1530\nd. 1558|p2.htm#i94||||Thomas Goolde|b. c 1500\nd. c 1546|p2.htm#i92|Alice (?)||p2.htm#i91|||||||

Marriage*

Bride=Alice ?¹

Birth*

c 1555

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England

Will*

3 Jan 1603

B.A. Gould: His will dated 1603 Jan. 3 and proved apr. 10 [Book 19. fol. 162] mentions wife Alice; son Henry and his eldest son William; son's daughter Elizabeth; son's son Henry Gould; brother's son Richard Gould; and appointshis son Henry, executor.

Death*

c 1604

Berkhamstead, St. Mary, England, AKA Northchurch (about 5 milles NNW from Bovingdon)²

Probate*

10 Apr 1605

Family

Alice ?

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895), pages 17.

John Golde¹

M, b. circa 1504, d. circa 1559

Father

Richard Gowle b. c 1479, d. 29 Aug 1531

Mother

Joan (?) d. 1537

John Golde|b. c 1504\nd. c 1559|p13.htm#i637|Richard Gowle|b. c 1479\nd. 29 Aug 1531|p2.htm#i88|Joan (?)|d. 1537|p2.htm#i87|Thomas Goold|b. c 1455\nd. 1520|p2.htm#i81|Johan (?)||p2.htm#i80|||||||

Biography*

no children²

Marriage*

Bride=Alice (?)¹

Birth*

c 1504

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England²

Will*

19 Jul 1559

Death*

c 1559

Bovingdon, Hertford, England

Probate*

3 Sep 1560

Family

Alice (?)

Citations

[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895).
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895), Page 9.
[S63] Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols, 1895), pages 13-14, transcript of will.

Nils Edissen Lind^1,2

M, b. circa 1760, d. 1826

Father

Edis Nilsen b. 1719, d. 1804

Mother

Inger Johnsdatter b. c 1722, d. 1803

Nils Edissen Lind|b. c 1760\nd. 1826|p13.htm#i638|Edis Nilsen|b. 1719\nd. 1804|p26.htm#i1294|Inger Johnsdatter|b. c 1722\nd. 1803|p26.htm#i1299|Nils Olsen|b. 1683\nd. 1757|p26.htm#i1292|Maren Mikkelsdatter|b. 1682\nd. 1771|p26.htm#i1289|||||||

Appears on charts:

Ancestry of Alfred Marinius Rasmussen

Biography*

Nils and his brother, Peder each took over quarter-pieces of the sub-
division (VI-VIII) from their father on 19 October 1800... at a cost of
14 1/2 rdl. On 4 August 1820, Nils bought the quarter-piece belonging
to his brother Peder and joined it with his own piece.

Their father, Edis Nilsen farmed the remaining half until his death in
1804. That land later went by deed of conveyance to his grandson, Ole
Andreas Johnsen (son of his son, John Edissen Lind).

Nils Edissen did quite well with his half-section and, at the settlement
of his estate (completed 31 July 1827) the assets totalled 211 spd.,
liabilities 42 spd. The houses on the sub-division: cottage with loft
(attic), floor and kitchen, cattlebarn, haybarn and storehouse, assessed
(including the land) at 83 spd. Boats: a "femboring" (Nordland boat
with five pairs of rowers) with all of its belongings, 24 spd., an
"attring" (old type of boat with five pairs of oars, or with four and
space for cargo in the middle), 6 spdl.

Birth*

c 1760

Grøtavær, Grytøya, Troms, Norway^1,2

Marriage*

Norway, Bride=Karen Olsdatter

Census*

1801

Grote, Trondenes, Finnmark, Norway

Death*

1826

Grøtavær, Grytøya, Troms, Norway²

Probate*

31 Jul 1827

Family

Karen Olsdatter b. c 1767, d. 1839

Children

Anne Nilsdatter³ b. 1788, d. 1788
Edis Nilssen b. 1790, d. 1876
Ole Nilssen⁴ b. 1792, d. 1793
Ole Nilssen⁴ b. 1794, d. 1820
Andreas Nilssen b. 1797, d. 1824
Ane Nilsdatter b. 1801
Mikkel Nilssen b. 1804
Hans Nilssen+ b. 1807, d. Dec 1844

Citations

[S32] 1801 Norway Census, West Virginia Library at Charleston.
[S112] Trygve Lysaker, Trondenes Bygdebok; Gardhistorie For Trondenes Herred Med Harstad, 4 Volumes. (Harstad, Norway: Trondenes Bygdeboknemnd, 1956 (reprinted 1978)).
[S355] Margaret Jensen, Tore Meyer Bergljot Holte Bjørkenes., Folk og Slekt i Gamle Trondenes (Bind I, Familiekatalog), #4606.
[S355] Margaret Jensen, Tore Meyer Bergljot Holte Bjørkenes., Folk og Slekt i Gamle Trondenes (Bind I, Familiekatalog), #4470.

Kirsten Marie Olesdatter^1,2

F, b. 12 January 1809, d. 1862

Father

Ole Hansen b. c 1782, d. b 1817

Mother

Hanna Kristine Andersdatter b. c 1785, d. 9 Sep 1868

Appears on charts:

Ancestry of Alfred Marinius Rasmussen

Birth*

12 Jan 1809

Kolsland, Sandsöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Marriage*

20 Oct 1830

Skjellesvik, Grytöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway, Groom=Lars Petter Kristensen

Death*

1862

Skjellesvik, Grytöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Family

Lars Petter Kristensen b. 1803, d. 16 Nov 1862

Children

Nikoline Berg Larsdatter b. 2 May 1831
Kathrine Marie Larsdatter b. 6 Jan 1833
Kristianne Ovidie Larsdatter b. 11 Jul 1835, d. a Jul 1835
Ole Kristian Larsen b. 16 Jan 1837, d. 1837
Ole Hagrup Larsen b. 7 Mar 1838
Kristianne Larsdatter b. 26 Jul 1842
Maren Katrine Larsdatter+ b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947), vol 2:260.

Rasmus Pedersen^1,2

M, b. 1760, d. 1811

Father

Peder Rasmussen b. 1737, d. 1792

Mother

Maren Pedersdatter b. 1745

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Appears on charts:

Ancestry of Alfred Marinius Rasmussen

Biography*

Rasmus Pedersen got a royal deed of conveyance from Denmark and was able
to buy Sub-Division II of Dale in 1799.

Rasmus died in 1811, during the year of hardship, and at the settlement
of his estate (completed 2 December, 1812) the estate was appraised at
641 rdlr., indebtedness: 370 rdlr., of which 198 rdlr. was owed to the
merchants Stamann and Ameln in Bergen. The houses on the Sub-Division
included a cottage with a small room, attic, floor and front door;
storage house; two new cattle barns; haybarn; and shop.

His widow, Olava Hansdatter Dybli, operated the farm with her children
for many years after her husband's death. It was not until 22 July,
1846, that her son Peder got a deed of conveyance from his mother,
brothers, and sisters, to the part of the farm which he had not himself
inherited.

Marriage*

Norway, Bride=Olava Hansdatter Dybli¹

Birth*

1760

Dale, Grytøya, Troms, Norway²

Census*

1801

Dahle, Trondenes, Finnmark, Norway

Death*

1811

Dale, Grytøya, Troms, Norway²

Probate*

2 Dec 1812

Dale, Grytøya, Troms, Norway²

Family

Olava Hansdatter Dybli b. c 1775

Children

Jorgina Rasmusdatter b. c 1799
Maren Rasmusdatter b. c 1800
Ane Katrine Rasmusdatter b. 1801
Elen Kjerstine Rasmusdatter+ b. 1803, d. 1871
Peder Rasmussen b. 1807
Hans J_rgen Rasmussen b. 1810

Citations

[S32] 1801 Norway Census, West Virginia Library at Charleston.
[S112] Trygve Lysaker, Trondenes Bygdebok; Gardhistorie For Trondenes Herred Med Harstad, 4 Volumes. (Harstad, Norway: Trondenes Bygdeboknemnd, 1956 (reprinted 1978)).

Nanna Elizabeth Rasmusdatter

F, b. 18 February 1885, d. 23 September 1953

Father

Rasmus Peder Hansen b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 16 Sep 1919

Mother

Maren Katrine Larsdatter b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Married Name

Enoksen

Married Name

Thomsen

Marriage*

Groom=? Thomsen

Marriage*

Groom=Eilert E. Enoksen

Birth*

18 Feb 1885

Christening

14 Jun 1885

Residence*

1900

Alvestad, Grytøya, Trondenes, Troms, Norway, husligt arbeide¹

Death*

23 Sep 1953

Alvestad, Grytøya, Troms, Norway²

Family 1

? Thomsen

Marriage*

Groom=? Thomsen

Child

Mary Elise Thomsen b. 28 Sep 1906, d. 11 Jul 1990

Family 2

Eilert E. Enoksen b. 30 Jan 1873, d. 16 Jul 1956

Marriage*

Groom=Eilert E. Enoksen

Children

Henry Enoksen
Karl Enoksen
Ranveig-Alise Enoksen

Citations

[S674] 1900 Census of Norway.
[S222] 1988 videotape of gravestone.

Leonharda Elida Rasmusdatter

F, b. 1 May 1887, d. 25 June 1956

Leonhard Elida Rasmussdatter
1887-1956

Father

Rasmus Peder Hansen b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 16 Sep 1919

Mother

Maren Katrine Larsdatter b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Note*

Torstein Jørgensen (grandson): I do remember very well. Every Sunday afternoon we paied her a visit for 2 hours. She got trouble with her legs, at the end of 1940, and could not move around by herself very much. At Grøtavær/Alvestad had no cars at that time, and I remember that we used our horse, and waggon with a chair upon, to travel her around, summer as winter. Mostly she was sitting in the kitchen, humming for herself, with a warm kindly smile, laughing to almost everything. She never complained about anything. When a negative discussion was brought up, she became totally quiet, and looked another way. She used to tell me; just be yourself, behave well, and everything will be ok.

For such a person it`s not easy to select any special issue. Everything with her gave comfort and prospects/hopes.
If the world consisted of persons like her, this planet would be named paradise.¹

Name Variation

Hansen²

Married Name

Olsen

Birth*

1 May 1887

Alvestad, Troms-Trondene, Norway²

Christening

7 Aug 1887

Alvestad, Grytøya, Trondenes, Troms, Norway³

Residence*

1900

Confirmation*

26 Jun 1902

Trondenes, Troms, Norway⁴

Marriage*

10 Apr 1909

Trondenes, Troms, Norway, Groom=Markus Edvart Olsen^5,4

Death

25 Apr 1956

Alvestad, Grytøya, Troms, Norway^2,1

Death*

25 Jun 1956

Alvestad, Grytøya, Troms, Norway, The charts in Anna Marie Olsen's letters list Leonharda's death date as 25 June 1956 in one place and 25 April 1956 in another.²

Burial*

Grøtavær Cemetery, Grøtavær, Grytøya, Troms, Norway⁶

Family

Markus Edvart Olsen b. 6 May 1885, d. 28 Sep 1946

Marriage*

10 Apr 1909

Trondenes, Troms, Norway, Groom=Markus Edvart Olsen^5,4

Children

Ottar Andreas Olsen Alvestrand+ b. 5 Aug 1909, d. 18 Sep 1989
Roald Marili Olsen+ b. 9 Nov 1913, d. 5 Feb 1997
Anna Marie Olsen+ b. 30 Jul 1917, d. 17 Jul 2007
Bjarne Normann Olsen+ b. 17 Nov 1920, d. 2 Jun 1989
Alfrida Margrethe Olsen

Citations

[S412] 12 April 2004 Torstein Jørgensen.
[S411] Anna Jørgensen Olsen Evelyn Sundren, Win Hansen Dixie Hansen. 1985 and 1986, fött Hansen.
[S674] 1900 Census of Norway.
[S638] Trondenes Parish Registry, Trondenes, Troms, Norway, (1909-1918), Marriages, page 372.
[S411] Anna Jørgensen Olsen Evelyn Sundren, Win Hansen Dixie Hansen. 1985 and 1986.
[S939] Grotavær Cemetery, Grave Stones, Grotavær, Grytøya, Troms, Norway; Photographed by Dixie Hansen - May 2008, Gravestone for Leonharda E. Olsen.

Karen Marcelia Rasmusdatter

F, b. 26 July 1889, d. 1975

Karen Marcelia Rasmussdatter
1889-1975

Father

Rasmus Peder Hansen b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 16 Sep 1919

Mother

Maren Katrine Larsdatter b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Married Name

Johansen

Name Variation

Hanssen

Birth*

26 Jul 1889

Christening

6 Oct 1889

Alvestad, Grytøya, Trondenes, Troms, Norway¹

Residence*

1900

Marriage*

Groom=Karl Johansen

Death*

1975

Tennevoll in, Lavangen, Norway

Family

Karl Johansen d. 1980

Marriage*

Groom=Karl Johansen

Children

Reidun May Johansen
Johanna Johansen
Odd Arnold Johansen+ b. 25 May 1917, d. 21 Jun 2001
Solveig Johansen
Peder Johansen+ b. 24 Jan 1921, d. 11 Apr 1982
Ingrid Johansen+ b. 28 Mar 1921, d. 25 May 2000
Alfred Marenius Johansen
Kåre Johansen

Citations

[S674] 1900 Census of Norway.

Inga Kristine Rasmusdatter

F, b. 28 February 1873, d. 21 June 1940

Father

Rasmus Peder Hansen b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 16 Sep 1919

Mother

Maren Katrine Larsdatter b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Married Name

Markusen

Name Variation

Hansen

Marriage*

Groom=Johan Jacob Markusen¹

Birth*

28 Feb 1873

Alvestad, Troms-Trondene, Norway¹

Death*

21 Jun 1940

Alvestad, Grytøya, Troms, Norway^2,1

Family

Johan Jacob Markusen b. 6 Oct 1859, d. 1 Oct 1945

Child

Markus Henry Markusen b. 26 Jan 1909, d. 31 May 1969

Citations

[S411] Anna Jørgensen Olsen Evelyn Sundren, Win Hansen Dixie Hansen. 1985 and 1986.
[S222] 1988 videotape of gravestone.

Hans Nikolai Rasmussen¹

M, b. 16 August 1870, d. 14 December 1933

Father

Rasmus Peder Hansen b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 16 Sep 1919

Mother

Maren Katrine Larsdatter b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Birth*

16 Aug 1870

Alvestad, Grytøya, Troms, Norway

Marriage*

Bride=Olufine Ågesen¹

Death*

14 Dec 1933

Alvestad, Grytøya, Troms, Norway²

Burial*

Family

Olufine Ågesen b. 1875

Children

Ågot Anna Rasmussen+ b. 28 Sep 1913, d. 20 Mar 2000
Rolf Rasmussen b. c 1921, d. 1941

Citations

[S112] Trygve Lysaker, Trondenes Bygdebok; Gardhistorie For Trondenes Herred Med Harstad, 4 Volumes. (Harstad, Norway: Trondenes Bygdeboknemnd, 1956 (reprinted 1978)).
[S222] 1988 videotape of gravestone.

Rolf Martin Rasmussen

M, b. 5 September 1882, d. 18 August 1959

Rolf Martin Hanson's signature on 1918 Alien Registration

Father

Rasmus Peder Hansen b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 16 Sep 1919

Mother

Maren Katrine Larsdatter b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Biography*

Notes on Rolf Martin Hanson - Nerstrand Minnesota
Rolf was born on 5 September 1882 (Rolf Martin Rasmussen) on the Farm Alvestad in the Trondenes Parish of Troms, Norway. He was the 5th of the eight children of Rasmus Peder Hansen and Maren Katherine Larsdatter and the first of the 3 children to immigrate to America.
He came to the U.S. in 1903 (from Trondjeim) aboard the ship Ivernia (the same ship his brother would emigrate on two years later) and landed at the Port of Boston on the 14th of June 1903. Rolf registered as an alien as required in the Public Safety Commission's 1918 Alien Registration and filed a Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. citizen on April 16th of that year (in Rice County). He reported (many years later) that he was drafted for service in World War I, but was never sent.
It's not clear exactly when Rolf Hanson came to Minnesota, but he was in Nerstrand (Rice County) as early at 1910 and in 1914 was listed in the Minneapolis City Directory (living as a boarder at his brother Alfred's home) and was working as an operator at the Freeman Patterson Shoe Company.
It's clear, however, that Rolf spent most of his adult life working as a farm hand in the Nerstrand area. His niece, Evelyn Sundgren, has an address for him (at one point) at 109 Winona Street in Northfield. That home is just across the street from Carleton College. His 1918 alien registration was filed in neighboring Goodhue County. In the 1930s (or so) Rolf Hanson worked as a hired hand on the Vesledahl Farm in Nerstrand (mile marker 11 on Highway 246). He had earlier worked in the same capacity at O.S. Stenbakken Farm (source: 1910 census) and at the Quie Farm (Vesledahl info).
Rolf was a tailor (trained in Norway), according to the Vesledahls, but never practiced as a tailor in Nerstrand. He was very skilled with ropes and took charge of the rope splicing necessary to make the intersection of two ropes run smoothly over the pulleys (used in putting hay into the mow). Other farmers in the area hired him to come and do their rope work too. His ability with ropes apparently came from his experience in working on boats in Norway.
He is described as "quiet, a loner, stern, noticeably `tight', nice, respectful, hard-to-know". He liked kids but was a little awkward around them. If a child sat at the table with Rolf they had better be at their best behavior. He wouldn't tolerate excess noisiness. It is this latter "stern" quality that his niece and nephew (Ev Sundgren and Winston Hansen) remember particularly about him.
When Isabelle Vesledahl came home from school, Rolf always had the same question: "So, what did you learn in school today?"
Cora Vesledahl thinks it was Rolf who asked Isabelle (who played the organ), "Can you play Norwegian?"
Rolf had a good singing voice and liked music. He especially liked Kate Smith. Isabelle Vesledahl remembers coming into the kitchen and finding Rolf dancing to the music on the radio.
He chewed tobacco, but was neat (Isabelle says he was not a slob!). He had the (sort of) amusing habit of closely inspecting the silver and the dishes (and picking or blowing at any specks) before using them. He was also remembered for the joke of pulling his coffee cup out from under the stream while it was still being poured. His nephew, Win Hansen, remembers him as being a good dresser... with nice clothes.
Apparently Rolf had sun stroke at one time. During haying season, if you found him at rest under a tree on a hot day - you were made to recognize that he wasn't lazy but that his "sunstroke" limited his ability to work under those conditions.
The Vesledals remember Rolf as a good-sized man, healthy, with big bones, a strong chest, and a face that was a little bit roundish. He apparently didn't have the slender build that his brother had, however, as he describes himself (in the Declaration of Intention) as 5 feet 6 inches tall and 165 pounds (age 35 at the time). He had brown hair and blue eyes.
Rolf reportedly had a "nervous stomach" and geared his diet towards that a little (lots of milk products etc.).
The Vesledals say that to their observation Rolf did not have a social life of any kind. There was some question as to whether or not he had ever had a girlfriend, but the consensus was that he did not. He did not play on any athletic teams nor participate in any clubs or organizations. He would talk frequently about the "land of the midnight sun" and seemed to be homesick for Norway at times.
He had a Ford Model-T Coupe of which he was very proud. He would wash it up on Sundays (sparingly making do with a half bucket of water) and would go for a drive in the country.
There was enough work on the farm to keep him busy year-round. In the winter time was spent cleaning out the barns, clearing the snow, chopping wood, etc. Sometimes when the workload was less, he might retire to his room after supper.
As the hired-hand his access to the house was pretty much limited to the kitchen and his room upstairs. That was the way it was in most of the places he worked. At some farms the hired hands were fed separately (and with different food) from the family... but that was never the way it was where Rolf worked. It was the custom of the Vesledahls to sit around the table every evening and read papers by the lamp which stood in the middle of the table. (The sisters don't remember if Rolf read... but are pretty sure that he did). At breakfast in the morning the family listened to the radio broadcast of the Church Services from St. Olaf and were expected to listen quietly and without distraction.
Rolf sat with the other hired hand (Ole, and later Harold) on one side of the table. John Vesledahl sat at the end of the table. Mrs. Vesledahl sat across from Rolf with one daughter to her right and the youngest (Isabelle) sandwiched at the corner between her and John. The other daughter (I guess) sat at the other end of the table.
Rolf invested his "life savings" in the W.B. Foshay Co. (of tower fame)- apparently buying his stock from a fellow named Alvestad - and when the company took a sudden dive (only weeks after the Tower's dedication) he lost his investment. He was very upset and angry about it and told the Vesledahls that he never wanted to see Alvestad again, and that if Alvestad showed up there looking for him they should tell him he was not there. It's interesting to note that "Alvestad" was the name of the farm where Rolf was born - and it is presumed that this
Alvestad came from the same area in Norway.
After Rolf Hanson retired (because of age) from his job as a hired hand, he lived in a little shack (on 160th Street, below the Valley Grove Lutheran Church)...reportedly for a period of 10 years or so. It was one room and was "a shack" by all definitions. Isabelle Vesledahl didn't know who had owned the land on which the shack stood. Rolf served as the Janitor for the Valley Grove Lutheran Church and was very conscientious about his job. He would walk up the hill every morning and stoke up the stove and keep it going during the day. He also mowed the cemetery with a small hand-mower. At one time he had also worked at the farm across the way from the church.
The Vesledahls said there was some concern that Rolf was not eating well (or was eating food that was spoiled) in the years that he lived by himself. The shack had no refrigeration, plumbing, etc.
The Vesledahls assume that he was supported by the State during the time he lived at Wood's nursing home in Faribault... although he might have had enough money saved to pay for it.
He was admitted to Woods Nursing Home (214 Park Avenue Northwest) on the 26th of April 1956 and remained there until his death on August 18th 1959 at the age of 77. He had been suffering from arteriosclerotic heart disease for 15 years prior to his death and died of congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema.
Rolf was buried at Valley Grove Lutheran Church in Nerstrand. The minister who presided at the funeral was Mischael Hernandez - the Mexican-Spanish minister of the almost-wholly Norwegian congregation of the Grace Lutheran Church in Nerstrand (and whose cremated ashes were later flown from his place of death in California and are buried in the grave site next to Rolf's). Cora Vesledahl made the funeral arrangements and the Vesledahls were pretty much the only ones at the funeral. They do not know who paid for his cemetery marker but thought that he might have had enough money to cover it. (Nursing Home records indicate that he had a small amount ($275) in the bank at Nerstrand when he died).

Name Variation

Rolf Martin Hanson

Birth*

5 Sep 1882

Alvestad, Grytøya, Troms, Norway^1,2,3,4

Residence*

1900

Alvestad, Grytøya, Trondenes, Troms, Norway, fisker gaardsarb.⁵

Immigration*

14 Jun 1903

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, On the ship, Salmo (Cunard Line). Appears on the Emmigrants from Trondheim register 1867-1930, 1903, page #176, line 38, #4630. Registered 27 May 1903. Unmarried worker, b. 1882, residence: Trondens; destination Boston; Cunard Line, ship Salmo; Travel Permit: Medldt selv 2/6/03 lensm Trondenes.^6,1,3

Residence

1910

Nerstrand, Rice Co., Minnesota, Enumerated as a hired hand in the household of O.H. and Gina Steinbakken and their son, Oswald.

Rolf is 27 and is listed as a Hired Man⁷

Residence

1914

3613 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA, Operator at the Freeman Patterson Shoe Co.⁸

Residence

27 Feb 1918

R No 2, Nerstrand, Rice Co., Minnesota, Registration was made at Holden Township in Goodhue County (just 4.5 miles from his home in Nerstrand, Rice Co.,). Form indicated that he had resided at R No. 2 in Nerstrand (Rice Co.) for 3 years. Can speak English, but not write it. 35 years old, Claims allegiance to U.S.; Arrived in U.S. June 14th 1903 at the port of Boston. Farm Worker. No real estate or property. Has not taken out naturalization papers. Why?: "Have nelected to take them out."³

Attributes*

16 Apr 1918

White, fair complexion, 5 feet 6 inches in height, 165 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes.¹

Naturalization*

18 Apr 1918

Rice Co., Minnesota, USA¹

WWI Draft*

18 Sep 1918

Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota, Rolf Martin Hanson, age 36, resident of Nerstrand, Rice Co., Minnesota, registered for the draft on 12 September 1918. His occupation was Farm Labor and his employer was given as Carl Kolseth, Nerstrand; Rolf's date of birth was 5 September 1882. He gave his nearest relative as his brother Alfred Hanson / 3613 16 Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Rolf was described as being of medium height with medium build, eyecolor: His eyes were blue and his hair was dark. He had no obvious physical disqualifications and was a US alien (declared) born in Norway.⁹

Residence

1920

Wheeling Township, Rice Co., Minnesota, USA, Enumerated in a household with Oscar and Clara Bond. Oscar Bond was a dairy farmer and "Ralph" is listed as the hired man, age 37. This is the farm next to (in sequence on the census) the John and Enger Vesledal farm where Rolf worked at other times in his life.

The census says that Rolf could read and write and that he could speak English. It says that he immigrated in 1904 and that he had filed preliminary citizenship papers. He was a farm laborer, working for wages.¹⁰

Residence

1930

Nerstrand, Rice Co., Minnesota, USA, Rolf was enumerated as a 48 year old unemployed farm laborer, in the household of Harold Binger, a 26 year old truck driver for a gravel company. They were recorded as living in a separate dwelling place, but it was not listed as either owned or rented. One possibility (the continuation of the ditto marks in one of the data fields makes me think this is true) is that they lived in a separate building on the property of the family enumerated ahead of them (Charles and Carrie Radtke). Radke was a mail carrier for the postal service.

The census confirms that Rolf was not a veteran, that he did not own a radio, that he could speak English, that he could read and write, and that he immigrated in 1903 and was a naturalized citizen of the US.¹¹

Residence

Oct 1953

Northfield, Minnesota¹²

Death*

18 Aug 1959

Woods Nursing Home #1, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota, USA, Died of pulmonary edema (chronic) due to chronic congestive heart failure and complete heart block, due to arteriosclerotic heart disease.²

Burial*

21 Aug 1959

Valley Grove Cemetery, Nerstrand, Rice Co., Minnesota, USA²

Citations

[S357] Declaration of Intention (naturalization) for Rolf Martin Hanson, Rice County, Minnesota. 16 April 1918..
[S358] Rolf Martin Hanson, Death Certificate Rice Co., MN, 25 September 19159.
[S378] 1918 Alien Registration and Declaration of Holdings - State of Minnesota, Minnesota Commission of Public Safety, Holden, Goodhue Co., MN; Roll 59, Frame 0206, Serial # 19.
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Rolf Martin Hanson; Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota; 12 September 1918.
[S674] 1900 Census of Norway.
[S241] Register of Emigrants from Trondheim 1867-1930, 1903, Page #176, Line #38, No. 4630.
[S208] 1910 US Census / Minnesota, Minnesota, Nerstrand Village, Rice Co., MN; ED 133, Sheet 3A.
[S362] Minneapolis City Directory 1914.
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Rolf Martin Hanson, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota, #1463; 12 September 1918.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Rice Co., MN; Wheeling Township, ED 125, Sheet 1 A.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Rice Co., MN; Nerstrand Village, ED 66-14, Sheet 3A.
[S384] Laura Karoline Alvestad, Death Certificate 18271, 10/6/53.

Laura Karoline Rasmusdatter

F, b. 4 September 1875, d. 3 October 1953

Laura Karoline Rasmusdatter (AKA Hansen), circa 1916

Father

Rasmus Peder Hansen¹ b. 24 Sep 1841, d. 16 Sep 1919

Mother

Maren Katrine Larsdatter¹ b. 24 Mar 1846, d. 30 Sep 1926

Note*

Win Hansen: The thing I'm quite confident of is that she visited Norway in 1927, the year Lindberg soloed the Atlantic. I remember she gave me a replica of a Viking knife complete with a leather (or fake leather) scabbard. I was very proud of it and had it for many years.
And so, she moved to Gig Harbor sometime(?) after 1927. We did exchange a letter or two, but I can't say when.

Married Name

Alvestad

Name Variation

Hansen

Birth*

4 Sep 1875

Alvestad, Troms-Trondene, Norway^2,1

Christening

17 Oct 1875