Peter Goss (1737 - 1790)

Born 17 Jun 1737 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Abbot) Goss — married 9 Dec 1762 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1790 at about age 52 in Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Birth

Peter Goss was born in 1737 at Bradford, MA, the son of John Goss and Mehitable Bailey.^[1] He was married on 9 Dec. 1762 at Andover, MA to Mary Abbot.^[2] They settled in Amherst, NH soon after the incorporation of the town.^[3]

Marriage

Mary Abbott, of Andover, Massachusetts, married Peter Goss in Bolton, Massachusetts, on 09 December 1762^[4]

Family

Their five children born to Mary & Peter Goss in Amherst, NH:

1. John Abbot, b. 5 June 1764; d. Dec. 1819
2. Ephraim Goss, b. 6 Apr. 1767^[5]Ephraim m. Anah Bathrick, 13 Jul. 1786; d. 18 Nov. 1840
3. Mary, b. 21 Oct. 1769; m. Simeon Buck, 2 Dec. 1788
4. Daniel, b. 20 Feb. 1771; d. 18 Sep. 1771, and
5. Sarah, b. 25 Dec. 1772; m. William Ray, 3 Dec. 1797.

Peter and both of his surviving sons took part from Amherst, NH in the Revolutionary War.^[6] Peter was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill.^[7]

Military

Corporal Peter Goss, born 17 June 1737 in Amherst, New Hampshire, died there after 1790, and his wife Mary Abbott are honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for service: 1) CAPT CROSBY,COL REED,CL. Their son Ephraim Abbott, born 06 April 1767, married Anna Bathrick, born 01 February 1770.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 56
2. ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1912)| Volume 2, Page 154
3. ↑ History of the Town of Amherst, by Daniel F. Secomb, 1883| Page 603
4. ↑ History of the town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire by Secomb, Daniel F., Concord, NH, Printed by Evans, Sleeper & Woodbury, 1883. (Page: 478)
5. ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/i/13801/15570/246163695
6. ↑ History of the Town of Amherst, by Daniel F. Secomb, 1883| Page 404
7. ↑ History of the Town of Amherst, by Daniel F. Secomb, 1883| Page 369
8. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 6, 2021), "Record of Peter Goss", Ancestor # A046403.

See Also:

• Family Search | Peter Goss

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Goss-193 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe.