Joseph Michael Gott (1811 - 1876)

Born 17 Sep 1811 in Swans Island, Hancock, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Died 3 Apr 1876 at age 64 in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, United States

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This profile is part of the Gott Name Study.

Joseph Michael Gott was born on Sep 17, 1811 in Swans Island, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, United States, son of John Gott (1777–1840) and Ruth Barton (1781–1865).

Joseph married Eunice Sprague. Their known children were:

1. Manley Gott (1833–1833)
2. Susan R. P. Gott (1834–1847)
3. Joseph Rodney Gott (1836–1913)
4. James Freeman Gott (1838–1875)
5. Augusta Edith Gott (1840–1917)
6. Leroy Gott (~1842– )
7. Almyra H Gott (1850–1872)
8. Alfred L Gott (1852–1881)
9. Harris John Gott (1855–1921)
10. Justin Francis Gott (1859–1918)

Joseph died on Apr 3, 1876 in Swans Island, aged 64. He was buried in Grindle Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Maine.

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See also:

• https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90570534
• Death Record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRYJ-9YKQ?mode=g (also uploaded as image)
• Death Certificate: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XQH-J68?mode=g&cc=1463156 (also uploaded as image)
• Sawtelle, William O. Daniel Gott, Mount Desert Pioneer: His Ancestors and Descendants. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified, 1926. Print.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Smith for creating WikiTree profile Gott-301 through the import of Smith Family Tree-2RGS_2013-04-28.ged on May 5, 2013.

Biography

Joseph Michael Gott; b. 17 Sep 1811 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; m. Eunice Sprague, daughter of James V. Sprague and Rebecca Hewes; d. 3 Apr 1876 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, at age 64; he was buried at Grindle Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. Find A Grave: Memorial #90570534

He appeared on the census of 20 Aug 1850 at Groom Island, Hancock, Maine. Joseph, age 39, farmer with property valued at $223. He appeared on the census of 6 Jul 1860 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. He appeared on the census of 3 Jul 1870 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Joseph Michael Gott and Eunice Sprague were as follows:

• i. SUSAN E. P.; b. 11 May 1833 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; d. 24 Oct 1847 at age 14; she was buried at Grindle Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
• ii. JOSEPH; b. 1836 at Maine ( Probably same as Rodney)
• iii. RODNEY JOSEPH.; b. 08 Jul 1836 at Swans Island,Hancock, Maine; m. Nancy E. Joyce at Hancock, Maine. He appeared on the census of 13 Jun 1860 at Rockland, Knox, Maine. He died 18 APR 1913 at Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
• iv. FRANCIS J.; b. 1836 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
• v. JAMES FREEMAN; b. 10 May 1838 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; m. Mary Bowden Stinson, daughter of Benjamin F. Stinson and Hannah S. Staples, 13 Feb 1859 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Mary Bowden Stinson were published 25 Feb 1859 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Swans Island; d. 29 Nov 1875 at age 37; drowned near Boothbay. He appeared on the census of 6 Jul 1860 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. He was a fisherman. He was also known as Freeman Gott. He appeared on the census of 8 Jul 1870 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. He was a fisherman.
• vi. EDITH AUGUSTA; b. 12 Jun 1840 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; m. William P. Herrick, son of Kimble Herrick and Abigail M. Babson, 17 Jan 1864 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; d. 4 Oct 1917 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, at age 77. She was also known as Augusta E. Herrick.
• vii. LEROY M; b. 1842 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; d. 1865. Enlisted in Company H, 24th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts. Enlisted in Company A, 13th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts. Enlisted in Navy Regiment U.S. Navy on 29 Nov 1862. Enlisted as a Ordinary Seaman on 4 May 1864. Transferred out of Company A, 13th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 4 May 1864. Transferred into Navy Regiment U.S. Navy on 4 May 1864. Discharged from Navy Regiment U.S. Navy on 11 Aug 1865.
• viii. MANLEY; b. 9 May 1843 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; d. 18 May 1843 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; he was buried at Grindle Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
• ix. ALMIRA H.; b. 18 Nov 1850 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; m. Hardy Lane Stinson, son of William Stinson and Elizabeth Lane, 4 Jan 1869 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; d. 15 Jan 1873 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, at age 22. She was also known as Myra H. Gott.
• x. ALFRED L.; b. 29 Mar 1852 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; m. Hannah E. Gott, daughter of Ambrose N Gott and Sarah Ann Herrick, 15 Oct 1872 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; d. 24 Dec 1881 at age 29. He appeared on the census of 1880 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. He was a fisherman.
• xi. JOHN HARRIS; b. 18 Oct 1853 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; b. 18 Oct 1855 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; m. Diantha Bridges, daughter of Daniel E Bridges and Clarissa Stanley, 10 Oct 1872; d. 24 Jan 1921 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, at age 65; he was buried at Grindle Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. He was also known as Harris J. Gott. He appeared on the census of 16 Jun 1880 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. He appeared on the census of 8 Jun 1900 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine. a lobster fisherman. He appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine.
• xii. JUSTIN FRANCIS; b. 10 Aug 1859 at Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; m. Joanna Clough Powers, daughter of William Eaton Powers and Lucinda Gray, 9 Oct 1902 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; d. 12 Aug 1918 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, at age 59. He appeared on the census of 23 Apr 1910 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Sources

• https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90570534
• Death Record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRYJ-9YKQ?mode=g (also uploaded as image)
• Death Certificate: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XQH-J68?mode=g&cc=1463156 (also uploaded as image)
• Sawtelle, William O. Daniel Gott, Mount Desert Pioneer: His Ancestors and Descendants. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified, 1926. Print.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Smith for creating WikiTree profile Gott-301 through the import of Smith Family Tree-2RGS_2013-04-28.ged on May 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.