Erastus Littlefield Gott (1843 - 1922)

Born 10 Oct 1843 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Rachael W Gott — married 23 Jul 1864 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1922 at age 78 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine

Biography

Erastus Littlefield Gott; b. 10 Oct 1843 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine;

m. Rachael A. Gott, daughter of James S. Gott and Hulda Dawes, 24 Jul 1864^[1] at Tremont, Hancock, Maine;

He died 12 Jan 1922^[2] at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 78; he was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

He and William Gott appeared on the census of 22 Aug 1850 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. William, age 70, a farmer and Susan age 67, listed with daughter Salome age 40 and Erastus Gott age 7.

He appeared on the census of 25 Jun 1870 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. a cod fisherman.

He appeared on the census of 28 Jun 1880 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. A fisherman. Silonia B. Gott (female) age 72 also listed as relationship "other."

He appeared on the census of 11 Jun 1900 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. a fisherman, 7 of 10 children living.

He appeared on the census of 12 Feb 1920 at Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine. a fisherman.

Known children of Erastus Littlefield Gott and Rachael A. Gott were as follows:

• i. MARTIN V.; b. 24 Dec 1866 at Maine; date calculated (died AE 31,10,4); d. 22 Oct 1898 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 31; cause "downding" ae 31y 10m 4d, a fisherman, unmarried; he was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• ii. JAMES A.; b. 1865; b. 1867 at Maine; d. 14 Jul 1901 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; he was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• iii. LESLIE IRVING; b. 1869 at Hancock, Maine; m. Lucy A. (--?--) 1904. He was also known as Irving L. Gott. He was also known as Leslie I. Gott. He appeared on the census of 21 Apr 1910 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was a fisherman, she reported that 0 of 0 children living.
• iv. CAROLINE L; b. 4 Dec 1870 at Gott Island, Tremont, Hancock, Maine; m. Sumner Morrill, son of Levi Morrill and Emily Ann Perry; d. 8 Aug 1894 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 23; she was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, 1872 - 1894.
• v. SADDIE G.; b. 1871 at Maine.
• vi. PARIS; b. 12 Feb 1873 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; date calculated; d. 22 Oct 1898 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 25; drown with his brother, Martin, unmarried; he was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was also known as Paris Gott.
• vii. WILLIAM ERASTUS; b. 9 Jan 1868 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; b. 16 Nov 1874 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; m. Emma Lillian Joyce, daughter of Oliver James Joyce and Hannah Ellenore Gott, 24 Apr 1897 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; d. 1939; he was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was also known as Willie E. Gott. He appeared on the census of 9 Jan 1920 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. a fisherman.
• viii. BERLIN AUSTIN; b. 28 Nov 1877 at Maine; m. Blanche Helen Lunt, daughter of Martin H. Rich and Charlotte L. Davis, 3 Sep 1907 at Hancock, Maine; She was from Long Island Plantation and he was from Tremont; d. 1955; he was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was also known as Bert A. Gott. He was also known as Burlis A. Gott. He appeared on the census of 2 May 1910 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He appeared on the census of 9 Jan 1920 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. a mail carrier.
• ix. MONTELLE DORR; b. 15 Jul 1881 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; b. Oct 1882 at Maine; m. Lucy E. Burnes, daughter of Philip M. Burns and Alice Lavina Turner, 4 Dec 1905; They wer both from Blue Hill, Maine; m. Naomie M. Rich, daughter of Martin H. Rich and Charlotte L. Davis, 6 Nov 1912 at Hancock, Maine; She was from Long Island Plantation and he was from Tremont; d. 23 Mar 1963 at Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, at age 81; he was buried at Gott Island Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was also known as Montelle I. Gott. He appeared on the census of 22 Jan 1920 at Rockland, Knox, Maine. He was a lobster fisherman.
• x. COLLINS MARION; b. 23 Mar 1884 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; m. Elizabeth Hall, daughter of David Hall and Alma Cousins, 28 Oct 1907 at Long Island Plantation, Hancock, Maine; d. 4 Dec 1952 at age 68. He appeared on the census of 22 Jan 1920 at Rockland, Knox, Maine. He was a master mariner. He appeared on the census of 1930 at Portland, Cumberland, Maine. We was listed as single.
• xi. PHEBE E.; b. Nov 1885 at Maine; d. 19 Jun 1973 at Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, at age 87; she was buried at Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine. She appeared on the census of 12 Feb 1920 at Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine. Phebe, single age 34, was a housekeeper for Ernest Stanley, single age 54. her father, widowed age 76, was boarding there. James Austin Gott, male age 3, was listed as 'daughter.'

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F1-1X5 : 10 February 2018), Erastus L. Gott and Rachel W. Gott, 24 Jul 1864; citing Tremont,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,267.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-BFC2 : 13 March 2018), Erastus Gott, Death 12 Jan 1922; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,122.