Moriah Gould (1754 - 1825)

Born 5 Jun 1754 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Emery) Gould — married 8 Jun 1780 in Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1825 at age 71 in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Moriah Gould served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Moriah Gould is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A046638.

Moriah Gould, the son of Nehemiah Gould and Esther Bowers, was born on June 5, 1754 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Moriah marries Lucy Emery on June 8, 1780. Lucy, daughter of Zachariah Emery and Esther Stevens, was born April 28, 1756 in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay.

Private Moriah Gould served Massachusetts during the American Revolution in Capts. Henry Farwell, Joseph Moore in Col. William Prescott's Massachusetts Regiment.

Moriah dies on September 7, 1825, Lucy dies on January 3, 1846, both in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, United States.

Children of Moriah Gould and Lucy Emery are:

1. Mary "Polly" Gould was born on June 10, 1781 in Noridgewock, Maine. She dies on October 13, 1782 in Noridgewock.

2. Lucy Gould was born on September 28, 1783 in Noridgewock, Maine.

3. Joshua Gould was born on September 03,1785 in Noridgewock, Maine.

4. Maria Gould was born on November 26, 1787 in Noridgewock, Maine.

5. Melinda Gould was born May 3, 1797 in Noridgewock, Maine. She marries to Fuller. Melinda dies on September 17, 1874 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

6. Mary "Polly" Gould was born on January 4, 1792 in Noridgeock, Maine.

Source Transcriptions

Death

Burial: Old Oak Cemetery, Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, USA.

"Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records"

Name: Moriah Gould

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 07 Sep 1825

Event Place: Norridgewock, Maine, United States

Birth Date: 1754

Military Service

"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Boston, Massachusetts"

Name: Moriah Gould

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 25 Apr 1775

Residence Place: Townsend

Military Status: 98 days

Military Regiment: Capt Henry Farwell's Co Col William Prescott's Regt

Military Rank: Private

Military Rank: Private

Page: 679

"Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783"

Name: Moriah Gould

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 25 Apr 1775

Event Place: Townsend, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Event Place: Townsend

Residence Place: Townsend

Military Rank: Private

"DAR Ancestor #A046638"

Name: Goould, Moriah

Service: Massachusetts

Rank: PRIVATE

Birth: 6-15-1754 Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Death: 9- -1825 Norridgewock, Somerset Co., Maine

Pension Number: *W23120

Service Source: *W23120; Groton during Rev., 1900, PG 14, 16

Service Description:

1) Capts. Henry Farwell, Joseph Moore, Col. William Prescott's Massachusetts Regiment.

Residence: City: Groton, County: Middlesex, State: Massachusetts City: Townsend - County: Middlesex Co. - State: Massachusetts

Spouse: Lucy Gould.

"United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"

Name: Moriah Gould

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 11 Apr 1818

Event Place: Maine, United States

Page: 124

Sources

• Birth Record of Children - "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch: 10 February 2018, Lucy in entry for Melinda Gould, 03 May 1797; citing ; FHL microfilm 11,577.

• Death - "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 07 Oct 2014, Moriah Gould, 1825. GS Film number: 001001838 , Digital Folder Number: 005246548 , Image Number: 00657.

• Death - Find A Grave Memorial# 57818073. Memorial Record Created by: A. Baker. Record added: Aug 28, 2010. Headstone Photograph by: Amy, FindAGrave Contributor #48364625. Image Published on May 14, 2014. Request for Use of Image submitted 9/2/2019.

• Military Service - "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch: 18 March 2018, Moriah Gould, 25 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711085.

• Military Service - "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch: 17 March 2018, Moriah Gould, 25 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Townsend, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,026,994.

• Military Service - Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Moriah Gould", Ancestor # A046638.

• Pension - "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 3 September 2019, Moriah Gould, 11 Apr 1818; citing Maine, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 2; FHL microfilm 1,319,382.

• Publications - "The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield," By Benjamin Apthorp Gould. Referencing Page 345, Marriage of Moriah Gould and Lucy Emery.

• Census - "1820 United States Census," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 3 September 2019, Moriah Gould, Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing p. 200, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 281,242.

• Census - "1810 United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 3 September 2019) Moriah Gould, Canaan, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing p. 471, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 218,683.

• Census - "1790 United States Census," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 3 September 2019, Meriah Gould, Norridgewock, Lincoln, Maine, United States; citing p. 30, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 568,142.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Gould-506 created through the import of Tom.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Tom Elliott. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.