Nehemiah James Gould I (1715 - 1758)

Born 15 Oct 1715 in Salem Village, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Bowers) Gould — married 1 Nov 1737 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1758 at age 42 in Lake George, New York

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Biography

Nehemiah Gould was born on October 15, 1715 at Salem Village, Massachusetts. Nehemiah is the son of Thomas Gould and Abigail Needham.^[1][2] Nehemiah died on July 20, 1758 at Lake George, Massachusetts.^[3]

Nehemiah Gould married Esther Bowers (born Oct. 15, 1715) on November 1, 1737 at Groton, MIddlesex, Massachusetts. Esther Bowers is the daughter of Samuel Bowers (born about 1665 Groton, Middlesex, MA) and Esther Satley (born about 1692, Groton, Middlesex, MA)^[4]

Children of Nehemiah Gould and Esther Bowers

1. Esther (Gould) Spencer born Dec 31, 1738 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Esther (Spencer) Gould d. 20 July 1821 and is interred at Summer Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Windsor, Vermont.^[5]
2. Nehemiah Gould born November 28, 1741 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Nehemia dies March 19, 1745 Grotton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
3. James Gould was born on January 28, 1743 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. James dies about 1789 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
4. Jonas Gould born January 26, 1745 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, dies February 11, 1745 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
5. Lydia Gould born January 25, 1746 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
6. Meriah (Mary) Gould born February 5, 1748 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
7. Jonas Gould born February 8, 1749 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. ^[6]

1. Nehemiah Gould born January 13, 1752 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Nehemiah Spencer (II) dies in 1774 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
2. Moriah Gould was born June 5, 1754 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. Moriah marries Lucy Emery. Moriah was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Moriah dies on September 7, 1825 in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, USA. He is buried in the Old Oak Cemetery, Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, USA.
3. Hosea Gould born about 1758 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society

A short time after the retreat of the English from Ticonderoga in the summer of 1758 Colonel Nichols's Massachusetts Regiment was waylaid on July 20 at the Half Way Brook between Fort Edward and Lake George and met with sore disaster. More than twenty soldiers were slain in the skirmish and most of them scalped by the savage allies of the French. The Groton company suffered more severely than any other in the regiment. Their loss comprised Capt Thomas Lawrence privates Abel Sawtell Eleazer Ames and Stephen Foster all of Groton. Corporal Nehemiah Gould of Groton Gore (sometimes spoken of as Township No 1 and now lying mostly in Mason New Hampshire); and Sergeant Oliver Wright and Private Simon Wheeler both of Westford Sergeant Oliver Lakin of Groton and Private Joel Crosby of Westford were reported as missing though one account says that Crosby was killed It is known that Sergeant Lakin was taken prisoner during the action and released from captivity the next year by paying a ransom See Groton during the Indian Wars pages 1G3-1G5 for a muster roll of the company .

The things Belonging Corpril Nehemiah Goold Apprisors I turn one jacket 2 5 0 It one Druget Shirt at 1 0 0 It one pair of Stockins 0 12 0 It one Cap and hanker 0 05 0 Daniel It one pair of Shoos and l Leonar Buckets 0 12 0 Joseph It one pound of Sope 0 10 0 It two Napsacks footings 0 10 0 It one pair of Specks 0 07 6 6 2 6 Total It one pound of tobacko 0 10 0

Groton May y 15 1759 Ileciued of Cap Ephraim Wesson Seuen pounds Seuen Shilings old tenor in full of an Inucntary taken at the halfway brook of the things belonging to my Late husband Nehemiah Goold Desast by me Esther Goold.

Groton Historical Series

A Collection of Papers Relating to the History of the Town of Groton, Massachusetts, Volume 2.

The children of Nehemiah and Esther Gould whose births are recorded at Groton were as follows:

1. Esther born December 21 1738 2. Nehemiah born November 28 1741 and died March 19 1745 3. James born January 28 1743 and died February n 1745 4. Jonas born January 26 1745 5. Lydia born January 25 1746 6. Meriah Maria born February 5 1748 7. Jonas born February 8 1749 8. Nehemiah born January 13 1752

From the account of Moriah Gould as given in the "History of Norridgewoc" it appears that he was born on June 5 1754 which would have brought him next to Nehemiah in this list It may be a question whether he is not the same as Meriah who was born on February 5 1748.

Marriage

Name: Nehemiah Goold Spouse's Name: Esther Bowers Event Date: 01 Nov 1737 Event Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50208-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0873746 IT 5

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Transcription First name(s) Nehemiah Last name Goold Event type Marriage Marriage year 1737 City Groton Country United States Volume name GROTON-V2 Page number 76 Record set Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United States & Canada New England Historic Genealogical Society Copyright New England Historic Genealogical Society

Sources

1. ↑ Crane, Ellery Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 3 published 1907. Reference page 36
2. ↑ Gould, Benjamin The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, published 1895. Reference pages 343, 345
3. ↑ Gould, page 345
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCH6-Z4G : 4 December 2014), Nehemiah Goold and Esther Bowers, 01 Nov 1737; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873746 IT 5.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLW-NPG : 4 December 2014), Easther Gould, 21 Dec 1738; citing GROTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873746 IT 4.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCL8-XL4 : 4 December 2014), Jonas Gould, 08 Feb 1749; citing GROTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873746 IT 4.

See also:

• Marriage - "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch : accessed 07 Oct 2014, Nehemiah Goold and Esther Bowers, 01 Nov 1737; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873746 IT 5.

• Books and Publications - "Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society," Authored by The Massachusetts Historical Society. Referencing page 30.

• Books and Publications - "History of the Town of Groton," Including Pepperell, Volume 42; Volume 440. Referencing page 403.

• Books and Publications - "Groton Historical Series: A Collection of Papers Relating to the History of the Town of Groton, Massachusetts, Volume 2." Volume 2 of Groton Historical Series, Samuel Abbott Green. Edition: reprint. Publisher S.A. Green, 1890. Original from Princeton University. Digitized23 Jan 2009. Referencing page 77.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Gould-508 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.
• Thank you to Bennett Rockney for creating WikiTree profile Gould-1216 through the import of Rockney GEDCOM.ged on Feb 16, 2013.