Nathaniel Samuel Gould (1856 - aft. 1890)

Born 17 Aug 1856 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Nathaniel Samuel son of D Fish Gould was born at Lowell Massachusetts August 17 1856 He attended the public schools at Ayer Junction Lancaster Academy at Lancaster Massachusetts and public schools at Hudson Massachusetts. While in schools he worked on Saturdays during his leisure time in his father's place business and earned funds to carry through school. He learned the trade of shoemaker while attending school and after leaving school was employed by WF Trowbridge of Hudson later with Abel Howe then in the office of a shoe factory at Marlborough Massachusetts for several years. For three years he was bookkeeper superintendent of the factory. He left concern to engage in business as a manufacturer in Boston under the firm name of Jones & Company After four years returned to Marlborough and for two occupied his old position as superintendent Since 1884 he has been manufacturing in Brockton with the exception of three when he was in business in Nashua Hampshire. He has been prosperous in business and ranks among the substantial men of the city of Brockton one of the leading shoe towns of the world His home in the adjoining town of Braintree. He is member of Amicable Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Cambridge In he is a Republican.

He married Agnes Richmond born November 14 1867 daughter Captain Lucius Richmond They have child Louise.

Sources

• Colrain town records
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4CX-ZCQ : 2 March 2021), Caroline Marsters in entry for Nathaniel Samuel Gould, 14 Feb 1914; citing Newton,,Massachusetts, 80, State Archives, Bo...