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II. Isaac P., son of Isaac1, b. 1814, March 16, m. Mary E. Winn of Nashua, 1839, Dec. 5. She was b. 1815, Jan 23, and d. in Worces- ter, Mass., 1884, Dec. 15. He d. 1861, Feb. 4, in Haverhill, Mass. Their ch. were: Josephine B.3, b. in Hollis, N. H., 1845, March 17; Charles P.3, b. in Bedford, 1851, April 6, m. Etta Howard, res. in Gleasondale, Mass .; Thomas B.3, b. in Atkinson, N. H. 1854, Nov. Supposed to be dead as nothing has been heard of him since 1881. III. Josephine B., dau. of Isaac P.2, b. 1845, March 17; m. George F. Stearns, 1865, Oct. 7. They res. in Worcester, Mass. Their ch. were: Clarence. F.4, b. 1867, Dec. 29; Nellie J.4, b. 1873, Feb. 9, d. 1873, June 17; Chloe Gertrude4, b. 1878, Aug. 15.
IV. Clarence F., son of Josephine B.3, b. in Lancaster, Mass., 1867, Dec. 29; m. Ada Pauline Dix, 1893, Dec. 30. Their ch., Beatrice E.5, was b. in Holliston, Mass., 1895, Jan. 3.
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II. Elbridge G., son of Isaac1, b. 1816, Jan. 1; m. in Merrimack, 1840, May 14, Roxanna J., dau. of Reuben and Miriam (Whiting) Stearns. She was b. in Amherst, 1812, Aug. 12, and d. in Bed- ford, 1875, March 5. He d. 1887, Aug. 26. Their ch. were: Mir- iam B.8, b. in Bedford, 1842, Jan. 23; Helen Frances3, b. in Bedford, 1843, Aug. 24, m. Adam McAfee (see McAfee); Solon Clarkson3, b. in New Boston, 1846, May 13; Isaac Onslow, b. in Bedford, 1851, April 7, d. 1863, March 18.
III. Solon Clarkson, son of Elbridge G., b. 1846, May 13; m. in 1878, Dec. 26, Mary E. Wilkinson, who was b. 1855, Oct. 6, in Brome, P. Q. He d. 1884, March 31. Their ch. were: Leonora Estella4, b. in Bedford, 1880, Nov. 6; and infant son4, b. in Bedford, 1881, Dec. 3, d. 1882, Jan. 1; Mary (Wilkinson) Gilmore, m., 2d, Randall W. Bean of Cornish, Me., 1886, Nov. 27. They res. in Manches- ter.
II. Susanna, daughter of Isaac1, b. 1818, March 24; m. Samuel Hatha- way in Bedford, 1840, Dec. 31. They lived in East Boston, Mass., where he d. 1895, May, and she, 1896, Oct. 18. Their ch. were: Susan Jane3, b. in Medford, Mass., 1841, Nov. 19, d. 1868, June 12, in East Boston; Leonora3, b. in Medford, Mass., 1843, July 11, d. in East Boston, 1869, Oct. 6.
II. Mary P. S., dau. of Isaac1; m. Samuel S. S. Hill in Bedford, 1843, Dec. 21, and d. 1874, Nov. 29. Their ch. were: George W.3, b. in Bedford, 1845, March 18; Mary Arabelle8, b. in Bedford, 1846, Oct. 18, d. in Plaistow, 1863, April 19; Susan Josephine3, b.in Plais- tow, 1848, March 27; Byron3, b. in Hudson, 1851, June 9, m. Lucy J. C. Teague of Warren, Me., res. in Lawrence, Mass .; Angeline L.3, b. in Hudson, 1849, July 25, m. 1874, Jan. 1, Charles Brown of Lowell, Mass .; Clara Blanche8, b. in Plaistow, 1854, May 7.
III. George W. Hill, son of Mary P. S.2, b. in Bedford, 1845, March 18; m. 1865, March 18, Elizabeth Smith in Plaistow, N. H. Their ch. were: Mary Arabella4, b. in Plaistow, 1866, Feb. 2; Fred Pike+, b. 1867, Dec. 16, m. 1900, Sept. 1, Nettie E. Lord, b. in Berwick, Me., 1861, March 16; Samuel H.4, b. 1875, Aug. 11, d.1876, July 10. IV. Mary Arabella, dau. of George W.3 (Hill), b. 1866, Feb. 2; m. 1884, Feb. 13, Albert I. Clifton of Boston, Mass .; res. in Haverhill. Their ch .: Albert George5, b. 1893, Feb. 4; Samuel Hill5, b. 1895, June 5; Ruth Mary5, b. 1901, Jan. 3.
III. Susan Josephine (Hill), dau. of Mary P. S.2, b. 1848, March 27; m. in Dedham, Mass., 1868, Dec. 9, Isaac N. Cass, who was b. in Hampstead, N. H., 1847, March 9. They res. in Plaistow. Their ch. were: Frank W.4, b. in Plaistow, 1869, Nov. 14; Samuel Estrich4, b. 1871, Aug. 23; Charles E.4, b. in Lowell, Mass., 1874, Oct. 23, d. 1878, Oct. 15; Ernest R.4, b. in Haverhill, 1880, Feb. 8; Ellen Bertha4, b. in Haverhill, 1882, Sept. 1.
IV. Frank W. (Cass), son of Susan Josephine8, b. 1869, Nov. 14; m. Mary A. Murray of Cape Breton, who was b. 1868, Jan. 31. Their ch .: Lewis F.5, was b. 1897, April 18.
IV. Samuel Estrich (Cass), son of Susan Josephine3, b. 1871, Aug. 23; m. 1891, Sept. 23, Ella A. Morrison, who was b. 1874, Sept. 9, in Methuen, Mass. Their ch .: Edward A.5, was b. in Bradford, Mass., 1892, Sept. 8.
IV. Ellen Bertha (Cass), dau. of Susan Josephine8, b. in Haverhill, 1882, Sept. 1; m. 1901, Oct. 30, Percy Douglass Morgan, b. in Grove- land, Mass., 1881, May 23. Had one ch.
III. Clara Blanche (Hill), dau. of Mary P. S.2, b. 1854, May 7; m. in 1874, Jan. 1, Lawren Sydney Wason, who was b. in Chester, 1852, Feb. 15. They res. in Haverhill, Mass. Their ch .: Newman Wellington4, b. in Haverhill, 1874, Aug. 31; Blanche Estelle4, b. in Haverhill, 1878, Sept. 11.
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IV. Blanche Estelle (Wason), dau. of Clara Blanche3, b. 1878, Sept. 11; m. 1900, Jan. 2, Harry Ricker Cate, who was b. 1875, March 18. One ch .: Erford.5
II. Harriett T., dau. of Isaac1, b. 1827, Dec. 25; m. in Bedford, 1845, Feb. 20, Samuel B. Shapley, and d. in Stoneham, Mass., 1890, Feb. 25. He d. 1893, Aug. 30, in Stoneham. Their ch. were: Marietta3, b. in Hudson, N. H., 1851, April 27; Susan Harriet3, b. in Ports- mouth, N. H., 1859, July 22, m. 1883, June 21, John Campbell. She d. 1887, May 14.
III. Marietta (Shapley), dau. of Harriett T.2, b. 1851, April 27; m. 1879, June 21, Lemuel S. Harding, now res. in Stoneham. She d. 1900, Dec. 13. Their ch., Harry Spear+, was b. in Stoneham, 1881, March 31.
II. Onslow, son of Isaac1, b. in Bedford, 1832, March 8; m. Abbie Boul- ney in Stoneham, Mass. They still res. there. Their ch. were: Nellie3, b. in Stoneham, 1866, Sept. 23; Susie3, b. in Stonehanı, 1872, June.
III. Nellie, dau. of Onslow2, b. 1866, Sept. 23; m. 1898, Nov. 18, Willard Massey, b. in Reading, Mass., 1866, May 15.
III. Susie, dau. of Onslow2, b. 1872, June; m. 1895, Sept. 5, Wilfred A. Smith, who was b. 1871, Sept. Their ch., Wendall Onslow4, was b. 1898, April 5.
GILMORE.
I. James, brother of Isaac, was b. in Merrimack, N. H., in 1787, from whence he went to Hillsborough and settled at the Lower Village, where he built the house since owned by Simon Perkins. He was a cabinet maker. He ni., 1st, Harriet Eades, who d. 1819, Sept. 15. Their ch. were: James2, b. 1814, July 14; Isaac E.2, b. 1816, May 8; Armanda2, b. 1818, April 14. He m., 2d, 1820, May 18, Sceers French, who d. 1868, Dec. 25. He d. 1864, Jan. 31. Their ch. were: Offin F.2, b. 1821, Jan. 10; William Horace2, b. 1823, June 10; Edwin F.2, b. 1825, June 29, d. 1829, Oct; Onslow2, b. 1829, May 29, res. in Hillsborough; Luther2, b. 1833, May 13; Har- riett2, b. 1836, June 11; m. O. H. Perry, and res. in W. Somerville, Mass.
II. William Horace2, son of James Gilmore, b. 1823, June 10; m. Har- riett E. Herrick, 1848, Nov. 9. He d. 1898, Nov. 12. Their ch. were: Charles H.8, b. 1849, July 30, res. in Council Bluffs, Ia .; Mary E.3, b. 1850, Nov. 8; Laura A.3, b. 1856, Jan. 9.
III. Mary E., dau. of William Horace2, b. 1850, Nov. 8; m. 1873, Dec. 25, Artemas Blood of Merrimack, N. H. He d. 1884, Aug. 9. Their ch. were: Laura May+, b. 1877, Oct. 25; Ida Belle4, b. 1879, Jan. 23. Mary (Gilmore) Blood m., 2d, Francis A. Burbank of Hop- kinton, N. H.
III. Laura A., daughter of William Horace2, b. 1856, Jan. 9; m. 1883, Jan. 27, Dr. Herbert D. Gould of New Boston. Their ch., Mary Her- rick, b. 1893, Nov. 26, d. 1894, Feb. 28.
II. Luther, son of James Gilmore; m., and has one dau., Mrs. Geo. A. Hall, North Chelmsford, Mass.
ADAM GILMORE.
Adam Gilmore could not be said to be a man of note in the community, but he was a useful man. Not many things necessary to be done in con- nection with the management of a farm were too difficult for him, and his industry was proverbial. He owned a good many tools, and could do a fair job in carpentering; could build carts, sleds, and other implements. He frequently did the work of a mason in the construction and repair of
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buildings, and was something of an expert in stone masonry, as such work was done in his day. The dams and other stone work to be seen on the Bowman brook in District No. 4, were undertakings upon which he wrought.
He kept an extensive apiary, and could do anything with bees which was ever done by any person.
Farriery, as understood and practised from fifty to one hundred years ago, was one of his accomplishments, and he would treat domestic ani- mals, or operate surgically upon them, with as much assurance as do our modern veternarians.
Mr. Gilmore was a man who never neglected business, but when his work was done he went fishing, if the season permitted. Cold brook emptied into the Merrimack river upon his land, and at the mouth of that brook he built a dam into which he fitted an eel-pot. This eel-pot, together with the hook and line, were an important factor in the family economy. It was not an uncommon thing to catch from a half bushel to a bushel of fish at a time in this way.
The industry, frugality, and good sense of Mr. Gilmore secured to him more of this world's goods than he was obliged to make use of himself, and he was, therefore, able to help others. That is to say, he generally had money to lend.
He was short in stature, not more than five feet and a half in height; strongly built, but not corpulent; a very efficient and swift workman in whatever he undertook. His sympathies did not extend to those who did not succeed in life, because they failed to practice the virtues which made him independent.
ADAM GILMORE, Jr.
Adam Gilmore, Jr., inherited all the good qualities of his father, if not all those common to mankind. There may not be a person in Bedford to-day who can recall a harsh word spoken concerning him, or one who ever heard him speak unkindly of any human being. Until the year 1849, he was his father's faithful and intelligent assistant, then the excite- ment which took so many to California in quest of gold claimed him, and saying good-by to family and friends, he went to that then unknown country to seek his fortune.
In crossing the isthmus on foot, he was prostrated by fever, but with the help of comrades succeeded in reaching the Pacific coast, where he recovered his health, and in due time, with others from this vicinity, he might have been found at work in the mines. Less than two years of this rough life was enough for him, and he returned to Bedford bringing his own wealth and that of others entrusted to his care. Those who sent gold to friends here placed the nuggets in stout canvas bags with the names of those to whom they were sent, and Adam Gilmore brought them along. That was all there was to it. No man, woman, or child ever questioned his honesty.
Soon after his return from California, Mr. Gilmore, with his family, removed to Sauk City, Wis., where he engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which vocation he was quite successful.
It is a sad thing to say of one possessing so many of the highest and most lovable traits of character, that he anticipated the will of the Creator and the course of nature by his own act, but that shadow which sometimes obscures the reason fell upon his pathway, and a kindly life came to an untimely end.
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THE GOFFE FAMILY.
The Goffe family is supposed by some to be collaterally descended from William Goffe, one of the judges who condemned Charles I. It should, however, be said that Goffe was a more common name at that period than at present. The name of John Goffe is found on the records of Dr. In- crease Mather's church, in Boston, as early as 1670, and it was not till 1660 that Maj .- Gen. William Goffe arrived at Boston, in his flight from England, in company with Whalley and Dixwell.
It may be here remarked, as their names have been introduced, that these regicides were received kindly by Governor Endicott, and resided in Cambridge till Feb., 1661, when the intelligence reached them that they were not included in the act of indemnity. They then removed to New Haven, Conn., and were concealed by the principal inhabitants. They afterwards resided for some time on West Rock, a high bluff near New Haven, and in the neighboring towns.
But, in 1664, they removed to Hadley, Mass., and remained concealed fifteen or sixteen years in the house of Rev. Mr. Russell. When the Indians attacked the town in 1675, and threw the inhabitants, assembled for public worship, into great confusion, Goffe, who was entirely unknown to them, white with age, his flowing gray locks, with a commanding aspect, and clothed in an unusual dress, suddenly presented himself among them, and encouraging them by his exhortations, placed himself at their head, and by his military skill secured them the victory. The battle had scarcely terminated when the mysterious stranger disappeared, and the people, alike ignorant of the place whence he came and of his retreat, regarded him as an angel sent for their deliverance.
There is a story told of Goffe that while at Boston some years after on a visit, he met with an old friend who did not recognize him. The English- man, being somewhat of a braggard, declared there was not a man in America that could wield the sword with him. Goffe seized a broomstick, and in a few minutes disarmed the hero by knocking the sword out of his hand. The Englishman immediately replied: "You are Whalley, Goffe, or the Devil."
John Goffe came over from England, with two brothers, in 1662 or 1663. In what relation he stood to William Goffe, the regicide, or whether any, is a matter of doubt. The name is found very early in the annals of Salem, and it is probable there was an affinity between them, though the degree it is impossible at this distance of time accurately to determine.
A close examination of the Massachusetts Historical society records dis- closes nothing as to the descendants of William Goffe, the regicide. The father of William Goffe, the regicide, was named Stephen Goffe, and he was rector of Stanmer, Sussex, England. He had three sons at least, Stephen, John, and William. John became a Roman Catholic priest, and was the assistant of Father Petrie in the chapel royal at Whitehall. Stephen became a Presbyterian minister, and William, the youngest, while an apprentice to a dry salter in London, ran away, and joined the parliament army. He rose from a subordinate rank to that of major-gen- eral, and as such was governor of Lincolnshire, under the protectorate. He sat as one of the judges to try Charles I, and his signature and seal are attached to the death warrant.
At the Restoration, in 1660, he fled to this country. Now it is manifest he would have the strongest of motives for keeping himself in conceal- ment as long as he lived. Sewall's Diary speaks of his arrival in Boston, says he removed to Cambridge, and that many people of consideration called upon him and received him into their homes. His wife seems to have remained in England. When the proclamation was made against him, and a reward was offered for his head, he disappeared. Letters are extant which his wife wrote to him under the name of William Goldsmith,
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in which she speaks of their children. The correspondence was conducted through Increase Mather, pastor of the Second church in Boston.
The story of his wanderings is a long one, and not necessarily a part of the present account. But the striking identity between the given names in his own and wife's family, and that of his father, when compared with those of the Goffes who came to Bedford, coupled with family traditions to the same effect, suggest a strong inference as to the relationship. There is nothing in the dates of birth or death of the Bedford Goffes which would render it impossible for them to be descendants of the regicide's sons, or brothers, which latter they probably are.
William Goffe, the regicide, kept a diary through all his stay in this country, and always dated the entries from "Ebenezer," this being the place where he happened to set up his home for the time being, for of course it is obvious, if the diary should fall into the possession of his pur- suers, it would be possible to trace his course, and thus cause annoyance to those who had sheltered him. This diary, after his death, came into the possession of Governor Hutchinson of Massachusetts, and was destroyed when his house was burned at the time of the Stamp Act riots.
It is significant that incidents in the life of Gen. William Goffe after he came to this country, which have only appeared in print within the last sixty years, gathered from various sources, were familiar household tales in the family of the Bedford Goffes. When one considers the times, the absence of newspapers, the dangers of travel, the infrequency of visitors, the variety of letters, one naturally asks how these tales, since amply con- firmed, came into the possession of these Goffes and were so sacredly pre- served and transmitted from generation to generation unless some strong tie united John Goffe of Salem with the regicide. If he were his son the explanation is simple, natural, and probable. Theodore A. Goffe always claimed descent from Gen. William Goffe, and repudiated the paper writ- ten by his brother Joseph, who was the first of the family to cast a doubt upon the time-honored tradition.
I. John Goffe, who came from England with his two brothers in 1662 or 1663, was admitted to " Increase Mather's Church " in 1676 or 1677. He took the usual oaths at about the same date. He m. Hannah Sumner of Boston about 1678, and d. at Boston July 24, 1716. His wife d. between 1715 and 1720. They had twelve ch.
Admitted to the Second or Increase Mather's church.
John2, b. 1679, Sept. 18. Hannah2, b. -
Baptized. 1679, Sept. 24. 1681, July 16. 1683, June 24.
1706, June 9. 1697, Aug. 22. 1727, Dec. 24.
Samuel2, b. 1683, June 19. Joseph2, b. 1685, March 8. William2, b.
1635, March 15. 1686, Aug. 29. 1687, Oct. 2. 1728, March 10. 1709 or 1710, Jan. 22.
William2, b. 1687, Sept. 29. Hannah2, b. 1691, July 24. Ebenezer2, b. Elizabeth2, b.
1691, Aug. 2. 1692 or 1693, Feb. 12.
1695, May 5.
Sarah2, b.
Sarah2, b.
Sarah2, b.
1696, Dec. 13. 1699, June 11. 1701, Jan. 4.
II. John Goffe, b. 1679, and d. 1748, Sept. 18, was commonly known as "Squire " Goffe. He went to Londonderry, N. H., in 1700, in which year, or in 1701, he m. Hannah Parish, b. in Boston in 1679. She was a daughter of Robert Parish, who had a garrison house in the south part of Dunstable, now Nashua; Robert Parish, his wife, and oldest daughter were massacred by the Indians about 1691; the two young girls hid under a hogshead in the cellar and were saved. One of these girls married John Goffe, Esq., and be
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came the mother of Col. John Goffe. They had five ch .: John3, b. 1701, March 25; bap. in Second or North church (Increase Mather's) 1701, March 25. Sarah3, m. Benjamin Kidder; bap. Second or North church 1709, Aug. 21. Sarah3, m. Edward Linkfield; bap. Second or North church 1711, April 15.
III. Col. John Goffe, son of " Squire " John2, b. 1701, March 25; d. 1781, Oct. 20; m. 1722, Oct. 16, Hannah Griggs of Roxbury, Mass .; she was b. 1702, Oct. 2, and d. 1798, May 18 (see sketch). They had nine ch .: Hannah4, m., 1st, Thomas Chandler (see Chandler); 2d, Capt. John Bradford; Esther4, in. James Walker (see Walker); Elizabeth+, m. - Coston; Sarah4, m. Rev. John Rand (see Rand); Marcy4, m. Nathaniel Martin; Rebecca4, m. Capt. Samuel Moor (see Moor); Margaret4, m. Col. John Moore (see Moore); Polly4, m. Josiah Wallace; John4, b. 1727, Feb. 16.
IV. Major John Goffe, son of Col. John3; b. 1727, Feb. 16, m. 1749, Sept. 17, Jemima Holden of Groton, Mass. She was b. 1727, Feb. 24, and d. 1818, Sept. 11. He d. 1813, Feb. 3 (see sketch).
They had eleven ch .:
Samuels, b. 1750, Dec. 5; m. Mercy Aun Vickery, he settled in Goffs- town, lived there a number of years, and then moved to Homer, N. Y., where he d. 1842, Dec. 1.
Hannah5, b. 1753, March 27; m. Richard Hawes and settled in Maine, where she lived a nuniber of years and had three ch .; she re- turned to Bedford, where she lived a nuniber of years, then rem. to Nashua, where she d. 1840, March 19.
John5, b. 1755, May 7; settled in Derryfield, now Manchester, and lived there some years, when he moved to New York, where he d. 1848, Feb. 17.
Susannah5, b. 1757, Oct. 2; m. John Griffin, lived in Manchester and was drowned in the Merrimack river with her husband, 1785, Dec. 16.
Stephen5, b. 1760, March 29; engaged in privateering at the time of the Revolutionary war, and probably d. in 1777, as he was never heard of afterward.
William5, b. 1762, April 6; entered the Continental army and was killed at the battle of Saratoga, 1777, Sept. 19.
Griggs5, b. 1764, April 6, d. 1814, Sept. 7.
Joseph5, b. 1766, Aug. 6; m. 1796, Dec. 20, Elizabeth Waters of Sut- ton, Mass .; was a minister of the gospel and settled at Millbury, Mass., where he d. 1846, April 24, at the age of 79 (see sketch).
Theodore A.5, b. 1769, June 25, settled in Bedford on his father's farm, where he d. 1860, Nov. 5.
Polly5, b. 1771, June 23; m. Josiah Wallace and settled in Bedford, afterwards in Antrim, where she d. 1854, Oct. 24 (see Wallace). Esther5, b. 1773, Nov. 27, d. in Homer, N. Y., 1841, Nov. 17; m. Samuel Griggs.
V. Theodore Atkinson, son of Major John4; m. 1798, June 25, Anne Griggs, who was b. 1775, Sept. 19, and who d. 1859, Sept. 16, by whom he had the following ch .: John6, b. 1799, May 5; Gilbert6, b. 1801, Feb. 18, went to Alabama, where he d. unm. 1823, June 23; Stephen6, b. 1803, March 16, m. Mary T. Cutler; Nancy6, b. 1805, Aug. 1, d. 1888, Aug. 16, m. John A. McGaw, who was b. 1801, Jan. 29, and d. 1871, July 13; Eliza6, b. 1807, Oct. 15, d. 1898, Dec. 2, m. John Parker of Manchester and settled in Bedford (see Parker); William6, b. 1809, Dec. 14, d. 1897; Hannah6, b. 1814, Jan. 18, d. 1815, Feb. 28; Nathan6, b. 1816, Jan. 27, m. Mary Ann Dupee (Goza) of Kentucky, and settled in Bunch's Bend, La.
VI. John, son of Theodore A.5, b. 1799, May 5; m. 1826, Jan. 31, Jane Riddle, who was b. 1800, Sept. 3, and d. 1875; he d. 1873. They had six ch., b. in Bedford: Martha J.7, b. - , m. William Mc Allister,
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he d. 1888, Sept. 28, and she d. 1898, Jan. 10 (see McAllaster); George W.7, b. 1828, July 25; Nancy M.7, b. 1830, d. 1831, Sept. 19; Eliza A.7, b. 1832, d. 1834, Feb. 21; Margaret T.7, b. 1833, m. Eu- gene Smith of St. Clair, Mich, d. 1891, Jan. 13; Ann E.7, b. 1839, d. 1840, Sept. 21.
VI. Stephen, son of Theodore A5. and Anne (Griggs) Goffe; m. 1825, Nov. 22, Mary T. Cutler, and d. 1836, June 24; she was b. 1804, July 26, and d. 1894, June 13. They had five ch .: Gilbert7, b. 1828, July 28, now living in Roseland, Ind .; Theodore A.7, b. 1831, Jan. 5, living in Portland, Ore., where he works for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co .; Mary Francis7, b. 1833, Feb. 10; Nathan C.7, b. 1835, Feb. 5; Stephen7, b. 1837, Jan. 31, m. Annie S. Black, b. 1843, Feb. 8, he d. 1900, Sept. 7.
VII. Mary Francis, dau. of Stephen6, b. 1833, Feb. 10; m. James M. Rol- lins; d. 1857, March 24; he d. 1854, April 25, aged 27; their only ch. was James Trask8, who d. 1854, Jan. 20, aged 3 mos. and 16 days.
VI. Nancy, dau. of Theodore A.5 and Anne (Griggs) Goffe; m. 1826, June 20, John A. McGaw, and d. 1888, Aug. 13; he was b. 1801, Jan. 29, and d. 1871, July 13. They had five ch .: one d. in in- fancy; Harriet Ann7, b. 1832, Jan. 30, m. Freeman Perkins Woodbury, 1856, Nov. 10, lived in New York for many years, and now living in Bedford (see Woodbury); Hannah Thornton7, b. 1834, July 15, m. 1862, April 10, Rev. William H. Fenn, and is now living in Portland, Me .; Helen7, b. 1838, March 17, m. 1867, June 13, Fleming Smith of New York, where she now lives; Fran- ces Eliza7, b. 1841, Jan. 19, m. 1864, April 14, Charles H. Wood- bury, lived in New York (see Woodbury).
VI. William, son of Theodore A.5 and Anne (Griggs) Goffe; m., 1st, 1835, March 17, Clarissa Laberee, who was b. 1807, Dec. 13, and d. 1844, Nov. 23. He m., 2d, 1845, April 8, Betsey Riddle, who was b. 1819, Dec. 9. He d. 1897, Nov. 7. He had four ch. by his first wife: Harriet F.7, b. 1836, Feb. 29, d. 1847, April 15; Charles H.7, b. 1838, June 11, m. 1870, April 21, Georgie Goza; John L.7, b. 1841, Dec. 7, d. 1876, Aug. 18; Clarissa L.7, b. 1844, Nov. 30; d. 1844, Dec. 3. By his second wife six ch .: Clara A.7, b. 1846, Feb. 27, d. 1881, Nov. 13, m. 1871, Sept. 13, John Henry Waters; Louis K.7, b. 1849, Sept. 26, d. 1902, June 9, m. 1880, Oct. 27, Edith Au- gusta Patterson; James R.7, b. 1851, Aug. 10, m. 1890, Sept. 29, Eleanor Taylor; Sarah Frances7, b. 1853, May 3, d. 1856, Feb .; William G.7, b. 1855, April 19, m. 1887, Dec. 23, Florence Hawley; Emma G.7, b. 1860, Jan. 4, m. 1888, Jan. 4, William Henry Smyth. VI. Nathan, son of Theodore A.5 and Anne (Griggs) Goffe, was educated for a Roman Catholic priest but never took orders. He studied medicine and practised as a physician at Bunch's Bend, La., where he m. 1852, June 2, Mary Ann Dupee, widow of George W. Goza. She was b. 1822, July 4, and d. 1897, March 14. He d. 1863, March 1. They had six ch .: Anna7, b. 1853, May 23, d. 1854, Sept. 7; John7, b. 1854, Aug. 17, d. 1859, Jan. 18; Aurora7, b. 1856, Feb. 3, m. 1880, Jan. 22, G. W. Hackney; Theodore7, b. 1860, May 2; Louisiana7, b. 1858, Feb. 15, d. 1859, July 27; Samuel Dupuy7, b. 1861, July 20, d. 1864, Oct. 31.
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