Francis Gould

Abt 1622 - 1676  (~ 54 years)

• Name	Francis Gould  [1]
  Born	Abt 1622	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Mar 1676	Forefather's Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Died	27 Mar 1676	Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Notes	FRANCIS GOOLE, ancestor of this branch of the Gould family, was born in England about 1622. Exactly where he came from in England or when he arrived on the shores of the New World is not known. The first mention of him is found in the records of the town of Boston where he is listed as being a watchman before the court in 1639. When next we find mention of him he was in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, (In 1691 Plymouth Colony was united by royal charter to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.) and in 1643 he was listed among the inhabitants of Duxbury who were able to bear arms. Apparently he remained in the area of Duxbury and nearby Plymouth until the late 1640's for we find that on April 3, 1645, one John Eddy, aged eight years, was apprenticed to "Francis Goulder Of Plymouth, yeoman," Since it is recorded that young Eddy learned the trade of a blacksmith from Goole, it seems evident that Francis practiced smithing as a trade. By 1649 Goole had moved to Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, where he was living with his wife, ROSE. Unfortunately, no records have come to light which would indicate to us when they were married or what Roseís maiden name was. The first five children of Francis and Rose Goole were born in Braintree and they continued to reside there until late in 1659 or early in 1660 when they moved to what was then the frontier at Chelmsford, Middlesex county, Massachusetts. It was at Chelmsford that Francis and Rose made their home for the rest of their lives, At the Chelmsford town meeting of October 70 1673, the town made a contract with Joseph Barrett, son-in-law of Francis Goole, to build a house on Robins Hill, outside Chelmsford. When built the house consisted of one room, 16 feet by 18 feet, covered with a single thickness of boards, and had one window. The house was undoubtedly built to serve as a lookout post to warn the town of approaching hostile Indians, at that time a danger in the area. Francis Goole, or Goold, signed an agreement with the town selectmen stating: "...have taken to hier the house and land that I now live in of the selecttmen of the town For which house and land I Do covenatt with thm to pay yearly the sum of ones peck of endian Corn For the towns use as wittnes my hand this last tuesday in Desembor 1673. (Signed) Francis Goold, his mark." Thus Francis and Rose Goole moved into the Robins Hill house, outside Chelmsford, with their children. Francis lived there until his death, March 27, 1676, while Rose remained in the house with her daughter and son-in-law, Hannah and Daniel Galusha, after they took it over from the town. Rose died about 1679 in Chelmsford. In the records for this generation the name Gould is spelled variously as Goole, Goold, Gold and Gould. Francis and Rose Goole were the parents of thirteen children, the first six of whom were born at Braintree and the last seven at Chelmsford.
  Person ID	I7710	My Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2019

  
  

  Family	Rose,   d. 1679, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. Martha Gould,   b. 15 Oct 1643, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 16 May 1698, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 54 years)   2. Samuel Gould,   b. 06 Feb 1659, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1747, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F3124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1622 - England Buried - Mar 1676 - Forefather's Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Died - 27 Mar 1676 - Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S391] The Genealogy of the Gould Family, Mark Summer, (Author, Whittier, CA., 1971).