IN
Memory of
Maj. John Goffe,
who died, Feb. 3
1818. AE. 85
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Also of
Mrs. Jemima.
his wife who died
Sept. 11, 1818,
AE. 90
The bottom of this tombstone is inscribed by the carver
"J. M'Conihe, Jr."
There is a long string of John Goffe’s in the GOFFE family
of Bedford, New Hampshire:
Immigrant ancestor John Goffe (about 1648 – 1716) m. Hannah
Sumner
Generation 2: Squire John Goffe (1677 – 1748) m Hannah
Parish (my 1st cousin 10 generations removed)
Generation 3: Colonel John Goffe (1701 – 1786) m. Hannah
Griggs
Generation 4: Major John Goffe (1727 – 1818) m. Jemima
Holden. This John Goffe, was born 16 Feburary 1727 in Londonderry, New
Hampshire and died 11 September 1818 in Bedford, New Hampshire; married on 17 September
1749 to Jemima Holden. They had eleven
children!
Colonel John Goffe set up the original sawmill and grainmill on Crosby’s Brook, near the Merrimack River in what is now Bedford, NewHampshire. The colonel set up his son in
the business. Major John Goffe served in
the Revolutionary War, and so did several of his sons. Two of his sons died in service during the
Revolution. Goffstown and “Goffe’s Falls”
are named for Colonel John Goffe.
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| Three generations of John Goffes and their wives |
Squire John Goffe, Colonel John Goffe and Major John Goffe
are all buried side by side in the Old Burial Ground in Bedford, with their
wives.
Click here to see the tombstone of Colonel John Goffe
Click here to read more about Goffe's Mill in Bedford, New Hampshire:
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