Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-04-20
Early B''thd Families.
GoSs.

was the son oil l'ev. Thomas Goss VI.
graduated al Harvard College in,l737 ~
was for many years the able though SOM.
what eccentric rainister OF Bolton A.
Samuel Goss married Lucretia uov. -
Bolton. before coming to Bethel n
lived on the before mentioned farm 49,,
few years when he moved 10 Ruml,'
and settled in that part oi The town c,n.'
Red Hill" Here he lived Tor
years, but toward the close OF hi, RI.
came back 10 Bethel and lived viii l,
sou. His children, which were
part in Bethel and part in RamiorI r.
rs follows:
NaJ6y married Moses GlaaoD 81,
Parts; Charlotte married Joseph Su,no,
Norway; Sally married Jeremiah Il,y.,
OF Normay; Sophia married Mabi,.
Morton OF Andover Surplus; Ciiro,.
married man named Gray aud mov.i
TO the central part OF tho Safe; Iaona
married first Nancy. daughter Of Jon.
Oliver OF Bethel and second Wai,y r.,
son oil Paris; Abiai married Myr4 BOW.
ton. aud il a man Of wealth and pos.,is
10 East Cambridge. Mass. These ,o,,
aud daughters all reared families, ba,u
Thomas was the only one who eger liys3
10 Bethel. his family will be the only Oh,
which need he referred TO. When Tho,
became OF age be purchased Tor go,
wild lot OF land situated in the vale,
between Locke's Mills and the Andro.eo,.
gin river. This Was ia 1920 on psrhau
year or two earlier. There was snl
settlement ut that time at Lockc's Nl.
aud Solomon Aunas had commenced %
the lot next 10 Greenwood line nos oeu.
pied by Wash. Crookcr. Between thi, d
and The one near the Androsc0ggn ri,s.
now known as the Sizes farm. bot rta
was then occupied by Nathaniel B-.-
there was a dense forest and no ru4l b..
been laid out. The distance Is nel-f
five miles, AMI Mc t;jss settled Al..
midi way between the Two poiut' 81.
land was covered Aj,h 4 heavy grpN.
bat he vigorously attacked II aud ia leo.
Yeas lie had = good llr,n. O-nsr settles
came IL aud way VA, opened b-tget
Locke's Mills and tho river road. mlc4
their convenience. Pteyicu.to tur 1p-.
Ing OF the road the settler, wete oLiigs
- carry their grain To mi. Hll bring
their supplies on their Oac.s. u. &.
lived on this farm more lhaa bali g.,
tury and was esteemed = good ue.kh--
and honest man. After losing hi-,,al.
wife, and being quite advanced 10 yea
be gave up bis farm to bis son WLo 81.
not content to ill the paternll acre,
left them Tor the hazardous Jus.lo,
trade.
For his first vile Mr.. Goss G..
Nancy. daaghler Of John Oliver % .
ell, who bore him threc ca..dlDa
follows: Wesley u, boIn in 1853; q 1,
to sea and previous 10 The breaking
Of the ,ato war lac had married and 81.
in tue South lie vas lamp, s,ed
the rebel service aud taken prisoner
until exchanged b. was confined al Is
Island. Illinois. On being exchange
returned 10 the South and died Vi
sumption In 1870; DaHiel VI OorE !.
IL. 1895. married Olive. dasg-te'
Daniel II. Crockett. E'q ol !laG
Grant. aud alter living on the Old Ao-
stead Tor few years he went 10 Mecbi-
Falls. Charles, born ia 1885,. died VII
eighteen months old. Mrs. GOss iei
consumption about the year l'i0.
Mr.. Goss for second wife married "
Benson OF Paris. The children JT
secoLd marriage were J0s.lh 81
died at Chicago soon after he became
age, and Mary Ellen, who mauied u.
Perry, sou OF Moses and Nancy (S'-
Chandler OF Bethel.
Thus this name. Ike many o,l,a
the early families. has become ex.io@
Bethel.
Samuel GJss had \ brUthe-, Dr.. b
ezrr ii. Goss. who came quite eai!
Paris, and li,eI on ~ll9l j. knoN
High Street" IL had son Gusts.
Adolphus. who was well known 70 I!
generation ago, aud was al~af' c.
Squire" Goss. Arnold Powers oi Be
married Nabby Howe. who wa'a 81
10 Mrs. Samuel Goss. and Amor N
Of Rumlord married another.
Samuel Cos. had brother Ta''
who settled In Annapolis, Nj al
came wealthy.
The name in the old records SO
spelled Gusse.
"Parsonn Goss. a. he va, ch.''-
Bolton, accumulated quite 4 props
which by his will he tequealhed to :
Goss's mile heirs, but the "iI W.
wor,led that the said Samuel was 10
the management OF the properly 3D.
maintenance on, OF it, and noa'
ri
ever came 10 his children. tie eAcl4i
q fine estate In Bolton Tor vi d lsal
Sudbury Canada. and too late be "
that he had snapped himself out Of a
and home. INDD'
Augusta. April y, 1873.
The Republican party, TO tIllI,
the next Presidential contest, mt"