Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Paine Gould 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 6 Jun 1770 - Eastham, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: Sep 1794 - At Sea
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Gould (1743-Bef 1785)
         Mother: Phebe Cole (1741-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Cynthia Kenrick (Est 1773 -       )
       Marriage: 9 Dec 1789 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Polly Gould (1790-1848) 2
                2. Ruth Gould (1792-      )
                3. Paine Gould (1795-      )



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Paine Gould 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Jan 1795
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Paine Gould (1770-1794)
         Mother: Cynthia Kenrick (Est 1773-      )
Notes
General:
moved to West Chester, PA.

picture Patty Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 22 Apr 1815 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1 Feb 1892 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Gould (1771-1846)
         Mother: Joanna Higgins (1773-1855) 4
Spouses and Children 
1. *Isaiah Linnell (12 Sep 1813 - 29 Jul 1892) 3 
       Marriage: 14 Sep 1837 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Rebecca Linnell (1838-      ) 3
                2. Mary William Linnell (1840-1868) 3
                3. Maria Linnell (1842-1912) 3
                4. Adelaide Linnell (1844-1903) 3
                5. Eunice Linnell (1846-1907) 3
                6. Isaiah Linnell (1851-1924) 3
Notes
Marriage Notes (Isaiah Linnell)
" Isaiah Linnell, born in 1813, is a son of Solomon and Polly (Harding) Linnell, and grandson of Josiah Linnell. He followed the sea from 1822 until 1867, and since that time has been engaged at carpenter work. He married Pattie, daughter of John and Joanna (Higgins) Gould. They have four children: Adelaide, Eunice, Maria and Isaiah, jr. They lost six children." 5

picture Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 Apr 1723 - Harwich, Massachusetts 6
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Gould (1691-1772) 7
         Mother: Grace Hurd (1692-      ) 8



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Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Jul 1685 - Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Gould (1662-1724) 7
         Mother: Phebe French (1667-1718) 7
Spouses and Children 
1. *Thomas Curtis (2 Dec 1681 -       ) 9 
       Marriage: 16 Oct 1706 - Topsfield, Massachusetts
         Status: 



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Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Oct 1774 - Orrington, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Gould (1745-After 1810)
         Mother: Ruhamah Bickford (Bef 1755-1803)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Asehel SKINNER
Married: 27 Jan 1798 in Orrington, Penobscot Co., Maine
(dalemower)

picture Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Mar 1754 - Eastham, Massachusetts 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1778
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Gould (1725-Bef 1766)
         Mother: Hannah Godfrey (1729-      )



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Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Jun 1811 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Apr 1876 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death: apoplexy 12
Events
• Alt Birth, 15 Jun 1810 in Orleans, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: John Gould (1771-1846)
         Mother: Joanna Higgins (1773-1855) 4
Spouses and Children 
1. *Seneca Higgins (18 Sep 1808 - 28 May 1891) 11 
       Marriage: 16 Oct 1834 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joan Higgins (1834-1916) 11
                2. Seth Higgins (1836-1914)
                3. Thomas Higgins (1838-1914) 11
                4. Seneca O Higgins (1840-1868) 11
                5. Albert Higgins (1843-1869) 11
                6. Samuel Higgins (1845-      )
                7. Phoebe Jane Higgins (1848-1893) 11
                8. Emma F Higgins (1850-      )
                9. Adelia Higgins (1853-1937) 11
                10. Elizabeth G Higgins (1855-1901)
Notes
Medical:
age 65-9-27
married
Phebe (Gould) Higgins
b Orleans
d/o John & Joanna Gould
Marriage Notes (Seneca Higgins)
family stone:
(east side)
SENECA HIGGINS
SEPT. 18, 1808
MAY 28, 1891
PHEBE HIS WIFE
JUNE 15, 1811
APRIL 12, 1876
(north side)
SENECA O.
NOV. 23, 1840
MAR. 22, 1868
LOST AT SEA
ALBERT
MAY 28, 1843
AUG. 8, 1869
BURIED AT SEA
PHEBE J.
SEPT. 5, 1849
OCT. 11, 1893
JOAN
DEC. 23, 1834
OCT. 3, 1916
CHILDREN OF SENECA
AND PHEBE HIGGINS
(south side)
THOMAS HIGGINS
1838 - 1914
ABBIE GORHAM
HIS WIFE
1843 - 1923
THEIR CHILDREN
BERTHA MAY
1873 - 1896
MARY ABBIE
1880 - 1881
ALBERT OSBORNE
1872 - 1939
(west side)
CHARLES N. DOANE
MAY 12, 1855
OCT. 12, 1880
BURIED AT SEA
ADELIA HIS WIFE
DEC. 25, 1854
JAN. 18, 1937
NELLIE
JAN. 10, 1879
FEB. 6, 1896
DAU. OF CHARLES AND
ADELIA DOANE

1860 US census, South Orleans
building 1294, household 1433
Selica [sic] Higgins, 51, mariner, $400
Phebe Higgins, 49
Thomas Higgins, 21, mariner
Selica [sic] Higgins, 19, mariner
Joan Higgins, 25
Albert Higgins, 17, mariner, attended school
Samuel Higgins, 14, at school
Phebe J Higgins, 11, at school
Emma F Higgins, 9, at school
Adelia Higgins, 6, at school
Lizzie G Higgins, 4, at school 11

picture Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 
        Baptism: 4 Aug 1776 - Eastham, Massachusetts 14
          Death: 2 Nov 1835 - Orleans, Massachusetts 14
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Gould (1743-Bef 1785)
         Mother: Phebe Cole (1741-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Benjamin Hurd (6 Sep 1770 - 21 May 1841) 14 
       Marriage: 4 Oct 1792 - Eastham, Massachusetts 15
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Solomon Hurd (1793-1860) 14
                2. Johanna Hurd (1797-1874) 14
                3. Gould Hurd (1799-      ) 14
                4. Joseph Hurd (1801-1801) 14
                5. Benjamin Hurd (1801-1801) 14
                6. Phebe Hurd (1802-1804) 14
                7. Phebe Hurd (1804-1881) 14
                8. Benjamin Hurd (1806-1827) 14
                9. Ruth G Hurd (1809-1881) 14
                10. Joseph Hurd (1810-      ) 14
                11. Eunice Hurd (1814-1891) 14
Notes
General:
Phebe, wife of Benjamin Hurd, was admitted to church membership, 7 Aug. 1796.

picture Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1821 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 May 1871 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Solomon H Mayo (Sep 1820 - 25 Oct 1883)
       Marriage: 3 Nov 1844 - Eastham, Massachusetts 16
         Status: 



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Phebe Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1797 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Gould (1771-1846)
         Mother: Tamsen Mayo (1771-1841) 17



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Polly Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Dec 1781 - Orrington, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Gould (1745-After 1810)
         Mother: Ruhamah Bickford (Bef 1755-1803)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Benjamin Godfrey (9 May 1782 -       )
       Marriage: 30 Dec 1812 - Orrington, Maine
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Benjamin Godfrey)
Children, in Orrington
Dorcas GODFREY b: 3 Jul 1803
Sarah GODFREY b: 1 Mar 1805
Benjamin GODFREY b: 20 Feb 1807
Louisa GODFREY b: 7 Apr 1809
Anna GODFREY b: 25 Jan 1811
James GODFREY b: 27 Mar 1813
Cinderilla GODFREY b: 26 Dec 1816
Mary Y. GODFREY b: 9 Feb 1819
(dalemower)

picture Polly Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 23 Apr 1797 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 Jan 1859
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Gould (1771-1846)
         Mother: Joanna Higgins (1773-1855) 4
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hatsell Freeman (Est 1794 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

2. Amasa Taylor (23 Feb 1796 -       )
       Marriage: 3 Feb 1820
         Status: 



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Polly Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 17 Jan 1790 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 27 Oct 1848 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Paine Gould (1770-1794)
         Mother: Cynthia Kenrick (Est 1773-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Benjamin Young Atwood (20 Jun 1788 - 26 Sep 1831) 2 18 
       Marriage: 25 Feb 1809 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Paine Gould Atwood (1809-1870) 19
                2. Thankful Hinckley Atwood (1811-1835) 19
                3. Eunice Wiley Atwood (1813-1851) 19
Notes
General:
"Mrs. Polly, wife of Benj. Y. Atwood, died Oct. 27, 1848, aged 58 yrs. 9 mos." 18
Medical:
age 62 (disagrees with gravestone)
widow
Polly Atwood
born Orleans
cause of death undeciphered - kidney stones? 20

picture Prisccilla Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 21 Dec 1829 - Orleans, Massachusetts 21
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Gould (1793-1850)
         Mother: Priscilla Snow (1795-1851)



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Priscilla Gould 
      Sex: F
AKA: Percilea Gould 22
Individual Information 
          Birth: 11 Apr 1731 - Harwich, Massachusetts 23
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1812 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth 23, abt 1729 in Harwich, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Gould (1691-1772) 7
         Mother: Grace Hurd (1692-      ) 8
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jonathan Linnell (23 Apr 1729 - 7 Jun 1799) 4 
       Marriage: 9 Jan 1753 - Eastham, Massachusetts 24
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Thomas Linnell (1752-      ) 24
                2. Josiah Linnell (1755-1822) 24
                3. Thankful Linnell (1757-Bef 1793) 24
                4. Molly Linnell (1759-      ) 24
                5. Phebe Linnell (1762-      )
                6. Solomon Linnell (1764-      ) 25
                7. Jonathan Linnell (1766-      ) 25
                8. Gould Linnell (1768-      ) 25
                9. Captain Benjamin Linnell (1770-1844) 25



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Priscilla Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 4 Aug 1707 - Topsfield, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Zaccheus Gould (1672-1739)
         Mother: Elizabeth Curtis (1679-1740) 9 26



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Priscilla Gould 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Nov 1674 - Topsfield, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 Jun 1715 - Topsfield, Massachusetts 27
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain John Gould (1635-1710) 7
         Mother: Sarah Baker (1641-1709) 26
Spouses and Children 
1. *John Curtis (11 Oct 1673 - 23 Feb 1732)
       Marriage: 15 Apr 1695 - Topsfield, Massachusetts 28
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Priscilla Curtis (1696-Cir 1772)
                2. John Curtis (1697-1698) 29
                3. Nathaniel Curtis (1699-1765)
                4. Lidia Curtis (1701-      )
                5. Mary Curtis (1703-      )
                6. Sarah Curtis (1705-1706)
                7. Hannah Curtis (1712-1712) 27
                8. Sarah Curtis (1712-      )



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Ralph Gould 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1911 - East Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Daniel Benson Gould (1863-After 1930) 30
         Mother: Selania M Wiles (1867-1927)



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Ralph Ernest Gould 


      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Jul 1870 - Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1954 - Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Jordan Gould (1841-1929)
         Mother: Hannah Elizabeth Foster (Est 1873-      )
Notes
General:
Ralph Ernest Gould was a Maine humorist, born in 1870, who wrote stories of growing up on a farm in Maine, and of his experiences traveling and working in Maine. He died in 1954.
Yankee Boyhood: My Adventures on a Maine Farm Seventy Years Ago (1950): Maine life in the 19th century.
Yankee Drummer (1947): Amusing experiences of life on the road as a salesman in New England during the horse-and-buggy era.
Yankee Storekeeper (1946): Storekeeper tells of his four decades running a general store in Somerset County, Maine.
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Sources

1 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 155 (MD31:175). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

2 R Bradley Potts, "The Atwood Families of New England ..." (Rootsweb file atwood).

3 Rachel L Wynn, "The Descendants of Robert Linnell" (http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL1h.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL2h.htm
dates but few places, unreferenced).

4 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 85 (MD16:201).

5 Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 23. Orleans (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 779-80.

6 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 22. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no Harwick.

7 Rootsweb.com, spsimmons (Sylvia Simmons).

8 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 9 (MD3:229).

9 Topsfield Massachusetts Vital Records, 31, CT. R.

10 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 174 (MD33:13).

11 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

12 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 283:15 (Orleans).

13 Ed Hanson, Joseph Hurd family (2000. http://genforum.genealogy.com/hurd/messages/686.html). references Eastham, Orleans and Brewster VRs, Mayflower Descendant and NEHGR

14 Ed Hanson, Joseph Hurd family (2000. http://genforum.genealogy.com/hurd/messages/686.html).

15 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 183 (MD33:132).

16 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), 123. numerous transcription errors

17 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001), (Simeon5, John4, James3, John2, John1).

18 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 15.

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:101. Benjamin Y. and Polly Atwood family.

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 80. frequently differ from other records

21 Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts, births by family 1743-1855 (2002. Holbrook. CD of page images), 85.

22 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 23.

23 Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 23. date is not noted, but between siblings in 1727 and 1731.

24 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 117 (MD24:191).

25 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 116 (MD24:189.

26 Gencircles- cherblaze.

27 Topsfield Massachusetts Vital Records, 1:215.

28 Topsfield Massachusetts Vital Records, 135, CT. R.

29 Topsfield Massachusetts Vital Records, 1:31, 1:215.

30 (Familysearch.org).

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