John A. GOULD married Elizabeth MASSACRE on July 31, 1830 in Morris Co., NJ. County Clerk Records, Film # 1314453 - 1314454. Best, Bob Smith Port Murray, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: <TOMIAMI@aol.com> To: <NJMORRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 2:20 PM Subject: [NJMORRIS] GOULD, John A. m. MASSACRE, Elizabeth, m. 1830 > Hi, > > I haven't been on this list for quite a while. I decided to once again > tackle my PARKER/GOULD/MASSACRE lines. I am particularly interested in my GOULD > line. > > I have a marriage cert. from my ancestors, John A. GOULD of Pequannock, who > m. Elizabeth MASSACRE of Pequannock, on July 31, 1830, at the First > Presbyterian Church, Rockaway, NJ, by the Rev. Barnabas King, D.D. It is possible that > John's middle name is "C." > > In the letter (dated 1997), it says that Rockaway Borough and Township were > part of Pequannock Township. That parish covered approximately a ten-mile > radius. > > I have Elizabeth's line, but I have never gotten a definitive answer as far > as the name of John A. GOULD's parents. This is my quest. > > My x-grandmother, Catherine GOULD Parker, was in the newspaper, in Dover, NJ, > re: the GOULD Association (she was the president for many years), and mention > of her Revolutionary War GOULD ancestors. > > I have found (and have) copies of (Rev. War) pensions for various NJ/NY GOULD > applications from the Nat. Archives ... but I don't know which is the correct > patriot. > > The letter (re: the marriage, above) ends by saying that there may be a > marriage application for John A. GOULD and Elizabeth MASSACRE at the Pequannock > Town Hall, 530 Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains, NJ. > > Does anyone on the list live close to the Pequannock Town Hall who could > check that out for me? > > (The letter in 1997 was signed W. R. Monroe, Jr., Sec., Cemetery Comm.). > > Finally, the line from them to me is: > > John A. GOULD m. Elizabeth MASSACRE (m. 1830) > their dau., Catherine GOULD (b. c. 1838), m. Obadiah S. PARKER > John C. PARKER (b. 1859) m. Mary SIMISTER > Frances PARKER (b. 1882) m. Francis W. CROWLEY > Mary Parker CROWLEY (1907) m. C. Stewart CAMPBELL > Betty CAMPBELL is my Mom, b. 1928. > > My PARKERs left NJ and settled in New Bedford, MA. > > I had noted that John A. GOULD's parents were John Abraham GOULD & Catheriene > COUGHLIN (his second wife). I just don't have a definite answer. > > I am also seeking the rest of this GOULD line. I have some names, but no > backup. > > Thanks so much! > Betty Govoni > Middleboro, MA >