Melinda's Blog – April 2012 Archive (1)

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Little is known about Samuel Jacob Gould’s early life.  Who his parents were is uncertain, but what is known is that he was born in 1778 in Connecticut during the middle of the American Revolution.  Although no documentation can be found, Samuel claimed that he enlisted in the War of 1812 and fought pirates off the Barbary Coast of Africa.  Around 1818, at the age of 34, Samuel married Sarah Childs (called Sally) who was born on May 4, 1798 in Medina, Orleans, New…