Gould family.

John Williams Gould (1840-1915), a son of Rufus and Mary Henry Gould was born in New Braintree, Mass. He taught school in Ware and Hubbardston, Mass., before joining the Union Army in 1861. After his discharge in 1862 he moved to Westboro to study dentistry with his uncle, Samuel G. Henry. Gould opened an office in Oakham in 1864 but moved to Worcester in 1865, where he remained until his death in 1915. He married Nellie Melissa Muzzy (1855-1959) and the couple had six children.

George H. Gould (1827-1899), brother of John Williams Gould, attended Monson Academy and graduated from Amherst College in 1850 and from Union Theological Seminary in Andover, Mass., in 1853. He traveled extensively in Europe with John B.Gough, the temperance leader. On his return to the U.S., Gould became pastor of a church in New York and later became pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church in Worcester. He also preached at the Union Church in Worcester and others as his health would permit.

Edwin Sprague Gould (b. 1844), a brother of John Williams Gould and George H. Gould, enlisted in the 51st Massachusetts Volunteers in 1862 and was discharged in 1863. He attended Phillip's Andover Academy, but gave up his studies due to his eye problems. He worked for several different newspapers throughout New England before he entered the Hartford Theological Seminary. Gould graduated in 1872 and became pastor of different churches in Providence, R.I., New Haven, Conn., and West Brookfield and Athol, Mass.

Mary Earle Gould (d.1972), a daughter of John Williams and Nellie Muzzy Gould was a graduate of Wheaton College. She was a piano and organ teacher for thirty years and was also a noted local author. Her works on antiques included Early American Wooden Ware, The Early American House, and more than 600 articles in newspapers and magazines.