Goffe, Joseph, 1766-1846

Joseph Goffe (1766-1846) was born in Bedford, N.H. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1791, and was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at Sutton (later Millbury), Mass. in 1794, and was dismissed from that church in 1830. His published works include: The Flaming Sword...(Worcester, 1816); Incapable of Vindication...(Worcester, 1817); Spirits in Prison...(Worcester, 1803); and others.

Rev. Goffe married, on 20 December 1796, Elizabeth Waters (1771-1839), the daughter of Ebenezer and Mary Adams Waters. They had five children, including Ebenezer Waters (1799-1872), Joseph (1804-1847), and Eliza (1808-1859).

Ebenezer Waters (1739-1808), a surveyor, was born in Sutton, Mass., on 3 July 1739. He married, on 10 December 1767, Mary Adams (1748-1771). About 1804, he married Polly (later known as Mary) Clough ( -1833), the daughter of William Clough (1716- ) and the granddaughter of Benjamin Clough ( -1744). Ebenezer died, in Boston, Mass., on 2 February 1808.

From the description of Papers, 1721-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191259377