Middlesex County MA Archives Military Records.....Goodale /Goodell, Abner April 19, 1775 Revwar - Rosters ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ma/mafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com November 11, 2009, 5:16 pm "Massachusetts Soldiers And Sailors Of The Revolutionary War," From pg. 553: "Goodale, Abner, Marlborough, private; Capt. Cyprian How's company, which marched on the alarm of Apr 19, 1775 to Cambridge; service 16 days; company reported to have been dismissed May 4, 1775 by order of Col. Jonathan Ward; also, Capt. Silas Gates' company; pay abstract for service in Dec. 1775, and Jan. 1776; enlisted Dec. 1775; company raised in Marlborough, Southborough, and Northborough; also Capt. Gates's company, Col. Ward's regiment; return for mileage to and from camp, dated Dorchester, Jan. 13, 1776." From: "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War," pg 561: "Goodel, Abner, company return of Capt. Amasa Cranston's company [who was of Marlborough per his own records]; endorsed "1776," reported sick; company probably belonged to Col. Eleazer Brooks's regiment." From: "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War," pg 560: "Gooddell, Abner. Private, Capt. William Morse's company of volunteers, Col. Jonathan Read's regiment. Enlisted Oct. 2, 1777; discharged Nov. 8, 1777; service 1 month, 7 days, travel included, at the northward; company marched from Marlborough to assist army under Gen. Gates." Additional Comments: The above service record appears to have belonged to the following man named Abner Goodale /Goodell, from the documentation given by local histories: From: "History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex Co, MA," by Charles Hudson, 1862, pg. 371: "Abner Goodale married June 16, 1779, Molly Howe, daughter of Eliakim and Rebecca, born Sept. 28, 1757. She died Nov. 15, 1818. He died May 16, 1823, aged 68. He was in Capt. Gates' company and turned out on the 19th of April, 1775 and was in the campaign at White Plains. He served his townsmen in various offices of constable, assessor and etc. He was also deacon of the church." From: "History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA: from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861," by Charles Hudson, 1862, pg. 168: "Roll of Capt. How's company, which marched on the 19th of April 1775, to Cambridge, and were absent from home 16 days: Abner Goodale...Thomas Goodale..." From: "History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA: from its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861," by Charles Hudson, 1862 pg. 169: "Silas Gates commanded a company (perhaps of horse) comprising men from Marlborough, Northborough and Southborough, which were called out on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775. Elijah Bellows was 1st lieutenant, and Joel Rice of Northborough was 2nd lieutenant of the company. The men from Marlborough were as follows: ...Abner Goodale, William Goodale....As the organization at that time was imperfect, it is probable that the same individuals, in some cases, belonged to different companies; and as the companies were in service for different lengths of time, it is probable that some of them, on their company's returning home, entered the other company: this accounts for the same name, in two or three instances, appearing in different companies... From: "History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA: from its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861," by Charles Hudson, 1862 pg. 172: "There were various campaigns during the war, but the rolls are so confused, imperfect and defective, that it is exceedingly difficult to classify the Marlborough men who served in them. Some were called out for short periods. The following men were in different campaigns or expeditions... At White Plains were Capt. Amasa Cranston, Edward Wilkins, Abner Goodale, James Gleason, Josiah Wilkins, Robert Hunter, Silas Barnes, and Daniel Barnes." From: "History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA: from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861," by Charles Hudson, 1862 pg.217; "In 1803, a large committee, consisting of Benjamin Rice, Aaron Brigham, Lovell Barnes, Silas Felton, Stephen Ames, Daniel Brigham and Abner Goodale, submitted a report in relation to the schools, which was accepted by the town..." From: "History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA: from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861," by Charles Hudson, 1862 pg. 203: "Mr. Packard remained pastor of the first, and in fact, the only parish in Marlborough about 20 years, and the people were happy under his ministry. At length, in 1805, an unpleasant controversy arose on the subject of the site of their meetinghouse, which ended in the erection of two houses and ultimately in two parishes. During this controversy, Mr. Packard maintained a neutrality; though residing in the limits of the west parish, his sympathies were naturally with that portion of the town. It seems that both parties were desirous of retaining him, and he continued preaching at the old house until the new ones were ready for use. He was then requested to take a leading part in the dedication of the house at Spring Hill; that being the house built by the town. But Mr. Packard, being unwilling to countenance the removal of the house from the old common, said in a letter to the society in Nov. 1805, 'In the house where, at the time of my ordination, I expected to spend my strength, I shall continue my best services, God willing, till my afflicted people have time to change their situation.'' "Being called upon to dedicate the house, he said, in a letter dated Feb. 7, 1806, to Deacon Abner Goodale, Chairman of the committee of dedication, 'While the society remains in this tempestuous state, it appears to me a compliance with your request would naturally be followed with consequences seriously injurious to both parties in a social, temporal and spiritual view. I never covenanted with my people to assist them in injuring themselves." From: "History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA: from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861," by Charles Hudson, 1862 pg. 285; "List of the Deacons of the Churches, stating the time of their election and death, as far as they are known."Abner Goodale, elected July 3, 1794, died May 16, 1823, aged 68." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/middlesex/military/revwar/rosters/goodaleg978gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mafiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb