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Author: William Charles Descary
Pomfret, Connecticut Vital Records (Barbour Collection) was the key to finding my Revolutionary War ancestor, Jacob Goodell, Jr. (1734 – 1822). Jacob, Jr. married Mehetabel Goodell 3rd December 1, 1756. They had ten children. Three sons, Asa, Alvin and Ezra also served in the Revolutionary Army.
Records indicate Jacob Goodell, Jr. served as a private in the company commanded by Captain Stephen Brown of the regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee of the Connecticut Continental Line for the term of three years from April 1777 to discharge at Springfield, New Jersey in April 1780. He was at the Battle of Monmouth fought on June 28, 1778. His sons, Alvin and Ezra, served similar three year terms. At the time of enlistment Jacob, Jr. was age 43, Alvin was 18 and Ezra was 14. All three were at Valley Forge for the winter of 1777-78.
Asa, age 20, eldest of the three sons, served as a private in Captain John House’s company, 1st Battalion New Hampshire Forces, commanded by Colonel Joseph Cilley. The Battalion was in retreat from Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777 when they were ambushed at Hubbardton, Vermont. The little known Battle of Hubbardton ensued. The Barbour Collection indicates Asa Goodell, son of Jacob, Jr. and Mehetabel died July 7, 1777 (Was killed at Hubbardstown by the enemy).
In his later years Jacob resided with his son Alvin in Haverhill, New Hampshire where he appeared before Judge Ezra Bartlett of the Court of Common Pleas to apply for a pension under the Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818 and to document his service. Alvin testified to the dates and details of his father’s service. Judge Bartlett noted Jacob was “in indigent circumstances and in need of assistance for support from his country.” These were not men of means but rather common ordinary men who risked their lives for the cause. A Certificate of Pension (Invalid) was issued for a rate of $8.00 per month commencing on April 9, 1818. Invalid Pensions were awarded for physical disabilities incurred in the line of duty. Jacob Goodell, Jr. died July 16, 1822 in Haverhill, New Hampshire at the age of 88.
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