Lt John Goss was born 5 February 1748 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Philip Goss (1720-1804) and Hannah Ball (1725-1811) and died 5 July 1820 East Randolph, Orange County, Vermont of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Scott (1750-1851) 1772 in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
Biography
Morgan Horse Developer
Birth: Feb. 5, 1749 Lancaster Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Death: Jul. 5, 1820 East Randolph Orange County Vermont, USA
Generally credited, along with his brother David Goss, with owning the “Morgan Horse” after 1804 and with the development of the Morgan horse breed in Northern Vermont. Today regarded as the official state animal of Vermont, the Morgan breed of horse was widely used as a cavalry horse in the Civil War.
The first Morgan Horse was first owned by Justin Morgan in West Springfield, Massachusetts in 1792.
- Morgan Horse - Wikipedia
Affidavit of John Stearns, 14 August, 1841:
“I was at my father's house, and a man of the name of Abel Shorey, a skillful horseman of the neighborhood, was there also; when David Goss Jr., my cousin, then aged about seventeen, came up from his father's, distant about three-quarters of a mile, with a message to Shorey, requesting him to go to his father's (my Uncle David's) and trim a horse that uncle John Goss had just then brought over from Randolph, distant forty miles. I accompanied them, and at Uncle David's we found Uncle John from Randolph with a little heavy, handsome, active bay horse.
Uncle John said he was a Canadian horse that he had just got from Justice Morgan of Randolph. … Uncle John had lent Morgan the sum of forty dollars on occasion of the latter's going a journey to Montreal in Canada. Morgan obtained the horse, then four years old at Montreal, and being unable to repay the money on his return, disposed of him to Uncle John to pay the debt. Uncle John, who was no horseman, now brought him to his brother, my Uncle David, who was much of a horseman, in the hope that something might be made by keeping him for mares.
My uncle, David Goss, kept the horse through the season, working him on his farm, and putting him to the mares when they were brought; he also kept him through the next winter and the ensuing spring, when the foals were found to be universally excellent; Uncle John took him back to Randolph where he made his second season; the third season he was brought to St. Johnsbury, and stood at Uncle David's again.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alpheus Goss (1771-1856) | |||
| John Goss (1773-) | |||
| Asa Goss (1774-1843) | |||
| Ziba Goss (1776-1825) | |||
| Sally Goss (1778-1835) | 13 July 1778 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire | 21 November 1835 East Randolph, Orange County, Vermont | Abner Waldo (1775-1856) |
| Oliver Goss (1780-) | |||
| Cyrus Goss (1782-1864) | |||
| Betsey Goss (1782-) | |||
| Charles Goss (1784-) | |||
| Ebenezer Goss (1786-1852) | |||
| Fanna Goss (1788-) | |||
| Martin Goss (1790-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Goss (1749-1820) | 5 February 1748 Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | 5 July 1820 East Randolph, Orange County, Vermont | Hannah Scott (1750-1851) |
| Nathaniel Goss (1751-1824) | |||
| Sarah Goss (1753-1768) | |||
| Hannah Goss (1755-1827) | |||
| Phillip Goss (1757-1840) | |||
| Mercy Goss (1760-1790) | |||
| Abel Goss (1763-1825) | |||
| Levi Goss (1765-1826) | |||
| Sarah Goss (1768-1850) | |||
| David Goss (1770-1861) | |||
| Samuel Goss (1772-1856) | |||
References
- Goss Family of Ohio Story -
- Lt John Goss - FindAGrave #140563201
- Lt John Goss - GENI
- History of the Town of Claremont, New Hampshire... - Free on Google Books - (pg 314)
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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