David Longfellow (1751 - 1787)

Born 16 Dec 1751 in Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Husband of Olive (Gooch) Kelley — married 22 Jan 1779 in Machias, Lincoln, District of Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 1787 at about age 35 in Machias, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private David Longfellow served with Lincoln County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

David Longfellow is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A200035.

David Longfellow, a patriot of the American Revolution, ^[1] was born, reportedly at Nottingham, New Hampshire, 16 Dec 1751, the son of Jonathan Longfellow and Mercy Clark; died at Machias, Maine, after 16 Oct 1787, when he dated his will, and before 24 Nov 1787, when his will was entered into probate; ^[2] married at Machias, 22 Jan 1779, Olive Gooch, ^[3] baptized at Biddeford, Maine, 19 May 1754, the daughter of Benjamin Gooch and Deborah Murch of Machias; died 1810-1817. After David's death, Olive married (2) John Kelley as his second wife. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2020-10-04), "Record of David Longfellow", Ancestor # A200035.
2. ↑ Edited by Ruth Gray, Joseph Cook Anderson II, Lois Ware Thurston, C.G., et al, Maine Families in 1790 (Maine Genealogical Society, Picton Press, Rockport, ME), Vol. 8, p. 308
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48P-D9Q : 10 February 2018), Dav. Longfellow and Olive Gooch, 22 Jan 1779; citing , reference 1; FHL microfilm 11,562.
4. ↑ Leonard F. Tibbetts and Darryl B. Lamson, Early Jonesborough Families of Washington County, Maine (Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, April 2004), p. 231
5. ↑ Memorial of the Centennial Anniversary of the Settlement of Machias (C.O. Furbush, Machias, 1863), p. 163
6. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q571-6XY3 : 29 August 2019), David Longfellow, 23 Jun 1777; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140758.