Oliver Cromwell Gould

Male20 April 1870–8 May 1953

Brief Life History of Oliver Cromwell

When Oliver Cromwell Gould was born on 20 April 1870, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, John Mead Gould, was 30 and his mother, Amelia Jenkins Twitchell, was 27. He married Grace Brown Chapman on 23 December 1898, in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Portland Ward 3, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States for about 10 years and South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1940. He died on 8 May 1953, at the age of 83, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Cromwell Gould
1870–1953
Grace Brown Chapman
1870–1963
Marriage: 23 December 1898
Alice Gould
1899–1988
Philip Chapman Gould
1900–1977
Alphin Twitchell Gould
1903–1990

Sources (24)

  • Oliver C Gould in household of John M Gould, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Oliver C. Gould, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Oliver C Gould, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 December 1898Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 2

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    1872 · The Amnesty Act

    Age 2

    A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 26

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Gold .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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