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GOSS, Abraham Sr.
1759 - 1847 (87 years) 
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Name GOSS, Abraham Suffix Sr. Birth 15 Nov 1759 Northumberland, Lucerne, Pennsylvania, United States 
[1] Gender Male WAC COMPLETED PROVO _TAG Reviewed on FS Death 11 Apr 1847 Osceola Mills, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States [1] Burial 14 Apr 1847 Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Headstones 
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Father GOSS, Johann Kraft , b. 6 Mar 1730, Betzingen, Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany Betzingen, Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germanyd. 1775, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 44 years) Mother HUGHLETT, Elizabeth , b. 5 Dec 1735, Betzingen, Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Betzingen, Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyd. 1810, Osceola Mills, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 74 years) Marriage 1757 Pennsylvania Notes - ~SEALING_TO_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 6 Nov 1986, PROVO.
Family ID F9977 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EMENHEISER, Elizabeth , b. 1774, Clinton, Allegany, Pennsylvania, United States Clinton, Allegany, Pennsylvania, United Statesd. 20 May 1821, Osceola Mills, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 47 years) Marriage 1785 Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States [1] Notes - ~SEALING_TO_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 1 Nov 1984, PROVO.
Children8 sons and 5 daughters Family ID F9870 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2022
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Abraham Goss's Marker
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Notes - served in Revolutionary War 1779, in Revolution War. The following was written by Mrs Herman L. Brown for thePhillipsburg, PA DAR when a bronze marker was placed on Abraham'sgrave. "Abraham Goss was a pioneer settler of Center and ClearfieldCounties, having settled here about 1802, when all was a wildernessfor five miles all around him. He resided with his parents inNorthumberland County prior to the Revolutionary War, was born inPennsylvania in 1765 [written in: 1762], a son of Elizabeth and JohnGeorge Goess. His father was born in Germany, about 1729, butemigrated to America in 1754, having set sail from Amsterdam. He was aClassical Scholar, proficient in not less than six or eight languages.After coming to this country, he dropped the first part of his name,as was customary, and it became George Goss. The mother of AbrahamGoss was also born in Germany about 1735. There was born to this unionthree sons. "Abraham was the youngest of these brothers, the two older beingGeorge Jr., born 1758, and Jacob, born 1760, both of whom enlisted inthe Continental Army and were killed in the celebrated WyomingMassacre. Abraham, who was then a lad of fourteen, as well as hismother and father, barely escaped with their lives by secretingthemselves in the laurel bushes. The Goss family were residents of theWyoming Valley during these trying times, the times that tried men's(and women's) souls. Those of you who are familiar with the history ofthe Massacre, know the dreadful atrocities which were committed by theTories and the Indians during, and following, this battle. Almost theentire population was wiped out of existance and all the earthlypossessions of these settlers were destroyed. You can readilyunderstand why George enlisted, although a man, at that time, nearlyfifty years of age, immediately after the massacre, in Washington'sArmy, as a Private in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment; his sons hadmade the supreme sacrifice for their Country's liberty. "Abraham Goss, although only a lad, also enlisted about the sametime as his father, in 1779, in the Second Pennsylvania Regiment,commanded by Col. Stewart, and served as a Fifer and Drummer for threeor four years. The Mother's heart, torn and bleeding, and with theanxiety that only a wife and mother can know, attached herself to thesame army as Hospital Nurse and Cook.Thus this noble family stood,united, in their Country's cause, giving their ALL, until the close,or very near the close of the War, when George, the husband and fatherwas also killed in battle. Then the mother, bereaved of his deathalso, went to General Washington's Headquarters in person, andkneeling before him, begged for her son Abraham's release as she hadalready given up her husband and two sons for the Country. GeneralWashington, the humane general he was, with tears in his eyes, grantedher request, so she and her son, penniless, having lost all theirpossessions in the Wyoming Massacre, started out to seek a living forthemselves. Many were the hardships they endured. They journeyed on,working by spells wherever They could find work, until they finallysettled near the present site of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. "Here in the process of time, Adraham Goss met and marriedElizabeth Emenheiser. Soon after marrying, he, with his wife andmother, moved west of the Alleghenies and settled three miles west ofthe present site of Philipsburg and one mile northwest of the presentsite of Osceola Mills. Here he opened up a large farm and raised afamily of twelve children, the thirteenth, and last child, died ininfancy, and the mother and wife died when he was born. The fathermarried a second time but no children were born of this union. "After the Revolutionary War, when the United States Governmentwas firmly established and commenced to pay pensions to the soldiersof the Revolution, Abraham Goss found considerable difficulty inestablishing his claim to such a pension. He made several attempts,spending time and money, but all to no avail. Finally he dreamed onenight that if he would go to Penn's Valley, east of the mountains at acertain place he would find living one of his old comrades in theArmy, a former member of the company in which he served as drummerboy, who would be glad to identify him. Strange as it may seem it isnever-the-less true that he found the man precisely according to hisdream, and through his testimony secured his pension and drew itregularly until he died. A copy from the records of the Bureau ofPensions states that his age was 67 or 68 years at date ofapplication; also that his claim was allowed. "Abraham Goss was much more than an ordinary man. He wasprogressive and enterprising, a leader in his neighborhood in allmatters of improvement. He raised his family quite respectably andstarted his boys on farms or, rather, wild land of their own. He was areligious, conscientious man, a member of the United Bretheran Church,and died in April 1847. the eighty-eighth [eighth is crossed out] yearof his life, and is buried here, in the "Old Goss Cemetery", theground for which was given by him for burial purposes. It is said thatElizabeth, the mother of Abraham Goss, is also buried in thiscemetery, having died in 1810[not sure - copy hard to read].The gravesof his father, George Goss, and the brothers, George Jr., and JacobGoss, which comprise the entire family, are all on the battlefield"unhonored and unsung". From the Commemorative Biographical Record of CentralPennsylvania written in 1898: After the War no trace of his father or brother could be found,they probably having been killed in battle, and Abram GOSS removedwith his mother to Bellefonte, PA, where he made a claim, but soldthat property after two years. About that time he met and married EmmaHISER [Emmenheiser??], and came to Clearfield county, purchasing whatis now known as the old Goss farm, comprising 200 acres of timber landnear Osceola. Clearing away the trees he developed the land intorichly cultivated fields, and there reared his family of seven sonsand five daughters. He aided the Colonies during the Revolutionary war and it is saidthat at one time he rode Gen Washington's. [Comm. Biog. Record ofCentral PA p.843] He develope two farms which he gave to Joseph andDavid. He died in Joseph's house. If you would like a more complete family GEDCOM please contact me directly. I welcome all serious researchers inquiries. served in Revolutionary War 1779, in Revolution War. The following was written by Mrs Herman L. Brown for thePhillipsburg, PA DAR when a bronze marker was placed on Abraham'sgrave. "Abraham Goss was a pioneer settler of Center and ClearfieldCounties, having settled here about 1802, when all was a wildernessfor five miles all around him. He resided with his parents inNorthumberland County prior to the Revolutionary War, was born inPennsylvania in 1765 [written in: 1762], a son of Elizabeth and JohnGeorge Goess. His father was born in Germany, about 1729, butemigrated to America in 1754, having set sail from Amsterdam. He was aClassical Scholar, proficient in not less than six or eight languages.After coming to this country, he dropped the first part of his name,as was customary, and it became George Goss. The mother of AbrahamGoss was also born in Germany about 1735. There was born to this unionthree sons. "Abraham was the youngest of these brothers, the two older beingGeorge Jr., born 1758, and Jacob, born 1760, both of whom enlisted inthe Continental Army and were killed in the celebrated WyomingMassacre. Abraham, who was then a lad of fourteen, as well as hismother and father, barely escaped with their lives by secretingthemselves in the laurel bushes. The Goss family were residents of theWyoming Valley during these trying times, the times that tried men's(and women's) souls. Those of you who are familiar with the history ofthe Massacre, know the dreadful atrocities which were committed by theTories and the Indians during, and following, this battle. Almost theentire population was wiped out of existance and all the earthlypossessions of these settlers were destroyed. You can readilyunderstand why George enlisted, although a man, at that time, nearlyfifty years of age, immediately after the massacre, in Washington'sArmy, as a Private in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment; his sons hadmade the supreme sacrifice for their Country's liberty. "Abraham Goss, although only a lad, also enlisted about the sametime as his father, in 1779, in the Second Pennsylvania Regiment,commanded by Col. Stewart, and served as a Fifer and Drummer for threeor four years. The Mother's heart, torn and bleeding, and with theanxiety that only a wife and mother can know, attached herself to thesame army as Hospital Nurse and Cook.Thus this noble family stood,united, in their Country's cause, giving their ALL, until the close,or very near the close of the War, when George, the husband and fatherwas also killed in battle. Then the mother, bereaved of his deathalso, went to General Washington's Headquarters in person, andkneeling before him, begged for her son Abraham's release as she hadalready given up her husband and two sons for the Country. GeneralWashington, the humane general he was, with tears in his eyes, grantedher request, so she and her son, penniless, having lost all theirpossessions in the Wyoming Massacre, started out to seek a living forthemselves. Many were the hardships they endured. They journeyed on,working by spells wherever They could find work, until they finallysettled near the present site of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. "Here in the process of time, Adraham Goss met and marriedElizabeth Emenheiser. Soon after marrying, he, with his wife andmother, moved west of the Alleghenies and settled three miles west ofthe present site of Philipsburg and one mile northwest of the presentsite of Osceola Mills. Here he opened up a large farm and raised afamily of twelve children, the thirteenth, and last child, died ininfancy, and the mother and wife died when he was born. The fathermarried a second time but no children were born of this union. "After the Revolutionary War, when the United States Governmentwas firmly established and commenced to pay pensions to the soldiersof the Revolution, Abraham Goss found considerable difficulty inestablishing his claim to such a pension. He made several attempts,spending time and money, but all to no avail. Finally he dreamed onenight that if he would go to Penn's Valley, east of the mountains at acertain place he would find living one of his old comrades in theArmy, a former member of the company in which he served as drummerboy, who would be glad to identify him. Strange as it may seem it isnever-the-less true that he found the man precisely according to hisdream, and through his testimony secured his pension and drew itregularly until he died. A copy from the records of the Bureau ofPensions states that his age was 67 or 68 years at date ofapplication; also that his claim was allowed. "Abraham Goss was much more than an ordinary man. He wasprogressive and enterprising, a leader in his neighborhood in allmatters of improvement. He raised his family quite respectably andstarted his boys on farms or, rather, wild land of their own. He was areligious, conscientious man, a member of the United Bretheran Church,and died in April 1847. the eighty-eighth [eighth is crossed out] yearof his life, and is buried here, in the "Old Goss Cemetery", theground for which was given by him for burial purposes. It is said thatElizabeth, the mother of Abraham Goss, is also buried in thiscemetery, having died in 1810[not sure - copy hard to read].The gravesof his father, George Goss, and the brothers, George Jr., and JacobGoss, which comprise the entire family, are all on the battlefield"unhonored and unsung". From the Commemorative Biographical Record of CentralPennsylvania written in 1898: After the War no trace of his father or brother could be found,they probably having been killed in battle, and Abram GOSS removedwith his mother to Bellefonte, PA, where he made a claim, but soldthat property after two years. About that time he met and married EmmaHISER [Emmenheiser??], and came to Clearfield county, purchasing whatis now known as the old Goss farm, comprising 200 acres of timber landnear Osceola. Clearing away the trees he developed the land intorichly cultivated fields, and there reared his family of seven sonsand five daughters. He aided the Colonies during the Revolutionary war and it is saidthat at one time he rode Gen Washington's. [Comm. Biog. Record ofCentral PA p.843] He develope two farms which he gave to Joseph andDavid. He died in Joseph's house. If you would like a more complete family GEDCOM please contact me directly. I welcome all serious researchers inquiries.
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Sources - [S555] Broderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), Tree #3248.
- [S555] Broderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1, (Release date: February 9, 1996), Tree #3248.
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