Gove, James (1807-1903)
- Name:
- Gove, James (1807-1903)
- Born:
- 11/30/1807
- Birthplace:
- Weare, NH
- Died:
- 1903
- Death Location:
- Weare, NH
- Residence:
- Weare, NH-- born and raised
Danvers, MA -- resided for a few years "as a young man... engaged in the market business"
Weare, NH -- returned after Massachusetts; resided in Weare for the remainder of his life. - Occupation:
- Farmer
- Father:
- Gove, Moses
- Mother:
- Gove,
- Spouse:
- McKellips, Lura (1)
- Children:
- 6 children:
Gove, Janet Hannah (1835-78; Weare, NH; m. Nathaniel Peaslee; several children)
Gove (male) (c.1839-; Weare, NH)
Gove, Nelson H. (c.1842-; res. Sutton, NH)
Gove, Rosella (c.1846-; m. J. S. Maxfield of Goshen, NH)
Gove, Clara E. (c.1848-; m. __ Smith of Weare, NH)
Gove, D[on]sella (m. W. O. Chase of Hillsborough, NH) - Notes:
- M. Lura McKellips of Bradford, VT, 1834; d.1856.
At the time of his death (1903), James Gove was the oldest person in the town of Weare (95 years old).
Said to have built his Weare, NH, house by himself.
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