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Colonel John Goffe, eighteenth century New Hampshire, William Brown

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Colonel John Goffe, eighteenth century New Hampshire, William Brown

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284)

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non fiction

Main title

Colonel John Goffe, eighteenth century New Hampshire

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William Brown

Summary

Traces the life of John Goffe, a Colonial-era New Hampshire resident, and his involvement in the French and Indian Wars and contributions to Revolutionary and pre-Revolutionary life in the stateJohn Goffe was born 16 March 1701 in Boston. His parents were John Goffe and Hannah Parris. He fought in the French and Indian Wars. He married Hannah Griggs in 1722 and they had nine children. He died 20 October 1786. Focuses on his military career

Table Of Contents

Background, birth and Boston, 1901-1719 -- Londonderry, 1719-1734 -- Lovewell's campaign, 1725 -- Cohas Brook and Souhegan East, 1734-1744 -- Defense of the frontier, 1744-1748 -- Bedford, 1748-1750 -- Derryfield, 1750-1760 -- Goffstown, 1748-1761 -- Troubled peace, 1752-1754 -- Lake George, 1755 -- Fort Edward and Fort William Henry, 1756-1757 -- Another bad year, 1758 -- Ticonderoga and Oswego, 1759 -- Crown Point Road, 1760 -- Montreal and Crown Point, 1760 -- Business of peace, 1761-1773 -- Portsmouth, 1762-1766 -- Approaching the brink, 1767-1775 -- Revolution, 1775-1781 -- Last years, 1777-1786 -- Bibliography

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