From the Fall River Daily Herald, March 7, 1899:
William L. Goff died at his residence on Mill street, in Assonet Village, Freetown, at 8 o'clock p.m. on the 1st inst., aged 91 years, six months and 15 days. William L. Goff, son of Joseph and Batsheba (Williams) Goff, was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Aug. 16, 1807. After Mr. Goff had served seven years and was master of his trade, he worked several years at the Assonet tannery, and while there, Dec. 19, 1830, he married Miss Phebe H. Evans, daughter of Joseph Evans of Freetown, and commenced housekeeping in the old Douglass house in Assonet. Later he removed to this city and worked 22 years for Asa P. French at the tannery on French's hill. While there he built a house and accumulated a handsome property. In May, 1862, he returned to Freetown, and a little later purchased the James Pickett estate on Mill street, where he lived until his death. Mrs. Goff bore her husband three sons. Mr. Goff had an iron constitution, and when he first worked in this city he walked back and forth between Assonet and this city, eight miles, daily. But hard work and exposure in the tan vats eventually caused rheumatism, from which he suffered severely for more than 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. Goff became members of the First Christian church, Assonet.
William L. Goff died at his residence on Mill street, in Assonet Village, Freetown, at 8 o'clock p.m. on the 1st inst., aged 91 years, six months and 15 days. William L. Goff, son of Joseph and Batsheba (Williams) Goff, was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Aug. 16, 1807. After Mr. Goff had served seven years and was master of his trade, he worked several years at the Assonet tannery, and while there, Dec. 19, 1830, he married Miss Phebe H. Evans, daughter of Joseph Evans of Freetown, and commenced housekeeping in the old Douglass house in Assonet. Later he removed to this city and worked 22 years for Asa P. French at the tannery on French's hill. While there he built a house and accumulated a handsome property. In May, 1862, he returned to Freetown, and a little later purchased the James Pickett estate on Mill street, where he lived until his death. Mrs. Goff bore her husband three sons. Mr. Goff had an iron constitution, and when he first worked in this city he walked back and forth between Assonet and this city, eight miles, daily. But hard work and exposure in the tan vats eventually caused rheumatism, from which he suffered severely for more than 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. Goff became members of the First Christian church, Assonet.
From the Fall River Daily Herald, March 7, 1899:
William L. Goff died at his residence on Mill street, in Assonet Village, Freetown, at 8 o'clock p.m. on the 1st inst., aged 91 years, six months and 15 days. William L. Goff, son of Joseph and Batsheba (Williams) Goff, was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Aug. 16, 1807. After Mr. Goff had served seven years and was master of his trade, he worked several years at the Assonet tannery, and while there, Dec. 19, 1830, he married Miss Phebe H. Evans, daughter of Joseph Evans of Freetown, and commenced housekeeping in the old Douglass house in Assonet. Later he removed to this city and worked 22 years for Asa P. French at the tannery on French's hill. While there he built a house and accumulated a handsome property. In May, 1862, he returned to Freetown, and a little later purchased the James Pickett estate on Mill street, where he lived until his death. Mrs. Goff bore her husband three sons. Mr. Goff had an iron constitution, and when he first worked in this city he walked back and forth between Assonet and this city, eight miles, daily. But hard work and exposure in the tan vats eventually caused rheumatism, from which he suffered severely for more than 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. Goff became members of the First Christian church, Assonet.
William L. Goff died at his residence on Mill street, in Assonet Village, Freetown, at 8 o'clock p.m. on the 1st inst., aged 91 years, six months and 15 days. William L. Goff, son of Joseph and Batsheba (Williams) Goff, was born in Rehoboth, Mass., Aug. 16, 1807. After Mr. Goff had served seven years and was master of his trade, he worked several years at the Assonet tannery, and while there, Dec. 19, 1830, he married Miss Phebe H. Evans, daughter of Joseph Evans of Freetown, and commenced housekeeping in the old Douglass house in Assonet. Later he removed to this city and worked 22 years for Asa P. French at the tannery on French's hill. While there he built a house and accumulated a handsome property. In May, 1862, he returned to Freetown, and a little later purchased the James Pickett estate on Mill street, where he lived until his death. Mrs. Goff bore her husband three sons. Mr. Goff had an iron constitution, and when he first worked in this city he walked back and forth between Assonet and this city, eight miles, daily. But hard work and exposure in the tan vats eventually caused rheumatism, from which he suffered severely for more than 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. Goff became members of the First Christian church, Assonet.
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