Nathan Gold (December 8, 1663 – October 3, 1723), was an American colonial leader and deputy governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1708 until his death in 1723.[1]
Nathan Gold | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor | |
| In office 1708–1723 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Treat |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Talcott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1663 Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Died | October 3, 1723 (aged 59) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 11 |
| Occupation | politician |
Early life
editGold was the only son of Major Nathan and Sarah Phippen Gold and succeeded to the paternal estate in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Career
editGold served the Colony in various offices. He was a chief magistrate at Fairfield, Connecticut in 1677 [2][3] He was Ensign of the Fairfield trainband in April, 1690 and Capt. in Oct., 1695. He was Deputy Governor from 1708 to 1723. He also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1712.
Personal life
editGold married Hannah Talcott on October 29, 1650. She was the daughter of Major John and Helena Wakeman Talcott, who were early founders of Hartford, Connecticut. He and Hannah had six children, Abigail, John, Nathan, Samuel, Hezekiah, and Sarah. Hannah died on March 28, 1696. He married Sarah Burr Cook about 1698. He and Sarah had five children, Sarah, Onesimus, David, Martha, and Joseph. His wife, Sarah, died on October 17, 1711.[4]
Gold died on October 3, 1723, and is interred at the Old Burying Ground, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
See also
edit- List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut
- Jay Gould financier, descendant of Nathan Gold
- Anna Gould socialite, descendent of Nathan Gold
References
edit- ^ White, David O. (2008-04-08). "Gurdon Saltonstall, Governor of the Colony of Connecticut 1708-1724". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Foreign correspondence, 1st series, 1661-1748". Connecticut State Archives. Vol. I. pp. 14a.
- ^ Pell, Robert T. (1965), "Thomas Pell II (1675/76-1739): Third Lord of the Manor of Pelham", Pelliana: Pell of Pelham, New Series, vol. I (3): 25–48
- ^ "Nathan Gold". Familytreemaker.genealogy. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.