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Comment: The ancestry site can't be used for notability (see WP:RSP) and the Golds Dragoon site appears to be a hobby site, an interesting one, but it's getting rather close to "personal blog" territory, and seems to fall short in terms of an independent reliable source. This leaves the Beers book, which looks good for this purpose, but really we need more than one such source, and ideally three. Being a historic figure then two reliable sources may get over the requirement, but I think some more work is needed here. ChrysGalley (talk) 10:47, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
Major Nathan Gold (1623-1694) was an English-born colonial American military officer, magistrate, landowner, and political leader in the Colony of Connecticut. A leading citizen of Fairfield, Connecticut, he served in the colony's General Assembly for approximately thirty years and was petitioner for the Connecticut Charter of 1662. He was also the founder of the prominent Gould family.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early Life
[edit]Nathan Gold was born in 1623 and immigrated to Boston from England in 1639. Gold then bought farmland in Connecticut and was elected Ensign of the Fairfield Train Band.
Career
[edit]In June 1655, the Fairfield Town Court selected him to represent the town in the General Assembly of Connecticut, a position he would hold for nearly 30 years[2]. When Connecticut sought a new charter from King Charles II, Gold was among nineteen prominent colonists who signed the colony's testimonial and petition. In 1657, he colonial government appointed him Lieutenant of the First Troop of Horse organized in Connecticut in response to the the growing tentions involving the Narragansett. This regiment would become known as Goulds Dragoons which he would continue to serve with.[3]
He married Martha Harvey and had one daughter. When Martha died he married Sarah Phippen and had 4 more children whom all outlived him.[4]
In 1670, Gold was recorded as Captain Nathan Gold and was considered the wealthiest inhabitant of Fairfield. In response to the Third Anglo-Dutch War in 1671, Gold was tasked with raising and commanding 120 men which elavated him to the rank of Major. During King Philip's War (1675–1678) was again was tasked with raising more milita men and equipping them with clothing, weapons, and horses. Gold at age 67 would finally retire from leading his men in battle.[1]
Gold died at his home in Fairfield on March 4, 1694. His son, also named Nathan Gold, served as lieutenant governor of the colony for fifteen years.[4]
References
[edit]- Beers, William A. (1882). ''Major Nathan Gold, of the Old Town of Fairfield, Conn.: A Summary of His Important Public Services in the Colony of Connecticut''. Bridgeport, Connecticut: William A. Beers.
- 1 2 Beers, William A. (1882). Major Nathan Gold, of the Old Town of Fairfield, Conn.: A Summary of His Important Public Services in the Colony of Connecticut. Bridgeport, Connecticut. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002053505450&view=1up&seq=7
- ↑ White, Elizabeth S. The Seeley/Seely Family, vol. 1. Fairfield, Connecticut: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1942. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/theseeleyseelyfa01whit.
- ↑ Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell (Godfrey) Mrs 1832- (1889). The history of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the settlement of the town in 1639 to 1818. The Library of Congress. New York, The author.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Perry, Kate E. The Old Burying Ground of Fairfield, Conn. Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1882. https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/Old_Burying_Ground_of_Fairfield.pdf
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