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"BANOLE HERO"

This webb site contains information on the History of the Goudey Family's of North America.

The ship is the "Banole Hero," captained by Joseph Goudey. Joseph was the son of Stephen who is the son of James Goudey. This is just one of many ships owned or operated by the "Goudey family" of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia during Nova Scotia's golden age of sail.

SMALL Personal INTRODUCTION

I was born: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and moved to Fredericton New Brunswick in 1972.

I decided to develop this small web site in 1998 while helping to organize the 1st "Goudey Gathering" in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia with Chuck Goudey. It still amazes me that was 13 years ago.

It was such an honour to be able to work with Chuck and Gordon Goudey on this incredible project.We were able to meet with relatives from all over the world. Some of these special people have now passed on like Gordon Goudey and Earl Goudey. I only hope the people who have attended still have some special memories of that 4 day event?

Over the past year I have been working on an electronic book covering the Goudey ancestory from George Goudey(1) to my daughter Jodi Lynn who would be the 10th generation of my line.Below please find a recap of the book introduction and 5 generations of research.

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FAMILY ANCESTORY"

Introduction to

“In Goudey we trust” A look back at how one of the Goudey Family’s of North America evolved.

Over the past 45 years I have been fortunate enough to have known and come to love many of my great grand parents, grand parents and Aunts and Uncles. They have shared numerous stories and adventures with me. This has given me a thirst for genealogy and the stories of our past. That is why I decided to do this brief booklet in the summer of 2011. It traces the unique early history of the Goudey family in general, then goes on to individually trace my 1st generation grand parents up to my 10th generation daughter in 2011. In between, there is some pretty interesting historical information for anyone having an interest in genealogy or history. Let us begin:

The original spelling of our name Goudey was "Gade" and is of Norse decent, appearing in writings as early as 780 AD. Another theory offered by "Jim Goudey" of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England is that, the Norsemen gave the name of "Godi or Hof-Godi" to their Temple Priest, who was for the most part also Chieftain. The Icelandic Saga’ The Burnt Njal' states" his was the only Civil and Religious Authority. Members of the Gade, Goude and Gauden's arrived with "William the Conqueror" at "Hastings" England to defeat the Saxons in 1066. Their were two Norman Knights of the Goude/Gauden family that fought with William. The Gawdy/Gowdey name was first defined by the Norse people as "Yard" which meant “enclosure" to them. Later it was understood by the Scots to mean "clip" or "fist".

The first recognized head of our family in Great Breton was the former Norman Knight, Sir Breuse Gawdy, who had been captured by the British at the battle of Gascon in 1352. After his release from prison he was naturalized and stayed at Suffolk England. Another Famous ancestor around this time was Sir Francis Gawdy, born in 1532, who while acting as the Queen Sergeant opened the case against Mary Queen of Scots. This trial was held at Fotheringay Castle in 1586. Sir Francis eventually went on to become Chief Justice. There were also 8 other Gawdy relatives that were given knighthoods by the Crown of England. They were: Sir Robert Gawdy, Knight 1439. Lived during the reign of Edward the 1V. Sir Thomas Gawdy, Knight, Harleston County of Norfolk England. He was Judge of the Kings bench. He also developed the Goudey Tortoise Coat of Arms. Sir Francis Gawdy, Lord Chief justice of Common pleas. Sir Henry Gawdy Knight of the bath to King James. Sir Anthony Gawdy, Knighted 23rd of May 1609 Norfolk England. Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy of Norfolk Knighted in 1597. Died 7th of May 1605.Buried at West Harling. Sir Charles Gawdy Norfolk, Knighted 26 of November 1613 and finally Sir Charles Gawdy of Crows Hall Norfolk Knighted 6th of July 1639. Aside from Knighthood the Goudey family also had a dark side in the early 17th century. Have you ever heard of Isobel Gowdy, Witch?

Isobel Gowdie was a Scottish woman who was tried for witchcraft in 1662. Her detailed confession, apparently achieved without the use of torture, offers one of the most detailed looks at European witchcraft folklore at the end of the era of witch-hunts.

A young housewife living at Auldearn, Highland, Scotland, and her confession painted a wild word-picture about the deeds of her coven. They were claimed to have the ability to transform themselves into animals; to turn into a hare, she would say:

I shall go into a hare, With sorrow and sych and meickle care; And I shall go in the Devil's name, Ay while I come home again. To change back, she would say: Hare, hare, God send thee care. I am in a hare's likeness now, But I shall be in a woman's likeness even now.

She allegedly was entertained by the Queen of the Fairies, also known as the queen of Elphame, in her home "under the hills." It is unclear whether Gowdie's confession is the result of psychosis, whether she had fallen under suspicion of witchcraft and sought leniency by confessing, or was she simply much smarter than her inquisitors. It is also unclear whether there was some truth to her remarkable confessions. Her confession was not consistent with the folklore and records of the trials of witches, and it was more detailed than most. There is no record of her being executed.

In 1955, retired English soldier Robin Green believed that he saw the ghost of Isobel Gowdie while camping alone in Auldearn.

Isobel Gowdie and her magic have been remembered in a number of later works of culture. She has appeared as a character in several novels, such as the biographical novels The Devil's Mistress by novelist and occultist J. W. Brodie-Innes, Isobel by Jane Parkhurst, the fantasy novel Night Plague by Graham Masterton, and Noches Paganas: Cuentos Narrados junto al Fuego del Sabbath by Luis G. Abbadie; Isobel Gowdie is also the subject of songs by Creeping Myrtle and Alex Harvey. Maddy Prior's song The Fabled Hare is based upon the spell quoted above. The Inkubus Sukkubus song Woman to Hare, from the album Vampyre Erotica is based on Isobel's statement, and quotes her words at the end of the lyrics. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie is a work for symphony orchestra by the Scottish composer James MacMillan.

A note from Pitcairn’s Criminal trials state the following: At Auldearn, in Nainshire, Scotland, the notable witch case of Isobel Goudey came before a tribunal composed of Sheriff of the county, the parish Minister, seven country gentlemen and two of the townsmen. She was a married woman, her age does not appear, but 15 years before, she had given her soul over to the devil, and had been baptized by him in the parish church. She belonged to a family of witches of thirteen families like herself, who had frequent meetings with the evil ones. They cured disease by way of charms. They could deprive cows of their milk and cause schools of fish to appear in nets. There was no mention at the end of the trail what these woman’s fate was but most likely the stake. There is no doubt in my mind that the some of the Goudey’s of the 21st century have inherited a few of the skills of Isobel from witching for water to preparing holistic medicines.

Please look up this Painting of Isobel Gowdie by Robert Ingpen, Born Believed to be 1632 Auldearn, Scotland, Died Convicted of Witchcraft in 1662, execution not recorded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isobel_Gowdie

Among the first known Goudey’s to have come to New England in North America were the Family who settled about Dover, Newcastle, and the Isle shoals in New Hampshire, whose names appear as early as 1710 and 1715. Amos Goudey, probably from the Newcastle family, appeared in the town York, in Maine, as a landowner in 1722. A James Goudey of New Hampshire was a married man at the time of the French War and was killed at the siege of Louisburg, (Nova Scotia). The records of Boston, Medford, Medfield, Marblehead, Taunton and Lynn show families of the name were in the town as early as 1712. Simon Gowdy a resident of Boston must have been born before the dawn of the nineteenth century. James Gowdy and Hill Gowdy were contemporary with this Simon Gowdy and were eventually his kindred. Some of these people were married and had children born in the towns mentioned, but finally moved to Connecticut and became heads of numerous families there.

"George Goudey" (1) was the first known descendent of ours living in North America that I can trace most of the off spring of James and Philip Goudey to. He had settled in Marblehead Massachusetts but was originally from Ulster Northern Ireland. He fought in the French and Indian Wars with the British as a Ranger. His name appears on two muster rolls. He was married to Elizabeth Morgan in 1736.Her grave is still in Marblehead Massachusetts.

Two of his three sons James and Phillip moved to Forchue (Yarmouth N.S.) in 1775, to start our Canadian link. Even though one would think the two would have been pro British because of their migration at the beginning of the American Revolution, they were in fact sympathetic to the American cause! I discovered this fact in a book called “Annals of Yarmouth and Barrington in the Revolutionary War". It notes that both James and Phillip helped American privateers escape from a British prison in Halifax. Because of this fact, they were given clear sea passage from American forces to the port of Boston from Yarmouth N.S. during the hostilities.

1842 was the year of birth of one of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia's most famous sons and our ancestor, "Captain Aaron Goudey". He eventually went on to become a Master Mariner and Ship owner. He was Director of the Yarmouth Exchange bank, Director of Arcadian Insurance Co in 1860 and Director of the Yarmouth Marine Railway. Most of Aaron's Goudey fortune was lost in the early 1920's through bad investments. No doubt, it was shortly after this that the words “In Goudey We Trust" all others pay cash, was first muttered by our Clan!

Two members of our Nova Scotia branch were also American Civil War participants. They were Charles Goudey, who while fighting for the 1st Massachusetts heavy artillery, was killed at the battle of Spotsylvania Court house in 1864. The second was Thomas Goudey, who while serving with the Northern Navy was made prisoner by the Confederacy and eventually died at Camp Tumblers prison, Georgia.

Moving to the 20th Century Earl Robert Goudey of 27 Queen Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia my father joined the Canadian navy during the Second World War. Earl was born July 27 1925 at Yarmouth to Harry R. Goudey and Sadie (Norwood) Goudey. Harry was the Manager of the Yarmouth Liquor store. Earl was in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves. During WW2 Earl served aboard 3 ships. HMCS Capilano, which was a River Class Frigate of 1445 tones. She sank in 1953 as Irving Frances at Jamaica. Earl served in 1944. HMCS Lauzon a Frigate of 1445 Tones, 8 officers and 133 crew members. She was sold as scrap in 1964. Earl served in 1944-1945. These Ships did convoy duty from St John’s Newfoundland to Londonderry Northern Ireland. His ship was also involved in a probably Submarine kill near Christmas 1944. Finally he served on HMCS Puncher an Escort Carrier of 14,170 tones. She was American built, loaned to the British Navy and manned by a Canadian crew. Earl was on the ship for the return voyage after the War in 1945. My Dad passed away at the Veterans wing in October of 2010. My Mother Marilyn (Miller) Goudey was an incredible cook, family manager and parent. She sadly passed away @ Yarmouth in 1994.

The trail of my ancestry and that of my Goudey clan came to Fredericton North, New Brunswick in 1972 with my wife Nancy (Jeffery) and me. I came to NB to work with the Bank of Montreal in 1972 but went on to hold positions at Beneficial Finance, University of New Brunswick, Post Secondary Education Training and Labour, Department of Finance and the NB College of Craft and Design as Director of Administration till 2007.That was the year I took early retirement.

Volunteering has been a big part of my life both during the working years and now in retirement. During employment I volunteered with the Fredericton Junior Chamber of Commerce as well F.D.S.A. as an Elite youth Soccer Coach for 16 years achieving a level 3 National NCCP certification. I also started and ran a Judo club for 5 years on the North side Fredericton during the 1970’s.Like all members of my family I have always had a love of sports playing hockey, tennis, racket ball, soccer, badminton, softball, martial arts and volleyball. I shared many of these unique sporting moments with my good buddy Vernon Currie formerly of Fredericton who has since moved to B.C. The Goudey’s have always had a competitive streak in them when it came to sports and my friend Vernon always brought out the best in that trait!

After retiring I was part of a team that started the first “Fredericton Region” chapter of C.A.R.P. in 2008. I also assist with programming for seniors at York Care home, Pine Grove Care home, V.O.N and Shannex Care Home. I have always had a passion for helping motivated energetic people find their path in life like all of my ancestors. I have had an interesting life but nothing has been more fulfilling then being a father. Since the birth of our Daughter Jodi Lynn in 1972 my life has had a deeper and more focused purpose. She is the 10th generation of our Family in North America and is a practicing Occupational Therapist in Middleton Nova Scotia as of 2011. She represented New Brunswick at Canada Games (Kamloops B.C.) in Soccer and was Female Athlete of the year at Fredericton High School. I leave it to her to pass on our long heritage to future members of our family.

To wrap up this overview of our Family may I say most of the "Goudey" families who settling around the Maritimes of Canada have done very well? From their unique story telling and sense of humor, to their love of children and family, they were, and are special people. Our Mantra has always been: “In Goudey we trust”. Honesty is paramount to being a respected member of our family. In Fact “Honestas” has been our Family Motto for over 400 years and is prominently displayed on our family coat of arms. I hope you enjoy following the lives of my Ancestors from the 18th Century to myself being the 9th generation since George Goudey (1st).

Generation 1

Grandfather: George Goudey 1st

Date of Birth: 1715

Place: Ulster Northern Ireland

Married Marblehead, Jan 15, 1736 to Elizabeth Morgan

Death: Before 1761

Place: Maybe old Burial Hill Cemetery Marblehead unmarked.

At his death his estate consisted of the following:

1 mahogany 4 foot table, 1 stand table, 12 glass pictures, 1 oval looking glass 1 pair brass candlesticks

Occupation: Mariner and soldier.

Brief details: Presbyterian. He enlisted May 8th 1728 in Col Samuel Glover’s company for the intended military expedition against Canada. Rank was not given. He served 20 days. He signed the Muster roll with an X meaning he was probably uneducated. Our name was spelled Goudy prior to this. After 1728 it was spelled GOUDEY. Then in Feb 12th 1759 he enlisted again. This was during the French and Indian Wars of North America. He was a soldier of foot in His Majesty’s Service under Capt Samuel’s Glover in Col Joseph Williams regiment raised in the Province of Massachusetts for the reduction of French Canada. He was a private. He entered service the 8th of May and served until October 12th. He served 5 months and 18 days.

Grandmother: Elizabeth Morgan

Date of Birth: 1712

Place: Unknown

Death: May 7th 1796, age 84

Place: Old Burial Hill. Marblehead Massachusetts. Check out this web site to see the grave marker.http://www.oldburialhill.org/between/between_row07a.html#goudey

This stone is erected by a daughter in honour of Mrs. Elizabeth (Morgan) Goudey.

Maiden Name: Morgan

Brief details about life: Upon her death she had acquired a mansion house and property in Marblehead. She had purchased this after George’s death.

Children: Name, DOB, Death and burial location.

George Goudey (2) Born Dec 25th 1759 Marblehead. No details available on death.

Philip Goudey (1st) Born Marblehead circa 1746. Historic records show he was born Feb 6 1766 but this is impossible. That would mean he would have been 9 years old when he sailed into Yarmouth with James. His first son was also born in 1768. He would have been a father at two years old. Philip moved to Yarmouth with Brother James in 1775. His date of death and burial site are unknown. James Goudey (1st) Born in Marblehead 1745. Married May 10th 1769 to Elizabeth Potter. Died Aug 20th 1829 age 84. (Buried at Frost Park in Yarmouth Nova Scotia)

Generation 2

Grandfather: Philip Goudey

Date of Birth: circa 1746. Historic records show he was born Feb 6 1766 but this is impossible. See above. That would mean he would have been 9 years old when he sailed into Yarmouth with James.

Place Born: Marblehead Mass

Married Sarah Main (relative of the founders of Maine) @ Marblehead. Date unknown.

Death: Unknown

Place:?

Brief details: Presbyterian. He moved to Yarmouth Nova Scotia in 1775 with his family and brother James. They settled on the shores of the Chebogue River where there were extensive tracts of salt march which offered winter fodder for his cattle and where the lands were better suited for farming then those of upper Yarmouth Town. In consequence this part of Chebogue became a great thoroughfare during these early years. Philip was a farmer and navigator. Sarah and he had 7 children. In the book the annuals of Yarmouth and Barrington in the revolutionary war written by Edmund Poole it states that Philip and his brother James were pro American during the American Revolution. In fact they assisted freeing US prisoners from a jail in Halifax during March of 1779 and thus were given free passage to the Port of Boston from the port of Forchue (old name for town of Yarmouth N.S.)

Grandmother: Sarah Main

Daughter of John and Sarah Main

Date of Birth: January 26 1746

Place Born: Marblehead, Massachusetts Death:?

Place:?

Maiden Name: Main

Brief details about life: The main family was of Scotch Ancestry with excellent linage. A family of this name settled in York Maine as early as 1693. They probably settled in the area of the town know as Scotland Parrish. The Main family of Marblehead was of the same stock. Some of the families at Saco moved to Marblehead during the French and Indian wars in 1759. The State of Maine was named after the main family.

Children: Name, DOB, Death and burial location.

Phillip born in 1768, died young and unmarried. John born in 1770, Marblehead. Lena born in 1777 @ Yarmouth. George was born Marblehead June 7 1759.

James born probably in Yarmouth March 31st 1781. He had a son named George. George’s daughter was Thankful Goudey.

Thomas Morgan Goudey, born Yarmouth, Aug 7, 1775 and died 1853. Married Elizabeth Harris. He died 1853, Yarmouth. He and Elisabeth are buried @ Mountain Cemetery.

Then the final 3 children were: Sarah born Aug 7 1775 (must have been Thomas’s twin sister), Deliverance Morgan who married Thomas Pierce and Hannah who eventually married Thomas Jenkins. No further details available.

Generation 3

Grandfather: Thomas Morgan Goudey

Date of Birth: Aug 7 1775. He was a twin.

Place: Yarmouth Nova Scotia

Married: Elizabeth Harris

Death: Dec 30, 1853 at the age of 78

Place: Yarmouth. Buried originally at Frost Park but moved to Mountain cemetery west, 1865. The first person to be buried in Mountain cemetery was 1861. Yet Thomas died in 1853. So he was actually the oldest deceased person in mountain cemetery because he died 8 years before it opened!

Brief details: None available.

Grandmother: Elizabeth Harris

Date of Birth:?

Place:?

Death: Dec 18th 1865

Place: Buried at Mountain cemetery.

Maiden Name: Harris

Brief details about life: She was a fantastic mother and had 7 children.

Children: Name, DOB, Death and burial location.

Andrew born July 28 1801.

James born 1803

Ashel. No info available.

Aaron Goudey (1st) Born Yarmouth 1815. Married Ellen Crosby.

Thomas. Not sure when he was born but passed away March 1885.

Sarah M. She was their only Daughter. Born 1818 and was married to Thomas Foulis October 1839.She died Feb 9 1854 at 36 years of age.

Israel. He died December 1844 in Barcelona Spain after being injured aboard the Brigantine Spray. He is buried in Barcelona Spain.

Generation 4

Grandfather: Captain Aaron Goudey

Date of Birth: 1815

Place: Yarmouth

Death: May 24th, 1883

Burial Place: Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery

Brief details: He was a master mariner and ship owner. He owned 13 schooners, 5 brigantines, 2 Briggs, 9 Barks, 5 ships and 2 Steamers. He was partner in Marine Insurance Company in 1837 @ Yarmouth NS and Director of Acadian Insurance co from 1858-1879.He was also president of electric telegraph in 1865. Director of Yarmouth Exchange bank in 1874 and 1879.This was where the BMO is today on Main street in Yarmouth. He was President and part owner of the Commercial Wharf Company in 1866. Finally he was Director of the Yarmouth Marine Railway in 1880.

Grandmother: Ellen G. Crosby

Date of Birth: 1819

Place: Yarmouth

Death: Nov 1890 @ 71 years of age

Place: Yarmouth Mountain cemetery.

Maiden Name: Crosby

Brief details about life:

Children: Name, DOB, Death and burial location.

Captain Fredrick Goudey: Died Port of Spain Trinidad Oct 2 1887.This was listed in the Yarmouth telegraph Nov 4th 1887.

Laliah. Goudey: Born 1845 and died Dec 23 1912.

Arthur F.: Married Urethra Perry.

Annie Laurie: She married Charles W. Kitchen and moved to Ontario early in their marriage.

Ellen M. Goudey: (1852-1853) she only lived 15 months.

Aaron Jeffery Goudey: Born 1847 and died in 1911. He married Mary Hanna Hersey January 13, 1873.

Herbert P: (1849-1929) Married Catherine Gaudet

Wilfred Goudey. Couldn’t find any information.

Obituary May 23th 1883 Captain Aaron Goudey

At Yarmouth on the 23rd after a distressing illness Aaron Goudey Esq. aged 67 years passed away. Mr. Goudey has long been known as one of our leading merchants and ship owners. He was for many years the Director of the Exchange Bank of Yarmouth and Acadia Insurance.

Generation 5

Grandfather: Aaron Jeffery Goudey

Date of Birth: 1847

Place: Yarmouth

Married: Mary Hanna Hersey on January 13 1873

Death: July 4th, 1911

Burial Place: Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery

Brief details: Very few details. He worked at the Boston Boat Wharf. He died at his residence @ 16 Tooker Street of Asthma.

Grandmother: Mary Hanna Hersey

Date of Birth: 1847

Place: Yarmouth,NS

Death: March 12 1921

Burial Place: Mountain Cemetery

Maiden Name: Hersey

Children: Name, DOB, Death and burial location.

Reginald Fletcher Goudey: I personally knew Uncle Reg for a short time when I was a child. He was born Aug 4 1889. He lived in Brookline Mass. He was an RN.

Bertha Temple Goudey: Born Nov 30 1873. She was a music professor and played the organ in Church.

Ada Hazleton Goudey Porter: Born June 21st 1879. Teacher at Milton school most of her life.

Alice Maude Goudey: Born Sept 29, 1880. She was also a music professor but taught out of her home. She passed away on William Street across form the current location of Huskilson’s Funeral home in Yarmouth. She was a sweet person and waited on her sisters hand and foot.

Blanch Goudey: Born Aug 23 1884. Died 1957. I knew Aunt Blanch briefly. I would have been 6 when she died. She was a typesetter for the Yarmouth Herald Newspaper. She was a tall thin lady. She lived at 31 Porter Street in Yarmouth with Aunt Bell and Uncle Charles Heckman.

Bell Goudey Heckman: Born Oct 9 1881. Clerk at store on Church Hill in Yarmouth. She passed away in 1954 at 74. I knew her for a short time. She was a wonderful Aunt.

Nellie Goudey: She married Lemeul Crosby and died in 1938

Harry Neuton Goudey: Born on July 21st 1867 @ Yarmouth, NS. Passed away in 1952.He lived on Hawthorn Street Yarmouth during his early life. He was officially a lobster tester at Robert Simpson Company of Yarmouth.

Obituary Yarmouth Herald July 4th 1911

Aaron Jeffery Goudey, the well known agent for the shipping of Lobsters and Berries to the Boston market returned from that city on Monday complaining of feeling ill. His physician was summoned who gave him every attention but all was in vain as he rapidly grew worse becoming unconscious and passed away at 11:00 on Sunday evening. Mr. Goudey was the second son of the late Captain Aaron Goudey and was about 62 years of age. He leaves a widow, 6 daughters and 2 sons.

Information on Generations 6-10 will available soon in my electronic book if you are interested. Email me for a copy at gowdpower@rogers.com

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