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Marriage: Children:
  1. Orrin Doud Goff: Birth: 26 JAN 1826 in Hume, Allegany County, NY.

  2. Loretta A Goff: Birth: SEP 1831 in New York. Death: 1913

  3. John Quincy Goff: Birth: 1833 in New York.


Notes
a. Note:   Service Pension
 War of 1812
 Widow's Brief
 Claim No. 35210
 Act of M[] 72
 Original Case
 Chlorinda Goff, widow of Elisha Goff
 Post Office: Rockford, County of Winnebago, State of Ill.
 Attorney: E. W. Blaisdell P.O.: Rockford
 Application filed March 7, 1879
 Proof of identity. { I do not think that Rec [Bh]
 fits this claim (no 305517)
 Rej Dec 9, 1880, Insufficient data
 No pension previously applied for
 Wm. L. Cooke (Pension Searcher)
 Rej Bounty Land claim 305517
 HM [Halls] (Bounty Land Searcher)
 JE Carpenter (Examiner)
 Approved Decr 10, 1880
 [] T. Clements
 Delay [Re Res]
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 State of Illinois}
 Winnebago County }
 On this third day of March AD 1879, per-
 sonally appeared before me a Clerk
 of the circuit Court in and for the County
 aforesaid, Chlorinda Goff, a resident
 the city of Rockford in the County afore-
 said, aged 78, who being first-duly sworn
 according to law doth on her oath make
 the following declaration, in order to obtain
 the benefit of the provision made by the
 act of Congress, of Mar 9, 1878. That she
 is the widow of Elisha Goff, who was
 a private, in company --- commanded by
 --- in the war of 1812, & who served at
 the battle of Plattsburgh - who enlisted (as
 she thinks) at Sk[reu]sboro or Newtown in
 New York State, who was honorably dis-
 charged from said service & who died
 at Shirland, Winnebago County Illinois
 Sept 7, 1869. She further declares that she
 was married to said Elisha Goff on
 the 3d February, 1825, at Sullivan,
 Pennsylvania, & that she has remained
 a widow ever since the death of her
 said husband as aforesaid, as will [sworn]
 [petty] appear & proof [bereoitta] [teeueswilled], she
 also declares that she has not in
 any manner been engaged in or aided
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 or abetted the rebellion in the United
 States. She further appoints E. W. Blaisdell of Rockford
 Ill. her attorney in this case and agrees to pay
 him $10 for his services.
 Chlorinda Goff Seal
 Also personally appeared Ellery Wood and
 F. L. Taylor residents of the County afore-
 said persons whom I certify to be
 respectable and settled to credit, &
 who being by me duly sworn say that
 they were present and saw Chlorinda
 Goff, the applicant, sign her name
 to the foregoing declaration, they fur-
 ther swear that they have every reason
 to believe [poree] the [affearcern] of the
 applicant and their acquaintance with
 her, that she is the identical person
 she represents herself to be and that
 they have no interest in the pros-
 ecution of this claim.
 Ellery Wood Seal
 F. L. Taylor Seal
 Sworn to and subscribed before me
 this third day of February AD 1879, and
 I hereby certify that I have no interest
 direct or indirect in the prosecution
 of this claim. F. M. Butler
 Clerk of the Circuit Court
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 Widow says her husband Elisha Goff
 was [inferpsed] into the service at
 Plattsburgh as a teamster, for 21 days.
 They were there living at Castleton Rutland
 Co. Vermont.
  C. Goff (stamped Department of Interior Jun 6 1879)
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 {on letterhead from Dept of Interior, Pension Office}
 1812 El M Washington D.C. March 24 "1879
 Sir:
 In the claim fo 35210 of Chlorinda Goff
 as widow of Elisha Goff for a pension under act of
 Mch 9 "78 you should furnish the names of the
 Captains or other officers under whom the soldier
 served in the war of 1812, or the testimony of two
 comrades showing that the soldier served under the
 same Captain and at the same time with themselves
 or if possible the number of land warrant procured
 by soldier, it being impossible without such data
 to ascertain the service of the soldier
 Please return this letter with the evidence
 Very respectfully
 E.W. Blaisdell Atty [scribble]
 Rockford, Illi Commissioner



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