Happy Thanksgiving!
In honor of the holiday, I present to you a mother and daughter with an appreciative pair of names: Thankful and Grateful.
These two were part of the late-18th century Gould family of Winchester, New Hampshire. The family consisted of husband Thomas Gould (born in 1753), wife Thankful Gould (b. 1751), and their three children: Grateful Gould (b. 1783), Thomas Gould (b. 1785), and Sylvia Gould (b. 1789).
I don’t know why their first daughter was named “Grateful” as opposed to “Thankful,” but I’m grateful she was, because I had fun spotting these names in the records. :)
Sources:
- Gould, Benjamin Apthorp. The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield. Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols., 1895.
- Thankful Amsden Gould – Find a Grave