Sampler for Chester Goodale
ca. 1809
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Laura Goodale, daughter of Chester and Asenath Goodale, made this family record with its strawberry and vine border around 1809. Her mother submitted this sampler with her widow’s pension application, as proof of her marriage to Chester Goodale, a Revolutionary War veteran. Chester served for 15 months as a private in four different regiments from Connecticut and Massachusetts. For his service Asenath was awarded a pension of $50 a year. Note the needle in the lower right corner.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
National Archives Identifier: 1656127
Full Citation: Sampler of Chester Goodale; ca. 1809; Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File of Chester Goodale of Connecticut; Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1912; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/goodale-sampler, April 25, 2024]Activities that use this document
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