History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts, by Seth Chandler, Shirley, MA,1883
GOULD
Savage reports several immigrant families of this name, among the New England settlers previous to 1700, in his Genealogical Dictionary. One of the earliest and most prominent of these was Zaccheus Gould, who was born about the year 1589, came to America about the year 1638, and settled at Ipswich [Topsfield], where he d. in 1679. He had five children, of whom the youngest only was a son: John b. June 10, 1635, who m. Sarah Baker, Oct 12, 1660, and who d. Jan. 26, 1709. He had eight children, among whom was Samuel, b. March 9, 1669, m. Margaret Stone, April 20, 1697, r. at Boxford, and d. 1724, had nine children, among whom was:

Gould, Jonathan, 4 (Samuel, 3 John, 2, Zaccheus, 1) b. Aug. 25, 1709, m. Lydia Smith, pub. May 3, 1730. He lived in what became the town of Shirley, as early as 1747, as he was one of the petitioners of that year for the establishment of the new town, and he d. in Shirley, Oct 7, 1758; Lydia, his wife, d. Sept. 28, 1758. He had seven children:
JONATHAN, b. July 24, 1731, d. 1758
LYDIA, b. Dec. 21, 1732, m. Amos Atherton, May 4, 1758
MARY, b. Jan. 1, 1735, m. Obadiah Sawtell, pub. May 26, 1756, d. at Shirley, Feb. 14, 1773
MARGARET, b. April 16, 1737.
SAMUEL, baptized Dec. 23, 1739, m. Elizabeth Farwell of Shirley, and after a residence of some six years in Shirley, removed to Lunenburg. He had six children.
ZACCHUES, baptized April 25, 1742
DANIEL, baptized May 27, 1744.
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The Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg
Jonathan Gould ye son of Jonathan Gould, and Lydia, his wife, born July ye 24th 1731
Lydia Gould ye davghter of Jonathan Gould and of Lydia his wife born December ye 21th 1732
Mary Gould davghter of Jona th Gould & of Lydia his wife born Janvary 1th 1734/5
Margarate Gould the daughter of Jonathan Gould & of Lydia his wife, was born April ye 16th 1737
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Name: Jonathan GOULD
Death Date: Oct. 7, 1758
Burial Place: Shirley
Source: Vital Records of Shirley
Complete Record: GOULD, Jonathan, Oct. 7, 1758.

Groton, Massachusetts Vital Records
JONATHAN GOULD died Oct. 7, 1758.
Lydia, his wife,died Sept. 28, 1758.