218 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



An excellent portrait of Mr. Gould, taken at that time, when he 

 was at his best physically, was published last year as a frontispiece 

 to the September number and is to be found in the bound volume 

 of our report for 1895 opposite pag-e 301. 



Freeman G. Gould was a native of the state of Maine, town of 

 Embden, where he was born on the 27th day of Julj'^, 1833. He 

 passed the first twenty-two years of his life on a farm in that local- 

 ity, coming- to Minnesota in 1835. In the year 1858, he built himself 

 a house in Mannanah, Meeker County, at that time the frontier of 

 settlement, and the saine year married Mary S. Caswell, who as his 

 widow survives hiiu, and ^vho as an active worker in connection w^ith 

 our society is well known to all the older members. 



At the outbreak of hostilities by the Indians in 1862, Mr. Gould 

 became at once engaged as a volunteer in fighting them. A little 

 later he became a regularly enlisted soldier in Company D, Second 

 Minnesota Cavalry, holding the position of sergeant. He continued 

 with this organization till the regiment was mustered out in Decem- 

 ber, 2d, 1865, its service being altogether in this state or on the 

 plains west protecting the frontier from the Indians. 



In 1866, Mr. Gould established his house in Excelsior, where he re- 

 resided thereafter continuously up to the time of his decease. He 

 embarked at once in the nursery business in which he continued 

 till a few years since he constructed the Excelsior Greenhouses, to 

 the care of which he devoted his time largely the last few years 

 of his life. Mr. Gould held many offices of trust in the village 

 where he resided and had and deserved the confidence of all who 

 knew him. 



In his death our society loses a staunch and true supporter. 



A man of strong character, pure principles and practice and 



of profound convictions, reinforced by excellent judgment and 



a native ability to impress his views upon others, his influence 



was large and far reaching. While his outward form is laid 



away, his influence and the memory of him remain a precious 



legacy most enduring in the hearts and lives of those he leaves 



behind. Loyal to his friends, always faithful and true aijd kind 



hearted to all, we may well recall and cherish his many 



manly and rugged virtues. — Sec'y- 



