Background
Goold, Roy David was born on February 27, 1938 in Brockport, New York, United States. Son of Roy Elwin and N. Verna (Cook) Goold.
Goold, Roy David was born on February 27, 1938 in Brockport, New York, United States. Son of Roy Elwin and N. Verna (Cook) Goold.
Student, Rochester Institute Technology, 1959, 60.
Printer, compositor, lynotype operator, Rochester, 1958-1967; printer, public, Regal Printers, Brockport, New York, 1967-1970; professional genealogist, Brockport, since 1964; genealogist, Chief Executive Officer, Regal Lineage Associations, Clarkson, New York, since 1970.
Founder, charter member Western Monroe History Society, Brockport, 1965. Founding president Descendents of Lemuel Cook, 1971. Founder, president Risley Family Association, Clarkson, since 1978.
With New York Army National Guard, 1960-1966. Fellow American College Genealogists. Member Sons of the American Revolution, Empire State Society (chapter registrar since 1973, board managers, state historian 1980-1982, state registrar since 1983, Rochester chapter president 1987), New York Society Order of Founders and Patriots American (registrar since 1984), Society of Cincinnati State of New Hampshire, Society Descendents Colonial Clery Colonel Order Crown of charlemagne, Masons (Monroe lodge 173, secretary since 1995, past master, 1986, Random Access Memory (Hiram chapter 62), DeMolay (chevalier), Society Descendents of Founders of Hartford, Welles Family Association (life), Sons Union Veterans of Civil War, Sons of Colonial New England, National Society Sons of America Revolution, New England History Genealogical Society.