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William Henry Goodson 1759–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1759

Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 29 Aug 1845

Death Location: Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Thomas Goodson

Mother: Sarah Riddle

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Josiah Goodson

William Henry Goodson was born in 1759 in Frederick, Maryland, United States, the child of Thomas Washington Goodson And Sarah Jane Riddle. William Henry Goodson had children including Josiah Goodson. William Henry Goodson passed away in 1845 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Henry Goodson was born in 1759 in Frederick, Maryland, United States, the child of Thomas Washington Goodson And Sarah Jane Riddle.
  • William Henry Goodson had children including Josiah Goodson.
  • William Henry Goodson passed away in 1845 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Goodson's Ancestors

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William Goodson
1759–1845
Birth Place: Frederick, Maryland, United States
Parents
Thomas Washington Goodson
1735–1815
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Jane) Riddle
1740–1816
Grandparents
William (David) Goodson
1705–1746
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Keziah (Elza Harris) Goodson
1705–1746
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Goodson
1647–1727
Sarah Pococke
1655–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Goodson
1607–
Mary Whidden
1614–1650

William Goodson's Descendants

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William (Henry) Goodson (25 Dec 1759–29 Aug 1845)
  1. 1. Josiah Goodson 1793–1870
    1. 1. William GOODSON 1813– m. Martha (Malinda) Molder 1816–1860
      1. 1. Thomas (J) Goodson 1839–1899 m. Mary (M.) Herrell 1848–1921
        1. 1. William (Robert) Goodson 1867–1947 m. Anna (Mae) Goodson 1873–1954

William Goodson's Timeline

3 Records

1759
25 Dec 1759
Birth of William Henry Goodson in Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frederick, Maryland, United States
1845
20 Sep 1845
Age 86
Death of William Henry Goodson in Carroll County, Missouri, USA
Carroll County, Missouri, USA
1845
29 Aug 1845
Age 86
Burial of William Henry Goodson in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1759
    Event Place: Frederick, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1845
    Event Place: Carroll County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1845
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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