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William Goodwin 1756–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 January 1756

Birth Location: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 17 July 1825

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Goodwin

Mother: Lydia Goodwin

Spouse(s): Lydia Samson

Children(s): Simeon Goodwin, Mary Russell, William Jr, Isaac Goodwin, Isaac Goodwin, Charles Goodwin

In 1756, William Goodwin entered the world in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Nathaniel Goodwin And Lydia Goodwin. William Goodwin married Lydia Cushing Samson, and had children including Charles Goodwin, Isaac Goodwin, Mary Ann Russell, Simeon Sampson Goodwin, William Goodwin Jr. William Goodwin passed away in 1825 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1756, William Goodwin entered the world in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Nathaniel Goodwin And Lydia Goodwin.
  • William Goodwin married Lydia Cushing Samson, and had children including Charles Goodwin, Isaac Goodwin, Mary Ann Russell, Simeon Sampson Goodwin, William Goodwin Jr.
  • William Goodwin passed away in 1825 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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William Goodwin's Ancestors

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William Goodwin
1756–1825
Birth Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Goodwin
1724–1771
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lydia Goodwin
1724–1801
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
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William Goodwin's Descendants

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William Goodwin (10 January 1756–17 July 1825) m. Lydia (Cushing) Samson (21 October 1762–15 December 1815)
  1. 1. Simeon (Sampson) Goodwin 1782–1847
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Russell 1792–1872
  3. 3. William (Goodwin) Jr –1821
  4. 4. Isaac Goodwin 1785–1785
  5. 5. Isaac Goodwin 1786–1832 m. Eliza Hammatt 1789–1877
    1. 1. John (Emery) Goodwin 1820–1822
    2. 2. Jane ((Mary)) Goodwin 1831–1894 m. Loring (H) Austin 1820–1892
      1. 1. Isabel (Trecothick) Austin 1854–1855
      2. 2. Rose (Standish) Austin 1860–1926
      3. 3. LeBaron (Loring) Austin 1853–1913
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Mason) Goodwin 1813–1875
    4. 4. William (Hammatt) Goodwin 1815–1862
    5. 5. John (Abott) Goodwin 1824–1884
    6. 6. Francis (Henry) Goodwin 1817–1832
    7. 7. Lucy (Lothrop) Goodwin 1811–1872
  6. 6. Charles Goodwin 1790–1791

William Goodwin's Timeline

2 Records

1756
10 January 1756
Birth of William Goodwin in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1825
17 July 1825
Age 69
Death of William Goodwin in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 January 1756
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 1825
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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