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Asenath (Goodenough) Van Riper (1794 - aft. 1887)

Asenath Van Riper formerly Goodenough aka Conant
Born in Hadley, Saratoga, New York, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married before 1821 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
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Died after after age 92 in Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Asenath GOODENOUGH / GOODENOW was born about 1794. She was the daughter of Arthemas GOODENOW (1763 - 1847) and Margaret MAGOON (1763 - 1852).

She was married to Abel CONANT before 1821. An 1860 census shows her married to John Van riper and living in Michigan. Note that there are records of her marriage to a John Vanriper.

Some information from Ancestry:

Illinois Marriage Index from Ancestry: Asenath Conant Gender:Female Marriage Date:2 May 1847 Marriage Place:Will, Illinois, USA Spouse Name:John Vanriper Spouse Gender:Male

The Illinois State Archives, in conjunction with the Illinois State Genealogical Society, created this marriage database using volunteers and staff to enter marriage records from public record offices across the state into a single marriage records index. License copies can be obtained from the county clerk's office or in some cases the Illinois Archives system. (Record furnished by Kathryn Parks in G2G)

  • 1860 U.S. Census from Ancestry [Source Citation

Year: 1860; Census Place: Benton, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M653_537; Page: 231; Family History Library Film: 803537]:

Acenath Vanriper [Asenath Vanriper] Age:70 Birth Year:abt 1790 Gender:Female Birth Place:Vermont Home in 1860:Benton, Berrien, Michigan Post Office:Millburg Dwelling Number:1722 Family Number:1682

Household Members: Name Age John Vanriper 70 Acenath Vanriper 70


Abel CONANT was born on 1 March 1782 and died on 5 September 1840 in Bainbridge, New York. He is believed to be the son of Amos CONANT (1737 - 1817) and his wife, Mary BOWERS (1743 - 1824).

Believed to have been the brother of Sally CONANT (note: one born 15 Jan 1760 and died 30 Jan 1769, but another sister was born in 1770 who died 1785 by the same name), Levi CONANT, Israel CONANT, Polly (CONANT) HENRY, William CONANT, James CONANT, Reuben CONANT, Betsey (CONANT) FOSBURY and Leafia CONANT
His father was known to have resided in Concord, Massachusetts; Westminster, Massachusetts; Halifax, Vermont; and Bainbridge, New York
Abel CONANT is believed to have been born either in Westminster, Massachusetts (his father was living there in 1777) or in Halifax, Vermont (family was living there in 1784).

Children of Abel CONANT and Asenath GOODENOUGH / GOODENOW:

  1. Rubiet Angeline CONANT (Born: 28 October 1821 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York); Married: Stephen PETTRIES
  2. Phoebe Adalaine CONANT (Born: 29 October 1823 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York; Died: 3 April 1855 in New Lenox, Will County, Illinois); Married: 13 April 1844 to Albert MUDGE - family moved to New Lenox in 1844 and to Cool Spring, Indiana in 1855, probably after Phoebe's death.
  3. Princess Caroline CONANT (Born: 20 February 1826 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York); Married: ? FERRIS
  4. Adelia Morgeaus CONANT (Born: About 1828 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York) - one source stated she never married
  5. Mary Eliza CONANT
  6. Franklin CONANT - Lived near Joliet, Illinois in 1887

In the 1870 US Census for Joliet Ward 6, Will County, Illinois, Asenath was enumerated with the family of her son Lorenzo Franklin Conant. She was listed as Asenath Van Riper, having remarried following the death of Abel Conant.

Sources


  • Frederick Odell Conant, A History and Genealogy of the CONANT FAMILY in England and America. Thirteen Generations, 1520 - 1887: Containing Also some Genealogical Notes on the Connet, Connett and Connit Families, (Portland, Maine, Privately Published, 1887), p. 540 - 541, Amos CONANT; digital images, (https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy00cona#page/540/mode/1up/search/Abel : accessed 10 June 2018)
  • 1860 U.S. Census from Ancestry [Source Citation

Year: 1860; Census Place: Benton, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M653_537; Page: 231; Family History Library Film: 803537]:

  • Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Illinois State Archives & Illinois Genealogical Society online [1], accessed 06/13/2006
  • Ancestry.com. A history and genealogy of the Conant family in England and America : thirteen generations, 1520-1887 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005
  • US Census of 1850
  • US Census of 1879
  • US Census of 1880




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