Jeremiah Goodwin (1784 - 1835)

Born 27 Jul 1784 in Litchfield, CT

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Sweet) Goodwin — married about 1806 in Sempronius, Cayuga, NY

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1835 at age 51 in Lake Ontario, United States

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Biography

Jeremiah Goodwin was born on July 27, 1784, in Litchfield County, Connecticut, to Jesse Goodwin and Abigail Mix. He married a "Ms. Sweet", (possibly Lydia) of Cayuga County New York, about 1805. He had four children by the time he was 29. He and his wife died on August 22, 1835, in Lake Ontario during a storm..

"Jeremiah Goodwin (Jesse 547, Jesse 546, Abraham 300, Nathaniel 44, William 4, Ozias 3), born July 27, 1784, in Litchfield County, Conn. ; removed to New York State, and is said to have married a Miss Sweet of Cayuga County, and resided near Oswego. He was captain of a sailing vessel, in which he and his wife were lost during a severe storm on Lake Ontario, August 22 (1835?).

Children.

555. I. Daniel Sweet, b. Feb. 21, 1806; m. Eliza Williams.

560. IL Jesse M., " Jan. 3, 1808.

561. III. Phineas, " Sept. 30, 1809; m. Lois A. Humiston.

565. IV. William, " Nov. 9, 1813; m. Chloe K. Fuller." ^[1]

Census

Date: 1810

Jeremiah Goodwin

Sempronius, Cayuga, NY

1 male 26-44 (Jeremiah)

3 males under 10 Daniel (4), Jesse (2), Phineas (1)

1 female 16-25 (Lydia ? Sweet)^[2]

Children

1. Daniel Sweet Goodwin 1806-1885
2. Jesse M Goodwin 1808-
3. Phineas Goodwin 1809-1859
4. William F Goodwin 1813-1886

Death

"... [Jeremiah Goodwin] and wife were lost during a severe storm on Lake Ontario, New York, August 22, (1835?)" ^[3]

Goodwin is uncertain about either the storm's date, or Mr and Mrs Jeremiah Goodwin's exact date of death, or both. The History of the Great Lakes, by John Mansfield, does not record a storm in August, 1835, but a severe storm later that year, on November 11, is said to have been one of the most destructive in Great Lakes' history.

"The season of 1835 wound up with one of the most terrific gales that ever visited the lake region and in proportion to the number of vessels employed caused a greater destruction of life and property than ever before. The wind was west southwest and it is said announced its approach like the sound of an immense train of cars. At Buffalo, the creek rose to a height of 20 feet floating steamers and vessels into some of the main streets crushing canal boats under bridges while on the west side of the harbor dwellings were swept away and the occupants drowned." John Brandt Mansfield. History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1. J.H. Beers & Co., 1899. p.619]

"The storm on Lake Ontario was very severe and the casualties large. ... The schooner Medora owned in Oswego from up the lake laden with wheat and walnuts went ashore at the mouth of Big Sandy creek and all hands were lost."^[4]

Sources

• 1810 U.S. Census
• The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin, by Goodwin, James Junius, 1835-1915; Starr, Frank Farnsworth. Published 1891, p. 407. https://archive.org/stream/goodwinsofhartfo00good#page/406/mode/2up/search/Abraham
• History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1. J.H. Beers & Co., 1899, by John Brandt Mansfield, p. 620.

1. ↑ The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin, by Goodwin, James Junius, 1835-1915; Starr, Frank Farnsworth. Published 1891, p. 407. https://archive.org/stream/goodwinsofhartfo00good#page/406/mode/2up/search/Abraham
2. ↑ 1810 U.S. Census
3. ↑ The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin, by Goodwin, James Junius, 1835-1915; Starr, Frank Farnsworth. Published 1891, p. 407. https://archive.org/stream/goodwinsofhartfo00good#page/406/mode/2up/search/Abraham
4. ↑ John Brandt Mansfield. History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1. J.H. Beers & Co., 1899., p.620

Acknowledgements

• Goodwin-3578 was created by Victoria VanAllen through the import of VanAllen 8 gen.ged on May 6, 2015.