Elizabeth (Goodwin) Blodgett (1729 - 1789)

Born 23 Dec 1729 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Harding — married 30 Jul 1747 (to 25 Dec 1768) in Charlestown, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1789 at age 60 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Biography

ELIZABETH GOODWIN (Martha, Mary, Faith, Maximilian, Edward) was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, December 23, 1729. She married there July 30, 1747, Capt. Thomas Harding. He died December 25, 1768, in his 49th year, and she married (2d) Capt. Seth Blodgett, son of Caleb and Sarah (Wyman) Blodgett. His will, dated December 12, 1768, devised to wife and children; to widow was set S. W. part of house; left wharf, 118 ft., barn 18 by 36. Administration to widow of Medford December 4, 1783. Samuel Lord, surety. She was admitted to the Charlestown Church November 25, 1764 (Wyman).

Sources

• Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pgs. 70-1, 132.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (4 December 2014), Edward Goodwin in entry for Elizabeth Goodwin, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0837130 IT 2.
• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (13 July 2016), Thomas Harding and Elizabeth Goodwin, 30 Jul 1747; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.
• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (13 July 2016), Goodwin, 24 Dec 1789; citing Death, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.