Lydia (Sweet) Goodwin (abt. 1788 - 1835)

Born about 1788 in Cayuga County, New York

Wife of Jeremiah Goodwin — married about 1806 in Sempronius, Cayuga, NY

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1835 at about age 47 in Lake Ontario, United States

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Death

Death:

Date: 22 Aug 1835

Place: Lake Ontario

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Marriage

Husband: Jeremiah Goodwin

Wife: Lydia ? Sweet

Marriage:

Date: Abt 1806

Place: Sempronius, Cayuga, NY

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Census:

Date: 1810

Place: Sempronius, Cayuga, NY

Note: 1810 Census

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]

Child: William F Goodwin

Child: Daniel Sweet Goodwin

Child: Jesse M Goodwin

Child: Phineas Goodwin

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1. ↑ Sweet-2397 was created by Victoria VanAllen through the import of VanAllen 8 gen.ged on May 6, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S1061

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Likely related, and poss. sister of William Sweet, of neighboring household (Sempronius, NY) to Jeremiah Goodwin in 1810 Census; Father might be Wilbur Sweet--As 'Wilber', Cayuga Co., 1800 Census--who moved to Monroe Co. (1807-08)- note from ancestry tree

Note DI18699Biographical account noting Jeremiah Goodwin's (and wife, Lydia Sweet's) death. Both were lost "during a severe storm on Lake Ontario, August 22," in perhaps 1835. [Goodwin, James J., et al. "The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin", p. 407; Brown & Gross, 1891]

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

." [Goodwin, p.407]

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." [Mansfield, 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." [Mansfield, p.620]

sources: 

James Junius Goodwin, et al. The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias Goodwin. Brown and Gross, 1891.

John Brandt Mansfield. History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1. J.H. Beers & Co., 1899.

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