Martha (White) Goode (1788 - 1874)

Born 11 Nov 1788 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Edward Goode Jr — married 18 Feb 1808 in Philadelphia, Pa

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1874 at age 85 in St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Martha was a Friend (Quaker)

Martha White, child of Joseph White and Mary White, was born on 11 November 1788 in Bucks, Pennsylvania per Buckingham MM minutes.^[1]

In the 1850 census, Martha (age 61) was in Park, St Joseph, Michigan, United States.^[2]

In the 1870 census, Martha Good (age 82), At Home, was in White Pigeon, St Joseph, Michigan.^[3]

Martha died in January 1874 and was buried in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 2189 #2572890 : subscription required, accessed 5 December 2022)

   Name	Martha White
   Event Type	Birth
   Birth Date	11 Nov 1788
   Birth Date on Image	11 1788 Eleventh
   Birth Place	Bucks, Pennsylvania
   Father	Joseph White
   Mother	Mary White
   Monthly Meeting	Buckingham Monthly Meeting
   Yearly Meeting	Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
   Meeting State	Pennsylvania
   Meeting County	Bucks

2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census". Year: 1850; Census Place: Park, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: 362; Page: 380a. Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 8054 #3250295 (accessed 12 October 2021)

   Name	Martha Good [Gould]
   Gender	Female
   Age	61
   Birth Year	abt 1789
   Birthplace	Pennsylvania
   Home in 1850	Park, St Joseph, Michigan, USA
   Line Number	21
   Dwelling Number	15
   Family Number	15
   Household Members Age	Edward Good 70 Martha Good 61 Almira Good 38

3. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Pigeon, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: M593_700; Page: 332B, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 7163 #26181366 : subscription required, accessed 5 December 2022)

   Name	Martha Good
   Age in 1870	82
   Birth Date	abt 1788
   Birthplace	Pennsylvania
   Dwelling Number	32
   Home in 1870	White Pigeon, St Joseph, Michigan
   Race	White
   Gender	Female
   Post Office	White Pigeon
   Occupation	At Home
   Inferred Children	Almira Good
   Household Members (Name) Age	Elias S Swan 76 Jane H Swan 56 Fanny Charity 17 Martha Good 82 Almira Good 58

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Elias S Swan	M	76	Retired Lumberman	New York
   Jane H Swan	F	56	Keeping House	Pennsylvania
   Fanny Charity	F	17	Domestic Servant	Canada
   Martha Good	F	82	At Home	Pennsylvania
   Almira Good	F	58	At Home	Pennsylvania

4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current". Ancestry Record 60525 #68666115 (accessed 12 October 2021)

   Name	Martha Good
   Gender	F (Female)
   Birth Date	1789
   Birth Place	Pennsylvania, United States of America
   Death Date	Jan 1874
   Death Place	St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States of America
   Cemetery	Riverside Cemetery
   Burial or Cremation Place	Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States of America
   Has Bio?	Y
   Spouse	Edward Good
   Children	Hannah Ann Moore, Mary McMurtrie, Almira Good, Jane H Swan
   URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115653201/martha-good