Anna Thompson (Gerrish) Goodwin (1769 - 1856)

Born 6 May 1769 in Gerrish Island, Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Samuel Goodwin — married 12 Nov 1791 in Kittery, York, Maine

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1856 at age 87 in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States

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Biography

Date of Birth: 6 May 1769

Father: Joseph Gerrish

Mother: Anna Thompson^[1]

Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1791^[2]

Spouse: Samuel Goodwin of Berwick

Place: Kittery, District of Maine, Massachusetts

Solemized by: Solemnized by Rev. Joseph Litchfield

Anna's Residence: Kittery

Marriage Intentions Published: 30 Sep 1971, Certificated Granted: 8 Nov 1791, in Berwick.^[3]

Children all born in Berwick:

-Anna Thompson Gerrish, born 24 Nov 1792.^[4]

-Ichabod Goodwin, born 8 Oct 1794.

-Joseph Gerrish Goodwin, born 31 Jan 1797.

-Samuel Goodwin, born 13 Jan 1799.^[5]

-Hannah J. Goodwin, born 9 Jan 1802.^[6]

-Mary E. Goodwin, born 12 Jul 1803.^[7]

-Sarah E. Goodwin, born 5 Mar 1805.^[8]

-Olive Goodwin, born 11 Sep 1809.^[9]

-Daniel Raynes Goodwin, born 12 Apr 1911.

Death: 18 Sep 1856

Death Place: North Berwick, Maine

Burial Place: Goodwin Cemetery 31, North Berwick, Maine^[10]

Research Notes

• Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820, when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state. "Maine," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, accessed October 22, 2022.

-It is common for vital records during this time period to be recorded in the State of Maine.

Sources

1. ↑ Famous Kin
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", Kittery, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FX-KC9 : 14 January 2020), Film # 007595724, Image 156, Page stamped 100, Original Page 50 right-hand side, Marriage Ledger, 12 Nov 1791 Samuel Goodwin of Berwick and Anna Gerrish.
3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," Berwick, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BJ-J9YZ?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine. Film # 007724771, Image 590, Page 43, Marriage Intentions published 30 Sep 1791, Certificate granted 8 Nov 1781 for Samuel Goodwin of Berwick and Anna Garrish of Kittery.
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-RN9 : 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Golden, 1885-Goss, 1800 > image 1431 of 4813; multiple sources, Maine. Berwick, Copy of an Old Birth Record, Reference No. 43, 24 Nov 1972, Anna T. Goodwin.
5. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L974-W92W : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Gilman-Goodwin, 1810 > image 3821 of 3949; multiple sources, Maine. Berwick, Copy of an Old Birth Record, 13 Jan 1799 Samuel Goodwin.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8974-W9FB : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Gilman-Goodwin, 1810 > image 3859 of 3949; multiple sources, Maine. Berwick, Copy of Old Birth Record, 9 Jan 1802, Hannah J. Goodwin.
7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L974-W9NM : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Gilman-Goodwin, 1810 > image 3870 of 3949; multiple sources, Maine. Berwick, Copy of Old Birth Record, 12 Jul 1803, Mary E. Goodwin.
8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9974-W982 : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Gilman-Goodwin, 1810 > image 3891 of 3949; multiple sources, Maine. Berwick, Copy of Old Birth Record, 5 Mar 1805, Sarah E. Goodwin.
9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8974-W97B : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Gilman-Goodwin, 1810 > image 3938 of 3949; multiple sources, Maine. Berwick, Copy of Old Birth Record, 11 Sep 1809, Olive Goodwin.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82298406/annie-thompson-goodwin: accessed 15 January 2023), memorial page for Annie Thompson Gerrish Goodwin (6 May 1769–18 Sep 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #82298406, citing Goodwin Cemetery 31, North Berwick, York County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931).

• Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, Marriage record for Samuel Goodwin and Anna Gerrish, FamilySearch.org (Online Database).
• The Historical Magazine, 1868, Vol. 4 (2nd Series), No. 4, pp. 195, Google Books (Digital Library).
• Goodwin, John Samuel. The Goodwins of Kittery, York County, Maine (Orrin Sheller Goodwin, Chicago, 1898), Pages 39-49.
• Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 2, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1999), 186.
• Old Kittery and Her Families (Lewiston Journal Co., 1903) Stackpole, Everett S. Page 447.