Ephraim Goodrich (1693 - 1771)

Born 21 Dec 1693 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Steele) Goodrich — married 10 Jul 1715 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1771 at age 77 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York

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Biography

Ephraim Goodrich

Origin

Ephraim was born 21 December 1693 at Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was a son of Ephraim Goodrich and Sarah Treat.

On further investigation, the published dates of birth of children of Ephraim and Sarah (Treat) Goodrich ^[1] are scrambled, yet can be reconciled with dates of death and ages at death and other genealogical factors:

1) The date of birth 27 Feb 1685/6 for Richard Goodrich is recorded at Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

2) The date of birth 03 Aug 1689 must be for son Thomas Goodrich, since Thomas and older brother Richard witnessed-signed the will of their uncle, Thomas Treat (1668-1713); son of maternal grandfather Richard Treat (1623-1693), on 13 Jun 1709, ^[2] when Richard was age 23 and Thomas would have been near age 20.

3) The date of birth 21 Dec 1693 was attributed to son Ephraim Goodrich, who died 12 Aug 1771 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York at age 77, so in this case the published date of birth appears to be correct.

4) The date of birth 21 Feb 1697/8 fits daughter Sarah (Goodrich) Butler, who died 06 May 1795 in the 98th year of her age. ^[3] She is the only known daughter named Sarah.

5) The date of birth 27 Sep 1701 fits son William Goodrich, who died 16 Dec 1787 at age 86. ^[4]

6) The date of birth 07 Feb 1705/6 fits son David Goodrich, who died 07 Jun 1779 in the 74th year of his age. ^[5]

7) The only remaining published date of birth, 03 Oct 1699, can be reconciled with son Gideon Goodrich, who died 09 Aug 1769 in the 74th year of his age, ^[6] if it is modified to 03 Oct 1695. In fact, a cursive number 5 can be mistaken for a cursive number 9 if the top of the cursive 5 appears to merge into the lower portion of the number, possibly due to ink smearing or poor penmanship with the less refined 17th century writing tools.

Unscrambling Dates of Birth of the Children of Ephraim-2 Goodrich and Sarah-3 Treat

Family

Ephraim married July 10, 1715 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut to Hannah Steele.

Death and Legacy

Ephraim died 12 August 1771 at Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ Pg. 37 - The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984
2. ↑ A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Charles W. Manwaring, vol. 2, pp 314-316 (1904): https://archive.org/details/adigestearlycon01manwgoog/page/n322/mode/2up
3. ↑ Hale, House and Related Families, Donald L. Jacobus, page 563 (1952).
4. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Vital Records, volume 1, page 69.
5. ↑ Hale, House and Related Families, Donald L. Jacobus, page 570 (1952).
6. ↑ Hale, House and Related Families, Donald L. Jacobus, page 562 (1952).

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File Number: 93H0-JS, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
• Pg. 37 and 42 - The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984
• Genealogical Notes Or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Masschusetts by Nathaniel Goodwin (1982), pg. 75

Acknowledgements

• GED file graciously provided to Whitney Rapp on 10/18/17 by Goodrich Family Association (http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org) for upload to WikiTree.