Nathan Goodrich (1745 - 1806)

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Nathan was born in 21 SEP 1745. ^[1]

Died 30 MAY 1806. ^[2]

Residence Hancock, Massachusetts. ^[3]

"Nothing is known of him farther than that he joined the Shakers, about 1785, where he remained until his death; it is not known whether his wife joined with him or not, but it is quite certain that his children did". ^[4]

Note: This last statement is contradicted by the fact that Case has Nathan's oldest son Nathan married and had fourteen children. If these children are "attached" to the proper father then he certainly was not a Shaker. The Shakers practiced celibacy.^[5]

Clarification: There is a Nathan Goodrich, b 1745, included on the Hancock Shaker list; it indicates an estimated joining year of 1781, long after this Nathan had had his children. There are many Goodriches included in their membership list, including a Hannah Goodrich "mother," born 1752 who joined in 1780.

Marriage 08 JUN 1764. ^[6]

Date admitted to Hancock Shaker 1781?^[7] after the birth of his children.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2 page 79
2. ↑ Source: #S2 page 79
3. ↑ Source: #S2 page 79
4. ↑ Source: #S2 page 79
5. ↑ Source: #S1
6. ↑ Source: #S2 page 79
7. ↑ https://hancockshakervillage.org/shakers/shakers-hancock/hancock-shaker-list/

• http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org/p21.htm#i412
• Source: S2 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
• Shaker Autobiographies, Biographies and Testimonies, 1806–1907, Volume 1 By GlendyneR Wergland