Lois (Bidwell) Goodrich (1764 - 1832)

Born 2 Mar 1764 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Goodrich — married 6 Mar 1783 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1832 at age 68 in Locke, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Biography

Lois Bidwell, daughter of Joseph Bidwell and Ruth (Kelsey) Bidwell, ^[1] was born on 02 Mar 1764 ^[2] and was baptized on 04 Mar 1764 at Glastonbury First Congregational parish; ^[3]

Baptismal record 04 Mar 1764

of which Lois was a member when she later married Stephen Goodrich Jr. at Glastonbury on 06 Mar 1783. ^[4]

Published marriage record 06 Mar 1783

Stephen and Lois settled in South Glastonbury, where in 1786 Stephen was deeded the 25 acre south tract of the homestead of his father, ^[5] who then moved with the rest of his family to Middlebury, Addison, Vermont. From 1786 through 1794, the family of Stephen Goodrich shared the home of her father Joseph Bidwell, who bought on the same day in 1786 the 25 acre north tract of the 50 acre homestead of Captain Stephen Goodrich; including the house. ^[6] Stephen sold his 25 acres to Jonathan Bidwell; an uncle of Lois, ^[7] in early 1795; ^[8]

Goodrich Lands in South Glastonbury

the year Stephen and his family rejoined the rest of his family in Middlebury, Vermont and Stephen bought his first two land tracts in Middlebury from his brother William Goodrich. ^[9]

Lands of descendants of Captain Stephen Goodrich in Middlebury-Salisbury, Addison, Vermont from 1784-1844

Stephen and Lois remained in Middlebury until they sold their properties there by early 1811, ^[10] soon after the death of his mother Dorothy there that year, ^[11] and moved their family to Locke, Cayuga, New York, ^[12] where in 1819 they joined the First Congregational Church of Locke ^[13] and purchased land on the western border of section 46. ^[14]

Palmer, King, Greenleaf, Goodrich Lands (1808-1833)

Section 46 became part of Summerhill after the Town of Locke had been subdivided into Groton, Tompkins County (south-1817); then into Locke and Summerhill, Cayuga County (north-1831). ^[15]

Stephen sold his land in Locke to his son-in-law Thomas Chipman in 1823; ^[16] the year of a quit-claim deed to Amos Goodrich of Middlebury, Vermont regarding lands there of their deceased brother William Goodrich, ^[17]

Quit-claim deed 12 May 1823

that connects Stephen Goodrich Jr. with his family, his former residence in Middlebury, Vermont and his final residence in Locke, New York, where he died on 25 Jul 1825 ^[18] and was buried in Howell Cemetery. ^[19]

After the death of husband Stephen, widow Lois and Thomas and Ruth (Goodrich) Chipman received a letter of dismissal dated 28 Feb 1827 from First Congregational Church of Locke to attend a new parish in East Locke that was more convenient for them. ^[20] Lois (Bidwell) Goodrich died 16 Jul 1832 in Locke and was buried in Howell Cemetery next to her husband Stephen. Her tombstone inscription reveals she was age 68 y 4 m 14 d at death, so her date of birth was 02 Mar 1764.^[21]

Tombstone photo

Sources

1. ↑ Hale, House and Related Families, Donald Jacobus (1952), page 472: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066151523&view=image&seq=494
2. ↑ Tombstone in Howell Cemetery, Locke, Cayuga, New York: died 16 Jul 1832 age 68 y, 4 m., 14 d.
3. ↑ Glastonbury First Congregational parish transcript records of Rev. John Eells (1759-1791).
4. ↑ Early Connecticut Marriages, volume 7, Rev. Frederic Bailey, page 107 (1906).
5. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (26 Dec 1786; 9:305).
6. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (26 Dec 1786; 9:306).
7. ↑ Hale, House and Related Families, Donald Jacobus (1952), page 473: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066151523&view=image&seq=495
8. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (21 Jan 1795; 12:68).
9. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (24 Feb 1795; cited in 2:364 and 24 Jul 1795; cited in 2:347).
10. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (29 May 1810; 6:630 and 06 Feb 1811; 6:301).
11. ↑ Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908: Mrs. Dorothy Goodrich died 19 Jan 1811 in Middlebury.
12. ↑ 1855 New York State Census: daughter Ruth (Goodrich) Chipman resident of Locke 44 years.
13. ↑ First Congregational Church of Locke admissions: 20 Feb 1819 from Sempronius Church.
14. ↑ Cayuga County, New York Land Records (01 Oct 1819; 57:112).
15. ↑ Elliot G. Storke, History of Cayuga County, New York, page 507 (1879).
16. ↑ Cayuga County, New York Land Records (19 Feb 1823; 56:477).
17. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (12 May 1823; 9:51).
18. ↑ Records of First Congregational Church of Locke: Stephen Goodrich died 25 Jul 1825.
19. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Stephen Goodrich: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51607821/stephen-goodrich
20. ↑ Records of First Congregational Church of Locke.
21. ↑ Find-a-Grave tombstone photo for Lois (Bidwell) Goodrich: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69478458/lois-goodrich#view-photo=183097314

Notes

Lois Bidwell. (Source S2, page 102) Goodrich. (Source: (Source S2, page 102) Found multiple versions of name. Using Lois Bidwell .

Marriage Husband Stephen Goodrich. Wife Lois Bidwell. Child: John Goodrich. Child: Nathaniel Goodrich. Child: Ruth Goodrich. Child: William Goodrich. Child: Josiah Goodrich. Child: Anna Goodrich. Child: Lois Goodrich. Child: Chauncey Goodrich. Child: Lucy Goodrich. (Source S2, page 102)

Marriage 06 MAR 1783. (Early Connecticut Marriages, volume 7, Rev. Frederic Bailey, page 107 (1906)).

• 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

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