Anna (Goodrich) King (1796 - 1873)

Born 2 Nov 1796 in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Hathaway King — married about 1816 in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 21 May 1873 at age 76 in Orange Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Anna Goodrich, daughter of Stephen Goodrich and Lois Bidwel; was born on 02 Nov 1796 ^[1] in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, and was baptized there with siblings Lois Goodrich b. 1799, Chauncey Goodrich b. 1803 and Lucy Goodrich b. 1805 at Middlebury Church of Christ on 10 Aug 1806. ^[2]

Record of baptisms at Middlebury, Addison, Vermont: 10 Aug 1806

Her parents Stephen and Lois (Bidwell) Goodrich had lived in South Glastonbury, Connecticut where in 1786 Stephen was deeded the 25 acre south tract of the homestead of his father, ^[3] who then moved with the rest of his family to Middlebury, Addison, Vermont.

Goodrich Lands in South Glastonbury

From 1786 through 1794, the family of Stephen Goodrich Jr. shared the home of father-in-law Joseph Bidwell, who had bought in 1786 the 25 acre north tract of the 50 acre homestead of Captain Stephen Goodrich; including the house. ^[4] Stephen sold his 25 acres to Jonathan Bidwell; an uncle of Lois, ^[5] in early 1795; ^[6] the year Stephen and his family rejoined the rest of his family in Middlebury, Vermont and Stephen bought two land tracts in Middlebury from his brother William Goodrich, ^[7] followed by the birth of daughter Anna Goodrich; their first child born in Middlebury.

History of the Town of Middlebury (1859)

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, ^[8] soon after the death of his mother Dorothy there that year, ^[9] and moved to Locke, Cayuga, New York, ^[10] where in 1819 they joined First Congregational Church of Locke ^[11] and bought land on the western border of section 46. ^[12]

Elsewhere in Cayuga County, the family of Ebenezer King and Jerusha Hathaway; parents of future husband Thomas King, moved in 1807 to Scipio, ^[13] where brother-in-law Samuel Greenleaf bought (deed not found) and sold on 10 Oct 1811 a 68 acre tract of land in section 73 of Scipio. ^[14]

The deed of sale on 10 Oct 1811 was almost exactly a year before Private Samuel Greenleaf was taken prisoner at the Battle of Queenston Heights on 13 Oct 1812 during the War of 1812. ^[15] Samuel Greenleaf died from disease contracted during his POW confinement at Fort George from 13 Oct 1812 to 20 Nov 1812 in the aftermath of the Battle of Queenston Heights (photo attachment), and died before 08 May 1813. ^[16]

Battle of Queenston Heights 13 Oct 1812

Widow Sarah (King) Greenleaf and the younger children moved in 1813 to Locke, Cayuga, New York, where her brother Ebenezer King had bought a farm in section 33 in 1811. ^[17] In 1819, Harvey Greenleaf bought 70 acres in section 32 on the west side of the Ebenezer King farm (Palmer-King-Greenleaf-Goodrich Lands Map); ^[18] his sister Betsey Greenleaf married in ~1816 Josiah Goodrich; an older brother of Anna Goodrich.

Anna married Thomas King, son of Ebenezer King and Jerusha Hathaway, ~1816 in Locke, where they both lived. Thomas and Anna moved to Cuyahoga County, Ohio and settled in Orange Township in 1818. ^[19] Their four children; the last three born in Ohio: Julia Ann King b. 1817, Eliza Jane King b. 1821, Mary Patricia King b. 1825, and Thomas C. King b. 1829.

Arrival in Orange Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio in 1818

In the 1834 marriage approval for his daughter Julia, ^[20] Thomas stated her full name as Julia Ann Jerusha King, which reveals that his wife Ann was the namesake for the first middle name and his mother Jerusha was the namesake for the second middle name.

Attestation for Daughter Julia's Marriage License Application (09 Jan 1834)

In the former Orange Township, section 32, Thomas owned 60 acres as of 1852, and 102 acres as of 1858 (the farm was located near or at the site of what is now 2800 Ohio County Road 91 in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio). In 1874, Thomas; age 82, still owned 20 acres and had deeded 50 acres to Thomas C. and Mary Ann (Hitchcock) King, who had married in 1851 and in whose household Thomas and wife Anna resided in the 1870 US Census, and Thomas had deeded 30 acres to daughter Mary (King) Hill, who had married George Hill in 1843 and settled in Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Mary and George had an eldest son named Charles Hill. In each of the US Census records from 1850-1870 in which Thomas and Anna King appeared, Anna was always listed as born ~1796-1797 in Vermont.

Homestead of Thomas King in section 32, Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio (1858)

Her death record states Anna died 21 May 1873 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 78 years, though her actual age at death would have been 76 years, 6 months, 19 days. ^[21]

Record of death: 21 May 1873

The death record of her husband Thomas states that he died on 09 Feb 1879 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 84 years, 7 months, 20 days, ^[22] which coincides with date of birth 20 Jun 1794, which has the correct date except the year should be 1792.

Record of death: 09 Feb 1879

Thomas and Anna were buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery (which is at the current intersection of Ohio County Road 91 and Fairmount Boulevard in Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga, Ohio), which would have been an approximate half-mile wagon ride or walking distance from their farm.

1858 Landowners Map of the Former Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with 2024 Landmarks

Though no tombstone or other surviving burial marker for Thomas or Anna (Goodrich) King can be seen in Orange Hill Cemetery today, ^{[23] [24]} Find-a-Grave tombstone photo volunteers who have visited this cemetery indicate it is relatively small, and has many unmarked burial spaces between the tombstones that are still standing or that are otherwise visible, as seen in the inset photos in the annotated map above.

Anna Goodrich. ^[25] King. ^[26] Found multiple versions of name. Using Anna Goodrich .

Born 02 NOV 1796. ^[27]

Marriage Wife Anna Goodrich. Marriage^[28]

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. Marriage 06 MAR 1782. ^[29]

1850 Census - Orange Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States ^[30]

Thomas King M 56 years Massachusetts

Anna King F 53 years Vermont

Thomas King M 21 years Ohio

Sources

1. ↑ The Goodrich Family in America (1889), page 102: https://archive.org/details/goodrichfamilyin00good/page/102/mode/1up
2. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Church of Christ: Baptismal Records, volume 1, page 19.
3. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (26 Dec 1786; 9:305).
4. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (26 Dec 1786; 9:306).
5. ↑ Hale, House and Related Families, Donald Jacobus (1952), page 473: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066151523&view=image&seq=495
6. ↑ Glastonbury, Connecticut Land Records (21 Jan 1795; 12:68).
7. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (24 Feb 1795; cited 2:364; 24 Jul 1795; cited 2:347).
8. ↑ Middlebury, Vermont Land Records (29 May 1810; 6:630 and 06 Feb 1811; 6:301).
9. ↑ Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908: Mrs. Dorothy Goodrich died 19 Jan 1811 in Middlebury.
10. ↑ 1855 New York State Census: daughter Ruth (Goodrich) Chipman was a Locke resident for 44 years.
11. ↑ First Congregational Church of Locke admissions: 20 Feb 1819 from Sempronius Church of Christ.
12. ↑ Cayuga County, New York Land Records (01 Oct 1819; 57:112).
13. ↑ History of Cayuga County, New York, Elliot G. Storke (1879), p 437: https://archive.org/details/historyofcayugac00stor/page/437/mode/1up
14. ↑ Cayuga County, New York Land Records (deed of sale 10 Oct 1811; T:559).
15. ↑ Auburn, New York Daily Advertiser, obituary of Harvey Greenleaf in the 27 Dec 1859 issue.
16. ↑ Cayuga County, New York Land Records (deed of sale 10 Oct 1811; T:559).
17. ↑ Cayuga County, New York Land Records (12 Jun 1811; L:231).
18. ↑ Cayuga County, New York Land Records (23 Apr 1819; DD:155).
19. ↑ History of Cuyahoga County (1879), page 492: https://archive.org/details/cu31924010461790/page/n647/mode/1up
20. ↑ Cuyahoga County, Ohio Applications for Marriage Licenses 1829-1841: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6PDQ-88G?i=394&cc=1614804&cat=324385
21. ↑ Cuyahoga County Ohio Death Records 1868-1879, volume 1, p 138: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZR-VDTQ?i=193&cc=2128172&cat=331760
22. ↑ Cuyahoga County Ohio Death Records 1868-1879, volume 1, p 315: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZR-V8PX?i=375&cc=2128172&cat=331760
23. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Thomas Hathaway King
24. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Anna (Goodrich) King
25. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
26. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
27. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
28. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
29. ↑ Source: #S2 page 102
30. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX35-JFF : Sat Mar 09 02:27:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas King and Anna King, 1850.

• 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

Acknowledgements

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