Moses Goodwin

2 January 1808–31 August 1872 (Age 64)
Baldwin, York, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Moses

When Moses Goodwin was born on 2 January 1808, in Baldwin, York, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Downing GOODWIN, was 37 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Haley, was 36. He married Jane R Rounds on 5 May 1839. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 31 August 1872, in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Goodwin
1808–1872
Jane R Rounds
1818–1903
Marriage: 5 May 1839
Almon Goodwin
1840–1905
Philena Goodwin
1841–1863
Charlotte Rounds Goodwin
1844–1928
Mary Abby Goodwin
1846–1851
Alice Louisa Goodwin
1848–1924
Millard Filmore Goodwin
1851–1932
Myron Henry Goodwin
1860–1906

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 May 1839
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1812
    Age 4
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1820
    Age 12
    Maine is the 23rd state.
    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 17
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Godwin (Old English Gōdwine). Compare Godwin .Irish: adopted in Mayo for Ó Goidín, a variant of Ó Godáin, ‘descendant of Godán’, a diminutive personal name from got ‘stammering, lisping’.History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Goodwyn
    Godwin

    Sources (20)

    • Moses Goodwin, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Moses Goodwin in entry for Almon Goodwin and Maud Wilder, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
    • Moses Goodwin in entry for Myron H Goodwin, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"

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