Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Goodenough was born on 22 June 1862, in Carson City, Nevada, United States, her father, John Andrew Goodenough, was 23 and her mother, Mary Ellen Bell, was 18. She married Matthew Boyle on 6 October 1881, in Oxford, Bannock, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Oxford, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Blaine, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 27 December 1934, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- M S Goodenough in household of H Goodenough, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Ellen Goodnaugh, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
- Mary Ellen Goodnaugh Boyle, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1851–1924 Male
1862–1934 Female
Children (4)
1882–1963 Male
1884–1969 Male
1886–1974 Female
1891–1982 Male
Parents and Siblings
1838–1918 Male
1843–1921 Female
Siblings (10)
1862–1934 Female
1864–1935 Male
1865–1896 Female
1869–1947 Male
1870–1920 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1864
Age 2
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 19
Name Meaning
English:
(southern England): nickname from Middle English god(e), gud(e), goud(e) ‘good’ + inough ‘abundant; sufficient, adequate, satisfactory’ (Old English genōh). Possibly bestowed on one who was easily satisfied; it may also have been used with reference to one whose achievements were average, ‘good enough’ though not outstanding.
alternatively, a nickname meaning ‘good lad’ or ‘good servant’, from Middle English gode knave, from Old English gōd ‘good’ + cnafa ‘boy, servant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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