When Elizur Goodrich was born on 20 February 1798, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Simeon Goodrich, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Wells, was 38. He married Jerusha Wells Stillman on 11 August 1832, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 10 February 1854, at the age of 55, and was buried in Hollister Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English: from the Middle English personal name Goderiche, Old English Gōdrīc, composed of the elements gōd ‘good’ + rīc ‘power’.
English: habitational name from Goodrich (Herefordshire), a shortened form for ‘castle Goodrich’, which takes its name from Godric Mapson, a holder of the estate recorded in the Domesday Book.
Americanized form of German Güttrich, cognate with 1 above.
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