Brief Life History of Phineas Edwin
When Phineas Edwin Goodwin was born on 3 June 1764, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ozias Goodwin, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Vail, was 28. He married Mary Smith about 1785, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1810, in Palenville, Greene, New York, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Goodwin Cemetery, Palenville, Greene, New York, United States.
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- Phinehas Goodwin, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Phineas Goodwin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: Phineas Goodwin - birth-name: Phineas Goodwin
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.
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.
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