Brief Life History of Harriet
Harriet Goodrich was born on 21 January 1808, in Ballston, Saratoga, New York, United States as the daughter of Jeremiah Goodrich and Lydia Smith. She married Alanson Field on 20 May 1830, in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Hounsfield, Jefferson, New York, United States for about 5 years and Sackets Harbor, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 12 May 1882, at the age of 74, and was buried in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson, New York, United States.
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- Harriet A Field in household of Alonzo Field, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Harriet N. Goodrich Field, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harriet Fields in household of Alanson Fields, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1810
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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