Brief Life History of George Henry
When George Henry Goodenough was born on 7 May 1835, in Chippawa, Stamford, Welland, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Washington Goodenough, was 31 and his mother, Sarah "Sally" Rogers, was 26. He married Rachell Billhoffer on 26 May 1861, in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, United States in 1905 and Clatskanie, Columbia, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 19 September 1924, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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- Geo H Goodenough in household of Geo W Goodenough, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Henry Goodenough - Government record: birth-name: George Henry Goodenough
- George Henry Goodenough, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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Historical Boundaries: NOTE: Twality is sometimes spelled Tuality. 1845: Twality, Oregon Country, United States 1846: Twality, Oregon Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1848: Twality, Oregon Territory, United States 1849: Washington, Oregon Territory, United States 1854: Multnomah, Oregon Territory, United States 1859: Multnomah, Oregon, United States
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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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