Brief Life History of Pitts
When Pitts Goodwin was born on 28 January 1779, in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Captain Ebenezer Goodwin, was 38 and his mother, Ame Webster, was 33. He married Miriam Webster Gilbert in 1801. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 2 August 1864, in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Pitts Goodwin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Pitts Goodwin - birth: 28 January 1779; New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
- Pitts Goodwin, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
Spouse and Children
1779–1864 Male
1780–1821 Female
Children (9)
1802–1895 Male
1804–1877 Female
1806–1896 Female
1808–1839 Female
1810–1878 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1742–1810 Male
1746–1835 Female
Siblings (12)
1764– Female
1766–1851 Male
1768–1858 Female
1770–1853 Male
1772–1828 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 2
1795
Age 16
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 23
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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