When Charlotte T Goodenough was born on 24 October 1849, in Chesterfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, Joseph A Goodenough, was 28 and her mother, Emmeline Havens, was 26. She married John Henry on 12 December 1868, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hamilton Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States for about 10 years and Mercer, New Jersey, United States in 1920. She died on 27 December 1944, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 95.
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No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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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