Brief Life History of Levi
When Levi Goodridge was born on 29 March 1780, in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Goodridge, was 39 and his mother, Lydia Wilder, was 37. He married Hannah Wood on 17 January 1801, in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States in 1860. He died on 9 November 1850, in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in South Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Levi Goodrich, "United States Census, 1850"
- Levi Goodridge, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Levi Goodridge, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Goodrich .
Americanized form of German Güttrich (see Goodrich ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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