Thomas, son of George Wetzel Goodrich & Mary Tush Goodrich. He married Mary Ray, daughter of Hudson Ray & Margaret Byerly Ray, in 1835. They had 10 children, Purmelia, Prudence, Amos, Cyrus, Nathan, Phoebe, Jefferson, Almira, Franklin (my great-grandfather) and Monroe.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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.
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