When James Henry Goodwin Jr was born on 18 October 1870, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, James Henry Goodwin Sr, was 27 and his mother, Alice Eliza Benson, was 22. He married Grace Elizabeth McCrary on 12 January 1897, in Baker, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Baker Election Precinct 1, Baker, Oregon, United States for about 5 years. He died on 3 January 1946, in Baker, Oregon, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Eighteen years after the first ward was established and the population of the valley increased exponentially, the first Stake was established.
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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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