Brief Life History of Luther
When Col. Luther Goodrich Jr. was born on 9 July 1815, in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Luther Goodrich, was 32 and his mother, Rhoda Calkins, was 29. He married Jerusha Ann Lathrop on 29 April 1840. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 4 December 1865, at the age of 50, and was buried in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States.
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- Luther Goodrich, "United States Census, 1850"
- Luther Goodrich, "Find A Grave Index"
- Luther in entry for Milan Bartlett Goodrich and Anna Jackson, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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