Brief Life History of Frances Mary
When Frances Mary Goodsell was born on 17 May 1841, in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Goodsell, was 47 and her mother, Lydia Mary Ballard, was 26. She married James Kemp in 1858, in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 6 Junction, Jefferson, Colorado, United States for about 20 years and Jefferson, Colorado, United States in 1910. She died on 15 November 1915, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Conifer, Jefferson, Colorado, United States.
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- Frances M M Kemp in household of Lydia Goodsell, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Frances Mary Goodsell, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Frances Mary Goodsell Kemp, "Find A Grave Index"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1858
Historical Boundaries: 1858: Arapahoe, Kansas Territory, United States 1859: Montana, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1861: Colorado Territory, United States 1861: Arapahoe, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Arapahoe, Colorado, United States 1902: Denver, Colorado, United States [Denver is a City-County]
1861 · Denver Becomes a City
In 1861, Denver City was incorporated into the territory as an official city.
Name Meaning
English (Sussex and Kent): habitational name from Gadshill (Kent) or Goodsoal, in Burwash (Sussex). Godshill Farm in Cowfold (Wyndham half-hundred, Sussex) could be another source, but the farm name may have been derived later from the Burwash surname or Godsell .
Probably also an Americanized form of German Gutseel or Gutsell; like 1, these are a nickname for a kindly person (literally ‘good soul’). Alternatively, it could be a shortened Americanized form of South German Gutgsell, a nickname or journeyman's name, from gut ‘good’ + Gesell(e) ‘fellow, journeyman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Alfred Goodsell
Alfred Goodsell was born January 5, 1851 in Hastings County, Sussex, England. He was the son of John and Lydia Ballard Goodsell. John was born August 12, 1816 and Lydia October 24, 1814. They were …
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