When John Edward Goodson was born on 24 March 1808, in Clerkenwell, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Goodson, was 39 and his mother, Anne Goldsmith, was 43. He married Emma Jane Clark on 24 December 1829, in Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Gravois Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Carondelet, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 2 March 1892, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1812: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
English: from the Middle English personal name Godsone, representing Old English Godsunu, of various origins. It may be composed of Old English god ‘God’ or gōd ‘good’ + sunu ‘son’, or it may be an original patronymic ‘son of God’ used as a personal name.
English: patronymic from Middle English Godesson(e) ‘son of God(e)’, from the Middle English pet form Gode (Old English Goda) + -son.
English: nickname from Middle English god(e) + sone ‘good son’ (Old English gōd + sunu).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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