Penelope Randall Gardner

Brief Life History of Penelope Randall

When Penelope Randall Gardner was born on 27 December 1793, in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Abel Gardner, was 30 and her mother, Lusanna Bryant, was 26. She married Benjamin Franklin Goodridge on 1 April 1823, in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 19 December 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Franklin Goodridge
1794–1859
Penelope Randall Gardner
1793–1875
Marriage: 1 April 1823
Mary Jane Goodridge
1825–1883
Sophia Lois Goodridge
1826–1903
Harriet Ann Goodridge
1828–1904
Leonard Burridge Goodridge
1830–1831
Sarah Louisa Goodridge
1832–1851
Lusannah Emiline Goodridge
1834–1910
Esther Smilinda Goodridge
1836–1914
George Albert Goodrich
1839–1911

Sources (45)

  • Penelope Goodridge, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Penelope Gooding, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Penelope B Goodridge, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

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. 

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The Goodrich Family comes to Utah April-October 1850: Compiled by Rick McConkie

When George Albert Goodrich was eleven years old his family of nine left their home in Lunenburg on April 9, 1850 and joined Wilford Woodruff’s 1850 Company headed for the Salt Lake Valley.[1] At Pi …

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