This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ConnieSterner Surnames: Goodrich Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goodrich/1356/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My name is Connie Sterner and I have a web site about upstate NY - mostly St Lawrence County. www.northcountryny.com I am doing some research about a man named William Bingham Goodrich who was born in Wilna NY, probably grew up in Gouverneur NY and spent much of his adult life in Canton NY (my home town). I am trying to figure out who his parents were. Goodrich is one of those family names that had a zillion people... William Goodrich became a lawyer, was part owner of the town newspaper and then raised a regiment for the Civil War - the New York 60th infantry. He took a bullet through the heart at the battle of Antietam in the infamous horendous Battle of the Cornfield. What I have on his history is on my web site above - click on the left under Town Information and then under "Canton" you will find a William Goodrich button. Anyway there are some Goodrich's from Linn County who may be his parents and I am trying to find out more about them. Here is what I have so far about Curtis Goodrich in Linn County. I found him/them on a web site for cemeteries in your area and on census. I am wondering if you have anything else on this family, the hotel he was keeper of, etc..... 1860 Lisbon, Iowa, Linn county Census - there is a Curtis Goodrich age 57 b Ct Hotel Keeper, Sophia 58 b Ma, John E 28 b NY, Osborn 21b NY, Harretta 18 b NY, James 16b NY, Susan 56 (sister of Curtis) - not sure if these people are William B Goodrich's parents but the names are right and the dates are roughly right - Click for the graves ...GOODRICH, Curtis , GOODRICH, Garfield , GOODRICH, Hattie E. , GOODRICH, Henry , GOODRICH, J. E. , GOODRICH, Sophia , GOODRICH, Susan , GOODRICH, Willie Different Familysearch entries for Curtis Goodrich have him born in 1801, Sept 6 in Farmington, Berlin, Hartford Ct or in New Durham Green NY. The census say Ct. He died March 23, 1883 in Iowa City Johnson Iowa and is buried in Lisbon Iowa. Sophia Bingham was christened in Sudbury, Middlesex, Ct on Jan 6, 1799 and died June 18, 1868 in Lisbon Iowa. I have two different marriage dates - April 4, 1821 in Paris NY or April 4, 1822 at the First Presbyterian Church of Whitesboro, http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/ Whitestown, Oneida, NY. http://www.newhartfordpubliclibrary.org/History.html#NHHistory I believe William Bingham Goodrich was born in 1821. If these are, This family had a number of brothers and sisters - 12 altogether born in New Hartford, Cortland, NY. Henry b 1822, Francis b 1824, John b 1826, Harriet B 1828, Sara Louisa b 1830, Leonard Livingston b 1832, Emily Sophia b 1834, Mary Corneilia b 1836, Osman Dewey b 1838, Mary Henrietta b 1840, James Curtis B 1843! . New Hartford is next to Utica. They may have moved later to Cortland. There are a number of Goodrich men listed as early settlers of Cortland County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycortla/earlyset/gdata.htm Curtis' parents were Leonard Goodrich b 1773 Ct & Susan Dickinson b 1780. Leonard, Abraham and Roswell Goodrich are on the 1814 Whitestown Oneida Owners of Land list http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/ Leonard and Susan are buried at the New Hartford burial ground here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/ with his brother Salmon and Salmon's son Julius. The following Goodrichs had wills in Oneida County - note here to follow up later. http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ny/nyoneida05.htm Thanks, Connie csterner@patmedia.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.