Its to good to see the Goodrich site come alive again. I don't really know alot about any of the Goodrich's, but I think they all came from the save vicinity. I'm looking for Mortimer Smith Goodrich born July 15, 1804 New Britian, town of Berlin, Ct. (or New Haven, CT) ( I believe that's Hartford Co.) I know he was born there, but no records exist of him. I found records that state that he was a ward of the court at about 10 - 12 years old. According to some papers we found, he enlisted in the Mexican War under the name of Charles Clifton. Other than that, nothing appears on any census until he lived and died in Wilmington, IN and his wife, Catherine collected his pension. If anyone can shed some light on this family mystery, I would really appreciate it. Thanks! Nancy