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Mannsville. They are the parents of two children: Marjorie Mary, born in 1900, died in 1902: and William Grenell, born May 9. 1901.
ROBERT D. GOODENOUGH. The name of Goodenough, with other forms of the name ( Goodnow and Goodenow ). has been common in Sudbury, Massachusetts, since the first settlement of that town. Two forms of the name are well established by general usage among the descendants, the second in the parenthesis above being quite as numer- ons as the form used by the descendants in Jefferson county.
On April 11. 1638. the ship "Confidence" left Southampton, Eng- land, and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, in due time, which meant a period many times the space now required for the voyage. Among its passengers were Thomas and Edmund Goodenow. The former was from Shaftesbury, on the border of Dorset and Wilts, England, and the latter was credited to Dumhead, Wilts, which does not appear in the present gazetteer of England and was no doubt a suburb of Shaftesbury in the days of the Puritans.
(I) Thomas Goodenow was thirty years of age on his arrival in America, and was accompanied by his sister Ursula, his wife Jane. and son Thomas, then one year old. He settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts, being one of the proprietors in 1639. in which year he served as select- man, and subsequently filled other official stations. He was one of the proprietors of Marlboro in 1656, and moved there and was a resi- (lent at its incorporation. He was selectman in 1661-62-64. His will was dated September 29. 1666, and probated October 24 following, indicating that his death occurred between these dates. His second wife's name was Joanna, and his children were: Mary, Abigail, Su- sannah, Sarah. Samuel, Susannalı (2), and Elizabeth.
( 11) Samuel, only son of Thomas Goodenough, was born De- cember 26, 1045. in Sudbury, and lived in that part of Marlboro which is now Northbore. In 17HI his dwelling was used as a garrison house for defenders against Indian incursions. His wife's name was Mary, and their children were: Thomas. Mary, and Samuel. The daughter was killed and scalped by the Indians in 1707.
( 111) Samuel, youngest child of Samuel and Mary Goodenough. was born November 30. 1675. in Marlboro, and on the division of the town his residence was in what is now Westboro, where he died about 1720. His wife, Sarah, bore him the following children : David, Tenithan, Thomas, and Mary.
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(IV) Jonathan, second son of Samuel and Sarah Goodenough, was born July 16, 1706, in Westboro, and died September 25, 1803. in his ninety-eighth year. He was married February 20, 1727, to Lydia Rice, who died December 4, 1747. Their children were: Ithamar, Lydia, Mary, Jonathan, Levi, Samuel, Tabitha, and Seibert.
(V) Levi, fifth child and third son of Jonathan and Lydia ( Rice ) Goodenough, was born April 21, 1737, in Westboro, and was married June 8. 1762, to Milicent Keyes, who was born June 2. 1741. a daugh- ter of James Keyes. The last named was born in 1696, and married (second) in 1739. Abigail Rugg, of Sudbury, who was the mother of Nilicent. Levi Goodenough moved to Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, whence he went to Brattleboro, Vermont, and passed. his last days in Derby, same state. His first three children are of record in Shrews- bury, namely : Elam, born January 27, 1764: James Keyes, baptized April 19, 1767: Jonas, baptized October 25. 1768. The records of Vermont are conspicuous by their non-existence, and many lines of genealogy are utterly lost through temporary or permanent sojourn in that state.
(VI) Levi, son of Levi and Milicent ( Keyes) Goodenough, was a blacksmith and farmer, and moved from Brattleboro to Derby. Ver- mont, where he died. One of his sons, a namesake, was a physician of Sudbury, Vermont, and was vice-chancellor of Burlington College, now the University of Vermont.
(VII) John Goodenough, son of Levi and Milicent (Keyes) Goodenough, was born August 15, 1796, at Brattleboro, Vermont. When nineteen years of age he came to Jefferson county, New York, traveling on foot in company with a number of other settlers. Two older brothers. Caleb and Daniel, had preceded him; both settled in Watertown, where the former soon died, and the latter became a farmer. John Goodenough settled in the wilderness two miles west of Manns- ville, where he took up and cleared fifty acres of land, subsequently becoming the owner of three hundred and thirty-nine acres. In the autumn of the year in which he came to Jefferson county he returned to Vermont and married Betsy Cobleigh, who was born March 13. 1796, in Marlboro, Vermont. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren. six of whom reached maturity : Helen Ann, who became the wife of Daniel Strait, of Ellisburg, a soldier of the civil war: Willard A., who married Jane Hull, of Morrison, Illinois, and is now a widower; Roswell P., who married Melissa Trink, of Morrison, Illinois, who is
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now deceased : Lurissa A., who became the wife of Kneeland Ellsworth. of Ellisburg, New York, and is deceased, as is her husband: Robert D., mentioned at length hereinafter: and Lauriette, who married Arthur King, of Morrison, Illinois. Mrs. Goodenough, the mother of this family, died in 1855, and was survived many years by her husband, who passed away in 1878.
(VIII) Robert Devereaux Goodenough, son of John and Betsy ( Cobleigh ) Goodenough, was born February 22. 1836, in the town of Ellisburg, where he has led the happily uneventful life of a prosperous farmer, active in all the duties of a neighbor and citizen. His political opinions and principles are those maintained and advocated by the Re- publican party, and he is honorably distinguished for his strong advo- cacy of the temperance cause. He and his wife are members of the Church of the Disciples.
Mr. Goodenough married. September 22, 1864. Helen Wheelock, born October 30, 1839. daughter of Nathan and Maretta (Sawyer) Wheelock. Mr. and Alrs. Goodenough are the parents of four children, three of whom arrived at years of maturity, namely: Robert S .. born May 14. 1866. is a farmer in Ellisburg, and married Clara James ; Mary M., born October 13. 1869. died at the age of twenty years; and John W., born May 6, 1872, died at the age of thirty years.
The founder of the Wheelock family in America was the Rev. Ralph Wheelock, born in Shropshire, England, in the year 1600. He was educated in Cambridge University, England, became a dissenting minister, and came to America when the tide of persecution ran highest in 1637. He came first to Dedham, Massachusetts, and afterward went with a few others to Medfield. Massachusetts, and founded the first settlement in the township. He is styled in town history as the " Founder of Medfield." He was elected as representative to the Gen- eral Court of Massachusetts, first from Dedham, and then from Med- field for many terms. He was also a surveyor of lands, and was given authority by the General Court of Massachusetts to settle disputes within the township, and, quoting from the " History of Medfield." was given every office of note in the gift of the town. His will, which is still among the records of the probate courts of Massachusetts. is quite a remarkable document, giving an insight into the high character of this stern old-time Puritan, whose achievements entitled his descendants to membership in the Society of Colonial Dames and the Founders and Patriots. He died in Medfield, where he is buried. He was also one
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of those who undertook to aid in the establishment of Harvard College. and one of his descendants, the Rev. Eleizer Wheelock, was the founder and first president of Dartmouth College. He was also active in the founding of the church in Medfield. The surname of his wife is not known. Her first name was Rebecca.
The next in line of descent was Gershom Wheelock, eldest son of Ralph and Rebecca Wheelock. He also resided in Medfield. Massachu- setts, and was prominent in town and church affairs. The next in line was Samuel, son of Gershom, who resided in Marlboro, Massachusetts, was a deacon in the church and prominent in town affairs. The next was his son, also named Samuel, who was a resident of Marlboro, Mas- sachusetts. The next was his son. Timothy, who resided in Shrews- bury, Massachusetts, served in the Revolutionary war, was out at Lex- ington, and was conspicuous in town affairs. The next was his son. Joseph, who married Judith Foster, and came to Jefferson county, New York, in 1819. settling in Ellisburg, near Mannsville, where he died. Mrs. Joseph Allen, now living in Mannsville, New York, is the only re- maining child of Joseph and Judith Wheelock, but a great number of descendants are scattered throughout the various states. Nathan Whee- lock, son of Joseph and Judith ( Foster) Wheelock, and father of Mrs. Goodenough, was born January 25, 1812. in Worcester. Massachusetts, and at the age of twelve years came with his parents from Brattleboro, Vermont, to Jefferson county, New York. He married Maretta Saw- yer. a daughter of Joseph Sawyer, a soldier in the war of 1812, and was born January 23. 1816, in Keene, New Hampshire. Her maternal grandfather. John Harper, served in the patriot army of the revolution. Mrs. Wheelock died in 1897. Mrs. Robert D. Goodenough and Mrs. Herbert Brown, of Pulaski, daughters of Nathan Sherman Wheelock. also Miss Marion Wheelock, reside in the vicinity. There are interest- ing incidents connected with the pioneer life of the family, whose his- tory was interwoven with the earliest records of the settlement of south- ern Jefferson county. Joseph Wheelock was a man of considerable culture and education, and at times a teacher of the school in his vicin- ity. His wife. Judith ( Foster ) Wheelock, was the best type of the New England women, whose strong common sense and high character won always the respect and esteem of the community, a respect and esteem which their large family of children inherited.
FREDERICK MONROE. Among thie respected citizens and en- terprising business men of Pierrepont Manor. Frederick Monroe holds
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an undisputed place and is the bearer of a name which is an honored one in Jefferson county. He is a direct descendant of General Moreau, and the family name has since taken the present form of Monroe.
Frederick Monroe, son of Louis and Elizabeth ( San Jule ) Monroe, was born January 7. 1871, in Ellisburgh, and acquired a thorough Eng- lish education in the common schools of the county. As a preparation for beginning life on his own account he received instruction from his father in the details of the latter's trade, a knowledge which has no doubt been practically beneficial to him. Mr. Monroe has been engaged in business, and as such has built up a reputation for executive talents no less than for rigid adherence to the principles of honesty and fair dealing. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. of Belleville. While pre- ferring not to take an active part in public affairs, Mr. Monroe is keenly alive to the obligations of citizenship, is punctilious in the discharge of his political duties, and takes a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and advancement of the community in which he resides. His political affiliations are with the Democrats, as he has a natural and deep aversion to everything partisan and always looks rather to men than to organizations or political parties. This attitude of mind is ap- preciated by his fellow-citizens, by whom he is respected no less as a citizen than as a business man.
Mr. Monroe married Miss Ida Short, daughter of Thomas H. Short, of New York city, September 4. 1801. Mr. Short was for many years managing man for E. W. Vanderbilt, and a director of the Brooklyn Bridge and South Ferry Railroad Company, and a prominent citizen and member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe are the parents of two children : Clarence and Maurice. Mr. Monroe has a sister who is the wife of Dr. C. J. Hull, a highly esteemed physi- cian of Carthage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Monroe are members of the Protestant Episcopal church, and are very popular socially. Their pretty semi-rural home is the center of attraction and the gathering- place for a large circle of sincerely attached friends who are always sure of a warm welcome.
DR. EUGENE A. CHAPMAN. of Belleville, is a grandson of Levi Chapman, who was born at Lyme, New Hampshire, and moved to St. Lawrence county in 1817. His son John was born in 1814. learned the blacksmith's trade, and settled at Roberts Corners, town of Henderson, in 1835. He married Miranda N. Congdon, and five chil-
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(Iren were born to them: Julian B., Eugene \., mentioned at length hereinafter: Engelia A., Florence I., and Washington I.
Eugene A. Chapman, son of John and Miranda N. (Congdon) Chapman, was born in 1839 in Belleville, Jefferson county, New York, and received his education at the Union Academy. Deciding to devote himself to the work of a physician, he entered the medical department of the University of Michigan and in 1862 received from the medical department of the University of Buffalo the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. He began his practice in Clayton, and in June, 1862, enlisted in Company G, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery. After serving for one year with the rank of adjutant he was promoted to that of captain in June, 1863. In November, 1864, he became assistant surgeon, United States Army, and was assigned to Point of Rocks ( Virginia) Hospital, where he remained during the winter of 1864 and 1865. During the summer of 1865 he served as quarantine officer and post surgeon at Brazos Santiago, Texas, and in November of that year his term of office expired.
On his return to civil life Dr. Chapman practiced in Henderson until 1873, when failing health obliged him to relinquish professional duties for a time, and he accepted a position in the railroad office at Salamanca, New York. After remaining there one year he settled in 1875 in Belleville, where he has since resided and practiced his profes- sion. In 1869 he was admitted to membership in the Jefferson County Medical Society, of which he was president from 1891 to 1892. He takes a deep interest in the cause of education and is president of the board of trustees of Union Academy. He is active as a citizen, and was elected coroner in 1870 and again in 1886. In 1872 and 1873 he held the office of postmaster at Henderson. In 1898 he was supervisor of the town of Ellisburgh. He now holds the office of county clerk and resides at Watertown, New York. In politics he is a Republican.
Dr. Chapman married in 1865 Philinda M., daughter of Philo and Caroline (Davis) Hungerford. Three children were born to them: Clara M., who graduated from Cook Academy, class of 1885, and died at Grand Junction, Colorado, September 13, 1897; Florence L., who is a graduate of Union Academy, class of 1887; and Walter E. Mrs. Chapman died in 1874, and in 1877 Dr. Chapman married Agnes G. McClure. They are the parents of the following children : Ross McC., born in 1881; John H., born in 1884, and died at Watertown, New York, April 20, 1901; Margery C., born in 1888; Sanford T., born in 1893; and Donald C., born in 1895-
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IRA GOODENOUGH. now deceased. was one of the pioneers of Jefferson county, New York. He was born March 23. 1798. in Guil- ford. Vermont, a son of Liberty and Susannah ( Barney) Goodenough. His father was a member of the patriot army in the Revolutionary war, and died of pleurisy while in the service. She was a daughter of Deacon Edward Barney and widow of Elijah Gore. (See Barney Genealogy.)
Ira Goodenough spent his early boyhood days in Vermont, but he- fore he attained the age of nineteen he walked from his native town to Ellisburgh, New York, driving cattle on the way. In 1824 he purchased a farm of one hundred acres near the village of Belleville, where the remainder of his days were spent. He was an influential and repre- sentative citizen of this community. In his work he was extremely practical and systematic, and in all of his business relations was honor- able and straightforward. For many years he served as trustee of Union Academy, and he put forth earnest and effective effort in behalf of the schools of the district. His influence was felt on the side of re- form. improvement and progress, and he left the impress of his indi- viduality upon the public life of his community. He held membership in the Baptist church of Belleville, and the cause of religion found in him a warm and stalwart friend. In his political affiliations he was an independent Democrat, usually voting for the men and measures of that party, and yet on occasions supporting the Republican candidate for president as he felt that the interests of the country justified such a course.
On March 20. 1823. Ira Goodenough was united in marriage to Polina Scott, who was born in Middleton. Rutland county, Vermont. January I. 1803. a daughter of Oliver and Dorcas ( Prior) Scott. the former named having been born in Rupert, Vermont, July 2. 1792, and the latter in Norwich. Connecticut. September 21. 1777. In 1804. the year following her birth. the parents of Mrs. Goodenough moved to Jefferson county. New York, and settled near the place subsequently built up and called Woodville. At this time almost the entire country was an unbroken wilderness: Sackets Harbor had only two houses, and between the harbor and Mr. Scott's residence. a distance of about four- teen miles, there was not a single house. The nearest grist mill was at Brownville and grain had to be carried to this place on horseback. as wagon roads were almost unknown at that time. Later a grist mill was built on the south side of the creek at Woodville, and those living on the north side. until a bridge could be built. were obliged to swim
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the stream on horseback, the bag of grain being laid lengthwise upon the horse to prevent wetting. Deer at this time were abundant, but Mr. Scott made it a matter of conscience never to kill one except for food, and he has often been heard to say that a kind Providence always seemed to send one along just when needed, so that for years his table was never without a supply of venison. Polina Scott was the fifth child in a fam- ily of fourteen children.
After her marriage Mrs. Goodenough went to live on the farm near Belleville, which was always thereafter her home and where she was the central light and attraction. This home, made comfortable and pleasant by her own and her husband's industry and economy, was the birthplace of all of their children, and was one of those homes which a large circle of relatives and friends always delighted to visit, because they were always made welcome. From her home to her father's, a distance of five miles, she often went on horseback in those early days, with her two oldest children on the same horse as there was only a bridle path through the forest. Mrs. Goodenough was converted in early life, and united first with the church at Woodville, and, shortly after her marriage, with the Baptist church at Belleville. Not only was she a mother in Israel, but a mother to the sick and afflicted for miles around her home. Her experience, skill and good judgment in the sick-room caused her assistance to be in great demand, and in many a family will she be long remembered as a ministering angel. The old home is still the property of their immediate descendants, and it is their wish. as it was their parents, that it always be kept in the family as a home to which any member may return and live out in peace and comfort the declining years of life.
This beautiful old homestead, surrounded with stately maples, seems a part of the family itself. For many, many years, planted by their owner seventy-five years ago, their spreading branches have guarded the old home, and under their friendly shelter the children and grandchildren have spent the happy days of childhood, watching the little minnows dart out and in among the rocks in a never-failing spring of purest water, and drinking from its crystal depths the health-giving beverage. The family always considered that they owed in a great measure their good health to this pure water. Very dear to the hearts of its children is the old home, with its sacred memories, for there their childish hearts found a wealth of mother love that only went out with her life. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Goodenough, namely :
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1. Malvina M., born January 13, 1825, died of consumption Janu- ary 22, 1850, aged twenty-five years.
2. Myron M., born February 13. 1828. His preparatory educa- tion was received at Belleville Academy, and he then entered Madison University ( now Colgate), from which he was graduated in 1850, tak- ing his degree of Bachelor of Arts in that year, and two years later his degree of Master of Arts. He chose teaching as a profession, believing that in this capacity he could accomplish the greatest amount of good in the world. He married Miss Mary G. Brigham, who ably assisted him in the forty-two years which he taught school, twelve years of which were in Claverack College as instructor in Latin and Natural Sciences. In 1866 they came to Hamilton, New York, where he was both principal and proprietor of the Hamilton Ladies' Seminary, and where he made an enviable reputation for himself among the foremost educators of his time. He died June 6. 1901. His years were full of great usefulness, and he exerted a wide influence over a large number who came in touch with him as a teacher. He was well known and revered. Two chil- dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Goodenough: 1, Mary B., who died at the age of two years, in 1869, at Hamilton, New York ; 2, Louis Agassiz, born in Saratoga, New York, November 25, 1864. He obtained his education in Hamilton, New York, graduating from Colgate Univer- sity in 1886. He was a man of strong personality and strong social instincts, and of splendid mental endowments, and it was but natural that his progressive ideas and great executive ability found for him appre- ciation in the educational world from the first. He was a successful teacher, and was the principal of schools in Jersey City, New Jersey, when he was chosen superintendent of schools in Paterson, New Jersey, in which capacity he served during the last three years of his life. During that period of time he won for himself public esteem and general admiration from teachers and pupils alike. At a banquet given in his honor, he received a tribute of the esteem of the principals of the Paterson schools in a beautiful Tiffany gold watch, chain and diamond charm. He endeared himself to the entire community and was beloved by everybody. May 11, 1901, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Burgess, who bore him one child, Louis Burgess Goodenough. Mr. Goodenough died suddenly of hemorrhage complicated with heart trouble. August 2. 1904. in the fortieth year of his age, at the old Goodenough home, where he had spent a part of his vacation every year of his life but one-when he was abroad. His sudden demise caused
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sincere and universal mourning, and the city of Paterson demonstrated her grief by putting the flags at half-mast. His wife. Mary ( Burgess ) Goodenough, died of heart failure January 24. 1903.
3. Marilla M., born at Belleville, resides on the old farm, and when her parents began to grow feeble from old age she successfully directed all farm operations with an intelligence equal to that of the other sex. She was ably assisted in all domestic duties by her sister. Mary D. Goodenough.
4. Gilbert C., born at Belleville. He is a Baptist clergyman, and his home is in Farmington, Iowa. He married Victoria I. Brayman. of Ohio, and their children are: Nettie, born in Livingston, Iowa. was united in marriage in Hamilton, Illinois, to John Gordon, and they now reside in that city. Their children are: Pearl Avis, born May 13. 1881: Bessie Bell, born September 14, 1883; Earnest Bray- man, born February 13. 1888; Roger Alvord, born August 18. 1893; Donald. Linnie G., who became the wife of Solomon Crown, and they are the parents of one son : Ilarold Crown: they reside in Farmington. Iowa. Ira Otis, born in Centerville, Iowa: married Della Freshwater. who bore him one daughter, Hazel Goodenough.
5. Mila P., born at Belleville. She is the widow of Frank Deisz and resides in Pierce City, Missouri. Their children are: Mila D .. born in Mazomanie. Dane county, Wisconsin, received her education in Hamilton, New York, married in Pierce City, Missouri, W. Wood, and died in 1807. They were the parents of four children : Opal, born Oc- tober 3. 1889: Cliola, born August 31. 1801 : Harvey D., born Decem- ber 23, 1894; and Frank, born in April, 1897, died the same year. My- ron Deisz, born in Mazomanie, Wisconsin, died at Belleville. New York, aged four years. Flora D., born in Mazomanie, Wisconsin, he- came the wife of A. Key, in Pierce City, Missouri, and their children are: Myron. Frank, Clarence, and Harokl.
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