Elizur Stillman Goodrich of Wethersfield, CT

[wjgoodrich]

Hi all,

I'm working on validating my initial attempt on Ancestry.com to trace my lineage back to the Goodrich family in England.  I am confident in tracing back to Elizur Stillman Goodrich of Wethersfield, CT on my own, and have been able to validate my work tracing forward from Ensign William Goodrich of Bury St. Edmunds to his descendant Elizur Goodrich (b. 1798).  Where I am running into a problem is that I cannot validate the connection between Elizur Goodrich and Elizur Stillman Goodrich, who I believe to be his son.  The chart on this website found here (http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org/ui05.htm#a1232) suggests that Elizur married Fanny L. Scranton in 1820 (also as noted here: http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org/p77.htm#i1522).  My research shows that he married Jerusha W. Stillman and they gave birth to Elizur Stillman Goodrich in 1834.

Does anyone have any knowledge, information, or advice that might help me validate this last connection??

Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
William J. Goodrich III

[deloresgfa55]

Hello William,
Thank you for bringing your Question about Elizur's wife to our attention, as we are compiling a new Goodrich genealogy and we want to catch any errors if possible.  Research shows the Case book listong id in error. Elizur, son of Simeon, did not marry Fanny Scranton, as you say, he married Jerusha W. Stillman. I see your Elizur married 2nd Prudence B. and his monument lists Henry E., Simeon, Rhoda, Riley F. and Clara M.  He was quite a person of note - he and/or his son Elizur S. Goodrich are listed in Who's Who in New England, Who's Who in Finance, Men of Mark in Connecticut, and Sons of the American Revolution, to name some.

However I see where the Case book mistake came from - we (the GFA) have FHL scanned copies of the old, penned, Wethersfield vital records, one of which is the marriage of Elizur Goodrich to Fanny L. Scranton in 1820, no further information on this Elizur shown.  I have found Fanny and her Elizur - not the one in the Case book -  and their family buried in Rawson Hollow Cemetery, Tioga Co., NY. There are 22 Elizur's shown in the Case book, but not Fanny's, so I surmise it was easy to make a mistake in 1889.

Would you please share your lineage from Elizur to 1900 for addition to our new genealogy compilation? We are not including living persons.  Send to me at gfagenealogy@yahoo.com
Thank you, Delores