Download or read book The Goodrich Family in America. a Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn. , Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn. , and William Goodridge of Watertown written by Goodrich Family Memorial Association Laf and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A FULL half-century has passed away since the work of compiling a genealogy of the Goodrich family was systematically begun. It was first undertaken by Benjamin Douglass Goodrich (No. 687), and carried on until placed in the hands of his son, Rev. Hiram Plummer Goodrich, D.D. (No. 1497), a distinguished Presbyterian minister of St. Louis, Mo., a man of great force of character and especially fitted for the work. He devoted years of patient labor, and was at great expense in the search for information. He crossed the ocean twice in the prosecution of the Avork, visited Goodrich Castle, searched records abroad and at home, and made a very extensive and, it is supposed, a very complete collection of material for the book, bringing the work down to 1861, when he died. During these years of research he was ably assisted by Hon. Aaron Goodrich of St. Paul, Minn., president of the Goodrich Family Association, and who has recently died, and who also visited Goodrich Castle and brought away the views that adorn this memorial, presenting them to the Association.