GOODWIN, Charles b. 05 May 1731 New Hartford, Litchfield, CT d. 17 Nov 1787 New Hartford, Litchfield, CT: Bates Traits

1731 - 1787 (56 years)

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Name	GOODWIN, Charles [1]
Born	05 May 1731	New Hartford, Litchfield, CT [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Military	Between 1755 and 1763	French & Indian Wars [3]
Military	Between 1776 and 1787	Revoluntionary War [3]
Died	17 Nov 1787	New Hartford, Litchfield, CT [1, 2]
Notes	CHARLES GOODWIN, born in Litchfield, CT, May 5, 1731; married, at East Haven, CT, March 7, 1754, THANKFUL RUSSELL. January 10, 1754, his father deeded him fifty acres of the southerly part of his (Abraham's) farm in Litchfield, where Charles resided but a short time, for in 1759 he had become a resident of New Hartford, CT. He is said to have been a soldier in the French war of 1755 to 1763. His record in the War of the Revolution is as follows. He was appointed Ensign in the company of Epaphras Loomis, in the battalion commanded by Col. Fisher Gay, raised June, 1776, to reinforce the army under General Washington at New York. These forces were in the battle of Long Island, August 27, in the retreat to New York, August 29 and 30, and from thence to White Plains, September 15. Their term of service expired on the 25th of December. In March, 1777, several regiments of the State militia were ordered to the Hudson for the defence of Peekskill and other towns on that river. In this expedition he was a private in the company of Capt. Abel Pettibone, serving from March 26 to May 5. In June he was First Lieutenant in the company of Capt. Amasa Mills in the regiment of Col. Roger Enos, stationed on the Hudson. He arrived in camp June 21, 1778. He was Lieutenant also in the company of Capt. Matthew Smith in the brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. David Waterbury, raised for the defense of Horseneck and parts adjacent, joining the company March 20, 1781, and in July of that year they were united with General Washington's forces at Phillipsburg. After the close of the war, he settled as a farmer in New Hartford, CT, residing in the south part of the town, a few rods from Harwinton line, where he died November 17, 1787. Thankful (Russell) Goodwin, his wife, died June 6, 1802.
Person ID	I00439	Bates and Miles Families

Father	GOODWIN, Abraham, b. 30 Jul 1699, Hartford, Hartford, CT , d. 06 Jan 1771, Litchfield, Litchfield, CT (Age 71 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	BIRD, Mary, b. 10 Jun 1702, Farmington, Hartford, CT , d. 07 Jun 1788, Litchfield, Litchfield, CT (Age 85 years)
Relationship	Natural
Married	1726	CT
Family ID	F00156	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family RUSSELL, Thankful, b. 1733, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 06 Jun 1802, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT (Age 69 years)

Married 07 Mar 1754 East Haven, New Haven, CT [4, 5]

Children

	1. GOODWIN, Abraham, b. 13 Oct 1754, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 06 Apr 1845, Litchfield, CT (Age 90 years) [Natural]
	2. GOODWIN, Joseph, b. 24 Aug 1756, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 01 Feb 1842, Romeo, Macomb, MI (Age 85 years) [Natural]
	3. GOODWIN, David, b. 28 Feb 1759, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. Jun 1785, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT (Age 26 years) [Natural]
+	4. GOODWIN, Thankful, b. 22 May 1761, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 26 Mar 1787 (Age 25 years) [Natural]
	5. GOODWIN, Seth, b. 04 Aug 1763, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 26 Mar 1850, Granger Twsp, Medina, OH (Age 86 years) [Natural]
	6. GOODWIN, Tyrus, b. 26 Aug 1765, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 11 Apr 1802, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT (Age 36 years) [Natural]
	7. GOODWIN, Rebecca, b. 19 Apr 1768, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 10 Mar 1787 (Age 18 years) [Natural]
	8. GOODWIN, Ira, b. 07 Sep 1770, New Hartford, Litchfield, CT , d. 31 Jan 1802 (Age 31 years) [Natural]

Family ID F00070 Group Sheet | Family Chart