Goodsell of Connecticut (and throw in some Rockefeller) -- Surname Saturday

My Surname Saturday selection for this week is Goodsell. This family is among many other Connecticut lines I haven't written about. Recently, Patrick wrote me stating that my Thomas Goodsell line was quite interesting for two reasons. First, son, John (#9) was a minister at the Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, Fairfield, Connecticut for 31 years. I had already known that, but I didn't know the second reason. That being, one of his descendants was married to a Rockefeller! Quite possibly, I wouldn't even mention this, especially since I hadn't discovered it on my own, nor did I spend a huge amount of time researching this, but because I had mentioned it to a few people, I thought I would share Mr. William Rockefeller's wife's lineage (abbreviated due to space herein).
Instead of posting a lot of links, I just did two (the one above for William Rockefeller and an interesting WikiTree that has the William Rockefeller/Goodsell marriage and his lineage, but when I went to the link for Almira Goodsell's ancestors, they had nothing!

I'm not sure how Patrick found me, since I hadn't written anything about the Goodsell line, but perhaps the name popped up when I wrote about other family members. He is not related to any of these people, but has a keen interest in Rev. John Goodsell's former church, and he attends it frequently. He also informed me that the 79th Annual Dogwood Festival will be held at the church in May.

Greenfield Hill Congregational Church and some town History may be seen HERE.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	THOMAS GOODSELL (JOHN GOODSELL1) was born 1646, and died 16 MAY 1713 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married SARAH HEMINGWAY 4 JUN 1684, daughter of SAMUEL HEMINGWAY and SARAH COOPER. She was born 26 JUL 1663 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 18 MAR 1725 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Ruth BUTLER in Divorced 1683 in New Haven, daughter of John BUTLER. She was born 1658 in of Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 1729.
	Children of THOMAS GOODSELL and SARAH HEMINGWAY were: 2   i. Samuel GOODSELL was born 28 FEB 1684 in Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 30 MAY 1745 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Mary FRISBIE 1709. 3   ii. Mary GOODSELL was born 22 DEC 1686 in Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Henry TOLLES 5 SEP 1728. 4   iii. Sarah GOODSELL was born 14 SEP 1689 in Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Samuel PARKER 16 JUL 1713. 5   iv. Lydia GOODSELL was born 3 MAY 1692 in Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She married Josiah ROGERS ABT 6 JUL 1713. 6   v. Deborah GOODSELL was born 29 DEC 1694 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 16 JUN 1771. She married Samuel CHIDSEYABT 6 JUL 1713. 7   vi. Abigail GOODSELL was born 28 FEB 1699 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 12 JAN 1761. She married Caleb CHIDSEY. She married Thomas SMITH 1718. + 8   vii. Thomas GOODSELL was born 4 JAN 1701 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. + 9   viii. JOHN GOODSELL was born 21 DEC 1705 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 26 DEC 1763 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Generation No. 2

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8.	Thomas GOODSELL (THOMAS GOODSELL2, JOHN GOODSELL1) was born 4 JAN 1701 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He married Martha DAVENPORT 6 OCT 1731 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of John DAVENPORT and Martha (Gould) SELLECK. She was born 10 FEB 1700, and died 1796.
	Child of Thomas GOODSELL and Martha DAVENPORT was: 10   i. Sarah GOODSELL. She married Mr. WOLCOTT, son of Alexander WOLCOTT.

9.	JOHN GOODSELL (THOMAS GOODSELL2, JOHN GOODSELL1) was born 21 DEC 1705 in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 26 DEC 1763 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married MARY LEWIS 20 JUL 1725 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of JAMES LEWIS and HANNAH JUDSON. She was born 18 MAY 1706 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 11 DEC 1769 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
	Children of JOHN GOODSELL and MARY LEWIS were: + 11   i. HANNAH GOODSELL was born 9 AUG 1726 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 20 MAY 1757 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 12   ii. Mary GOODSELL was born 29 NOV 1727 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 16 JUL 1757. She married Moses WAKEMAN 22 AUG 1745 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 13   iii. John GOODSELL was born 14 APR 1730 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 7 JUL 1779 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Grace. He married Sarah BRADLEY 18 JAN 1749 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 14   iv. Thomas GOODSELL was born 4 DEC 1731 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 13 JUL 1805. He married Miriam BRADLEY. He married Rhoda STURGES. 15   v. Sarah GOODSELL was born 4 MAR 1734 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 11 APR 1762. She married Elanthan BRADLEY OCT 1754 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 16   vi. Epaphras GOODSELL was born 13 JAN 1736 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 6 JAN 1741 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 17   vii. Abigail GOODSELL was born 8 JAN 1738 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 5 APR 1776 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married Archibald \ Archebel BLAIR 24 FEB 1754 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married William HICKS 28 JUN 1768 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 18   viii. Huldah GOODSELL was born 4 APR 1740 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 28 MAY 1765. She married Silas HULL 26 NOV 1761 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 19   ix. Epaphras GOODSELL was born 23 MAY 1742 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died ABT 4 JAN 1801. He married Jane BRADLEY5 DEC 1765 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. + 20   x. Lewis GOODSELL was born 23 OCT 1744 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 22 AUG 1829 in Weston, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 21   xi. Phebe GOODSELL was born 23 OCT 1744 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 12 NOV 1744 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 22   xii. Samuel GOODSELL was born 29 JUN 1746 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Phebe DAVIS 23 JAN 1766 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 23   xiii. James GOODSELL was born 19 JUL 1748 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 31 JUL 1748 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 24   xiv. James GOODSELL was born 24 AUG 1749 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1810. He married Esther ADAIR 20 DEC 1770 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She was born 2 JUL 1749 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Generation No. 3

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11.	HANNAH GOODSELL (JOHN GOODSELL3, THOMAS GOODSELL2, JOHN GOODSELL1) was born 9 AUG 1726 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 20 MAY 1757 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She married ELISHA \ ELIAS ALVORD 9 MAY 1745 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of THOMAS ALVORD and MARY STRONG. He was born 19 JUN 1717 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 28 JAN 1776 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
	Children of HANNAH GOODSELL and ELISHA \ ELIAS ALVORD were: + 25   i. Abigail ALVORD was born 29 JUN 1746 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 26   ii. Hannah ALVORD was born 9 MAR 1748 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 13 JUL 1793. She married David NICHOLS 11 AUG 1768 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. + 27   iii. John ALVORD was born 11 JUL 1750 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 3 JUL 1845 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 28   iv. Elihu ALVORD was born 23 JUL 1753 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died ABT 1778. He married Mary BEERS 20 JAN 1773 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, daughter of David BEERS. She was born 9 JUL 1754, and died 2 JAN 1845. + 29   v. MARY ALVORD was born 26 APR 1754 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 31 JUL 1842 in St. Armand E. (Freighsburg), Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

20.	Lewis GOODSELL (JOHN GOODSELL3, THOMAS GOODSELL2, JOHN GOODSELL1) was born 23 OCT 1744 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 22 AUG 1829 in Weston, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Greenfield Hill Cemetery. Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Eunice WAKEMAN 2 MAR 1767 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah SHERWOOD 1 JUN 1780 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He married Anna SQUIRE 27 MAR 1810. He married Demaris THORP 7 NOV 1819.
	Child of Lewis GOODSELL and Eunice WAKEMAN was: + 30   i. Joel GOODSELL. 30. Joel GOODSELL (Lewis GOODSELL4, JOHN GOODSELL3, THOMAS GOODSELL2, JOHN GOODSELL1). He married Mary KIRKLAND. Child of Joel GOODSELL and Mary KIRKLAND was: +48. David Judson GOODSELL (Joel GOODSELL5, Lewis GOODSELL4, JOHN GOODSELL3, THOMAS GOODSELL2, JOHN GOODSELL1). He married Ellen O'BRYANT. Child of David Judson GOODSELL and Ellen O'BRYANT was: 66. Almira Geraldine GOODSELL (David Judson GOODSELL6, Joel GOODSELL5, Lewis GOODSELL4, JOHN GOODSELL3, THOMAS GOODSELL2, JOHN GOODSELL1). She married William Avery ROCKEFELLER. Children of Almira Geraldine GOODSELL and William ROCKEFELLER were: 83   i. Emma ROCKEFELLER was born 1868. There is some good information on Emma from a fellow blogger. She married David Hunter MCALPIN. 84   ii. Lewis Edward ROCKEFELLER was born 1865, and died 1866. 85   iii. William Goodsell ROCKEFELLER was born 21 MAY 1870, and died 30 NOV 1922. He married Sarah STILLMAN. 86   iv. John Davidson ROCKEFELLER was born 1872, and died 1877. 87   v. Percy Avery ROCKEFELLER was born 27 FEB 1878, and died 25 SEP 1934. He married Isabel STILLMAN. 88   vi. Ethel Geraline ROCKEFELLER was born 3 APR 1882, and died 13 AUG 1973. She married Marcellus DODGE.  The above children were my 4th cousins 3 times removed.

Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, Fairfield, Connecticut

New, No Old House in Concord, Massachusetts

Caesar Robbins House, Concord, Massachusetts

This lovely house is situated in a most unusual location. Practically in a parking lot, not any parking lot, but one that belongs to the National Park Service at the site of the Old North Bridge in Concord. For the better part of 2012-2013, I wondered what this was going to be, perhaps a visitor's center at the entrance to the Bridge. Last year, I finally noticed a sign, so my husband and I walked to it and around the house. When it opens this year, in late spring, I will take a tour, and post new photos here.

The Caesar Robbins House

Concord's African American and Abolitionist History Center

The below information about Caesar Robbins and the house came from the DrinkingGourdProject.

"The Robbins House is a home built by the son of slavery survivor and Revolutionary War veteran Caesar Robbins in the early 1800s. This house was originally located on a small farm at the edge of Concord’s Great Meadows, in an area where a handful of self-emancipated Africans and their families established their homes. The last African American occupants left the house in the 1860s, and in the winter of 1870-71 the building was moved to Bedford St. In 2011 the Drinking Gourd Project moved the house to land adjacent to the North Bridge parking lot, where it is prominently displayed for Concord visitors. It will serve as an interpretive center for Concord’s early African history."

What I saw, peeking into a window (above and below).

The house, taken from the parking lot, a few days ago.

 Article with photos of the house being moved.
 Some good pictures of the old house, before and after, thanks to Google Images.

Mr. and Mrs. Fiske of Lowell, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

William O. Fiske

BVT Brigadier General

U. S. V.

June 4, 1838

Feb. 2, 1886

Mary Augusta

Wife of

William O. Fiske.

Died Apr. 19, 1876

Aged 27 Yrs.

They were buried in the Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts

Watertown, Massachusetts -- World War II Memorial

To These Gallant Heroes of

World War II

This Memorial is Reverently Dedicated

Leonard Almeda	George H. Elms	Douglas C. Kenney	Felix T. Murphy
George Andreotes	John A. Fantasia	Paul L. Kenney	George M. Natale
Joseph F. Arone	Jessie J. Farese	Armand Keshishian	Paul Nugent
Haig G. Barmakain	Romeo A. Farese	Bruce S. Kindred	Joseph M. O’Callaghan Jr.
Lloyd E. Beckwith	Ernest B. Ford	Robert A. Krancer	Michael  C. Papadopulos
John A. Bedrossian	Robert M. Ford	William H. Kremin	George A. Perkins
Raymond W. Braffitt	Arthur O. Furfey	Walter F. LaFort	Alfred W. Pezzella
Gerald C. Breen	Louis W. Gahran Jr.	John M. Lambert	Ralph A. Piteri
Thomas P. Brennan	George M. Gaitanis	Joseph F. Lennon	Clarence D. Powell
Thomas J. Cannalonga	Leopold W. Gierwiatowski	Minas L. Loisou	Robert F. Prest
Richard A. Carmchael	Joseph H. Gilfoil Jr.	Robert E. Looney	Vincent J. Ranucci
Lawrence L. Cashin	Charles E. Griffith	Charles J. Mackin	Lawrence N. Rice
Louis K. Chaberlain	George F. Harris	Gordon G. MacKennan	John A. Richards
Harry A. Chapanian	Robert E. Hartenstein	John J. Maloney	Henry H. Roberts
Carl I. Christianson	Charles R. Hasekian	William F. Mann	Edward T. Roche Jr.
Alfred B. Coffin	Lester W. Haynes	Paul S. Maroubian	Bernard F. Romano
Maurice L. Cohen	John W. Hennessey	Fredrick N. Martin	Angelo Russo
Alfred F. Cole	Richard K. Henry Jr.	Leo J. Martin	Dominic J. Russo
Nicholas Conti	Thaddeus R. Hubbell	John M. McCall	Edward A. Safer
John M. D’Alanno	Paul W. Hughes	Allan McClay Jr.	Raymond E. Sargent
Philip Z. Darch	Alfred Iodice	Stanley J. McEachern	Stephen F. Sawyer
Harold D. Davis	Eric B. Ives	Warren F. McManus	Charles J. Shutt Jr.
Fred Devenney Jr.	Myron L. Jevelekian	Harold H. Melkonian	Warren S. Studley
Joseph A. D’Onofrio	Charles E. Johnson	Suren Melkonian	Otto M. Theurer
James J. Donovan	Henning E. Johnson	Edward F. Moran	Albert C. Todino
Arthur O. Doria	Malcom E. Johnson	John J. Moran	Simon Torossian
Raymond G. Dougan	Louis W. Juliano	Murad Mouradian	Thomas J.Trapasso
Theodore J. DuBois	Aram G. Kadehjian	Richard S. Movsessian	Samuel Tungrain Jr.
Melville B. Eaton	John R. Keane	Harry C. Moyles	Thomas A. Waldron
			Earl H. Wellch
Frank D. Borghetti			Michael F. White
			Robert S. White
			Jack Wiltshire
			George F. York