Goodrich Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Goodrich Family

2,681 Goodrich records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

2,681Records in our database

1829Earliest birth

2Documented families

3Biographies

See the Goodrich family trees →180 Goodrich families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

2,681 Goodrich records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Michigan (496 of 2,681)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: J Augusta Goodrich, born 1829, Kansas

Most common first names

John64 George57 Mary51 Robert48 William48 James47 Charles46 Ruth32 Dorothy30 Helen30 Frank26 Harold25

Documented families

Goodrich families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Goodrich family of Lyon CountyMinnesotaStarts: C. M. Goodrich (b. 1846)Most recent: Wallace A. Goodrich (b. 1863)

Family records from county histories (1)

Hiram GoodrichStarts: Hiram Goodrich, from Paris, FranceMost recent: F. W. Goodrich

The earliest Goodrichs in the county histories

Isaac B. GoodrichBorn 1804Sac County, Iowa A. S. GoodrichBorn 1813Delaware County, Ohio Daniel F. GoodrichBorn 1836Faribault County, Minnesota Charles H. GoodrichBorn 1844Miami County, Ohio Charles W. GoodrichBorn 1861Lyon County, Minnesota Walter S. GoodrichBorn 1861Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

180 Goodrich families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

18 Goodrich death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

22 Goodrich people in 18 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

C. M. GoodrichBorn 1846 · Lyon County, Minnesota Charles W. GoodrichBorn 1861 · Lyon County, Minnesota Wallace A. GoodrichBorn 1863 · Lyon County, Minnesota

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Common questions

Goodrich genealogy: FAQ

Where were Goodrich ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,681 Goodrich records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Michigan (496), then Ohio (425) and Missouri (382).

How far back does the Goodrich family tree go?

The earliest Goodrich birth in our database is 1829: J Augusta Goodrich, Kansas. We have pieced together 180 Goodrich family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Goodrich family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Goodrich family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.