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| The Joseph Goodfellow Family |
| Joseph was the oldest child of James Goodfellow and Mary Peery. We have some information which shows he was married to Mary McCurdy, but so far, this marriage is not confirmed and no information about Mary McCurdy has been found. Joseph & Mary had several children - the exact number is not known. At some point in time, Joseph left Ireland and moved to Scotland. At least one of his children was born near Glasgow. Joseph was the family wanderer !! We think his wife died in Scotland and after his children / relatives were firmly established in Canada and the US, he spent his later years traveling between them all. He died in Dorchester, New Hampshire in 1908 at the age of 96. He is buried in Cheever's Cemetery, near Dorchester. |
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| This picture is of Joseph's tombstone in Cheever's Cemetery, Dorchester, NH His grave was found in the summer of 2001 and this picture was taken by a good friend, who helped us find out more about our family in New Hampshire !! Thanks, Phil. The stone reads: "Joseph Goodfellow - 1812-1908" (If you download this picture, it will be much larger than what is shown here) |
| We have no pictures of Joseph's children. The following pictures are of his grandchildren, great-grandchildren and gg-grandchildren. Joseph's son, Joseph II, married Henrietta Weir in 1866 in Glasgow, Scotland. They had a total of 5 children - the first 2 sons were born in Scotland, the next 2 children were born in North Adams, Massachusetts and the last son was born in Godfrey, Frontenac Co., Ontario Joseph II (1836-1921) - Henrietta Weir (1843-?) They are both buried in Parham Cemetery. |
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| Mary Jane Goodfellow (1873-1960) - daughter of Joseph Goodfellow II and Henrietta Weir. This picture was taken on her wedding day to George Francis Howes (date of marriage is unknown). Both Mary Jane & George Franics are buried in Parham Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac Co., ON |
| Mary Jane Goodfellow (1873-1960) & her husband, George Francis Howes (1877-1955) |
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| From left: Geraldine Howes (granddaughter of Mary Jane Goodfellow & George F. Howes), Mary Jane Goodfellow, George Francis Howes, James Ernest Howes (son of Mary Jane & George Francis), Gayle Patricia Sennott (great-granddaughter of Mary Jane & George Francis) |
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| Geraldine Lois Howes (granddaughter of Mary Jane & George Francis) taken on her wedding day to James Robert Sennott in 1947 |
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| In 1905, James David Goodfellow, son of Joseph II & Henrietta Weir, sold the farm in Parham and moved his entire family to New Hampshire. He bought Huntington Hill Farm near Dorchester and lived there until he died. Both of these homes were on the property and the pictures were taken ca. 1948 |
| James David Goodfellow (1871-?) - married Hannah Fream(e) (1876-1948) They had 6 children - 2 of which never married and lived in the house on the right until the 1980's |
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| Joseph Goodfellow, III (son of Joseph II & Henrietta Weir) - 1869-1949 - married Esther McRoberts - 1871-1925. Joseph was a mathematician, author & teacher and graduated with highest honours from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Both Joseph & Esther are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City, NY Joseph & Esther had 4 children - 3 born in the US and 1 born in Canada |
| There were 2 other children of Joseph Goodfellow, II and Henrietta Weir: Robert Goodfellow - born in Scotland in 1867 - nothing more is known about his family except that he may have lived and died in Connecticut, USA Alexander Goodfellow - born in Godfrey, Ontario in 1876 - died in Skippers, Virginia, USA in 1947. Alexander married Marjorie Conn (1876-1971). Quite a bit is known about Alexander's family but we have no pictures. |
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