Franklin County MA Archives Biographies.....Owen, Lydia September 3, 1725 - December 9, 1806
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Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com November 14, 2009, 11:22 am

Source: various Town, county and state archives
Author: Nancy Poquette

Birth: 3 SEP 1725 in Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA 
Death: 9 DEC 1806 in New Salem, Hampshire Co, MA, from: "Vital Records of New 
Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849," pg. 137:
"Goodell, Lydia, wife of Jonathan, Dec. 9, 1806, age 80 y."
Burial: AFT 9 DEC 1806 New Salem Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin Co, MA 

Marriage 1 Jonathan Goodale b: 19 APR 1724 in Marblehead, Essex Co, MA
Married: 7 APR 1769 in New Salem, Hampshire Co, MA, from: "Vital Records of New 
Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, pg. 77:
"Goodale, Jonathan and Lydia Owen, April __, 1769"

On December 10, 1769, JONATHAN GOODALE's wife, BETSY died, according to the 
date on her headstone. However this may be an error, because JONATHAN GOODALE 
married Lydia Owen of Brookfield, MA [where his cousin, Nathan Goodale lived], 
according to First Parish church records, in April 7, 1769 [which records had 
been in possession of the Unitarian Society, New Salem, Mass: New Salem First 
Parish Church Society, (now Unitarian), Rev. Sam Kendall's record book. Betty 
Sue Pratt, in an email dated January 4, 2004, said "I do not know where the 
originals may be, as is the case with so many of the New Salem records.]

When BETSY died, RUTH was 15 years old. The youngest, Asa, was 5. 

The women [the wives Betsy and Lydia] are buried side-by-side, and there is no 
headstone for JONATHAN.

Lydia's headstone reads:

"Mrs. Lydia Goodell
Wife of Mr. JONATHAN GOODELL
Died Dec.r 9th, 1806
In her 80th year.
Adieu my friends and kindred dear,
For silent dust conceals me here.
And when the mighty trumpet shall sound,
I'll then reanimate my clay,
And wing my way,
To join the great Celestial Day."

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