Rufus Westley Goodell

1825 - 1909  (84 years)

• Name	Rufus Westley Goodell
  	He lived in Peoria, Illinois for more than 50 years. Rufus was a famous railroad engineer during the Civil War. He worked on the Boston-Fitchburg, Lake Shore-Michigan Southern, and the Chicago-Rock Island-Peoria railroads. [2]
  Birth	1 May 1825	Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Married	say 1845 (19 years)  [2, 4]
  Lucina Marsh, the daughter of Calvin and Lydia (Dix) Marsh. She was born on 9 October 1823 in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she died on Wednesday 8 April 1908 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. No Issue
  History	12 Apr 1861 (35 years)	Civil War Begins
  Moved To	May 1908 (83 years)	Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  He moved after the death of his wife.
  Death	6 Jun 1909	Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Burial	Aft 6 Jun 1909	Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, U.S.A. Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum,  Peoria, Illinois   [4]
  He is buried with his wife.
  Siblings	6 brothers, 6 sisters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  1. Anna Goodell,   b. 3 May 1813, Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont, U.S.A. d. 22 Nov 1896, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years) > 2. Lucy Goodell,   b. 29 Aug 1814, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Dec 1882, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years) ▻ Jacob Sherman,  m. 9 Oct 1833 > 3. David H. Goodell,   b. 18 Sep 1816, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Nov 1894, Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) ▻ Sabrina Hicks,  m. 18 Sep 1842 ;   Flora Weed,  m. 25 May 1887   4. Seth Goodell,   b. 1 Apr 1818, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Apr 1818, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years) + 5. Angeline H. Goodell,   b. 10 Apr 1819, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Nov 1888, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) ▻ Jesse Wheeler;   Lyman William Blanchard,  m. 29 Jul 1847 > 6. George Washington Goodell,   b. 10 Feb 1821, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 May 1884, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years) ▻ Almira Caroline Taylor,  m. 12 Mar 1843 ;   Susan A. Russell,  m. 11 May 1853 ;   Mary A. Houghton,  m. 24 Dec 1869 > 7. Mary Almyra Goodell,   b. 5 Sep 1822, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Feb 1864, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, U.S.A.  (Age 41 years) ▻ David Thompson Sherman,  m. Before 1847 > 8. Rufus Westley Goodell,   b. 1 May 1825, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Jun 1909, Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years) ▻ Lucina Marsh > 9. Plinny Brit Goodell,   b. 27 Mar 1827, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Nov 1863, Illinois, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years) ▻ Olive Irena Whitcomb,  m. 10 Sep 1848 ;   Elizabeth Rouse,  m. 5 Sep 1861 > 10. William Francis Wood Goodell,   b. 16 Oct 1830, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Nov 1888, Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 58 years) ▻ Esther Lovisa Goodell,  m. 23 Dec 1852 > 11. Betsey Sherman Goodell,   b. 14 May 1833, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Sep 1914, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) ▻ Otis Littlejohn,  m. 8 Aug 1852 > 12. Amy Goodell,   b. 19 Oct 1835, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Apr 1903, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years) ▻ Orrin Russell,  m. 29 Oct 1854 ;   Fayette Snow,  m. 13 Mar 1863 > 13. Nathan Henry Goodell,   b. 11 Aug 1837, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Mar 1889, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, U.S.A.  (Age 51 years) ▻ Nancy Jane Baker,  m. 28 Feb 1859 ;   Harriet C. Pifer,  m. 3 Jun 1867   14. still born child Goodell,   b. say 1839, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. say 1839, Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Goodell   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Rebecca Williams,   b. Abt 1765  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I13025
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Harvey Goodell,   b. 9 Jul 1792, Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont, U.S.A. d. 3 Jul 1866, Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Anna Sherman,   b. 27 Jun 1796, Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Aug 1875, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lucina Marsh,   b. 9 Oct 1823, Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Apr 1908, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	They had no children. [2]
  Family ID	F7775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Rufus Westley Goodell(1825 – 1909) 2Harvey Goodell(1792 – 1866) 4David Goodell(1768 – 1837) 8David Goodell(1738 – 1830) 16John Goodell(1704 – 1784) 17Mary Bugbee(1710 – Abt 1741) 9Hannah Abbott(1740 – 1819) 18Nathaniel Abbott 19Esther Lyon 5Lovisa Wood(1765 – 1863) 10Jonah Wood(1731 – ) 20James Wood(1704 – 1793) 21Esther Keith(1707 – 1793) 11Rachel Wood(1746 – ) 22Moses Wood(1712 – ) 23Priscilla Taft(1721 – ) 3Anna Sherman(1796 – 1875) 6Nathan Sherman(1765 – ) 12Edward Sherman(1726 – 1804) 24Elnathan Sherman(1694 – ) 25Experience Hathaway(1692 – ) 13Lusa Peterson(1730 – 1812) 26John Peterson(1701 – ) 27Ruth Delano(1707 – 1756) 7Rebecca Williams(Abt 1765 – ) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 May 1825 - Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - May 1908 - Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 6 Jun 1909 - Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 6 Jun 1909 - Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1530] Cherichetti, Jane E. Family Group Sheet of Harvey Goodell, (manuscript, 2004). [S243] Cherichetti, Jane E., Letter to Robert Roy, 2004-08-09, (Letter to Robert A. Roy, 9 August 2004). [S722] Vital Records of Monroe, Massachusetts. [S242] Cherichetti, Jane. Email: 2007-07-18 "Hattie & Etta Blanchard Genealogy II" , (Email to Robert Roy from jcherichetti at hotmail.com, 18 July 2007).