Betsey Sherman Goodell

1833 - 1914  (81 years)

• Name	Betsey Sherman Goodell
  Birth	14 May 1833	Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  History	12 Apr 1861 (27 years)	Civil War Begins
  Married	Abt 1895 (61 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Death	1 Sep 1914	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Siblings	7 brothers, 5 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	I13028
  Last Modified	19 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	Otis Littlejohn,   b. 15 Aug 1831, Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Jun 1918, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)  [2, 3]
  Marriage Event	1851  [3]
  Otis Littlejohn and Betsey Sherman Goodell met in 1851 in Monroe, Massachusetts. They were married two years later.
  Marriage	8 Aug 1852	Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  Otis Littlejohn and Betsey Sherman Goodell met in 1851 in Monroe, Massachusetts. They were married two years later. [3] Issue: 1. Herbert Pliny Littlejohn (1853-1886) 2. Adella Maria Littlejohn (1854-____) 3. Eva L. Littlejohn (1855-____) 4. Almira L. Littlejohn (1857-1923) 5. Anna Caroline Littlejohn (1859-____) 6. Mannie Bianca Littlejohn (1862-1938) 7. Halbert G. Littlejohn (1864-1949) 8. Earnest S. Littlejohn (1865-____) 9. Bessie Viola Littlejohn (1868-1959) 10. Edward U. Littlejohn (c1871-____)
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 3 months - He : 21 years.
  Family ID	F7779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Betsey Sherman Goodell(1833 – 1914) 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 - 14 May 1833 - Monroe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 8 Aug 1852 - Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. Married - Abt 1895 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 1 Sep 1914 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 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). [S244] Cherichetti, Jane E., Letter to Robert Roy, 2004-11-02, (Letter to Robert A. Roy, 2 November 2004). [S722] Vital Records of Monroe, Massachusetts.