Wade & Webb Family History

The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton: Emma Woodward Wright, her parents and her children

1907 · Adelos Gorton, The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton (Philadelphia: G. S. Ferguson Co., printers, 1907); Library of Congress copy

Named here: Emma Woodward Wright, Elisha Bates Goodrich, Eliza Van Velsor, John Oscar Goodrich, Benjamin Conklin Goodrich, Charles Milton Goodrich, Marion Eliza Goodrich, John Jay Goodrich, Oscar Bates Goodrich, Edna May Goodrich, Arthur Henry Goodrich, Henry Wright (Emma's father; son of John and Elinor (Spear) Wright), Malissa Gorton (Emma's mother; born 13 July 1835 at Shumway, N.Y.; married 22 May 1853; of 42 Powers St., Brooklyn, in 1899), Mary Malissa Wright (sister, born 16 Feb 1854; married Frank H. Vail 20 Nov 1874), Ellenor Wright (sister, born 27 May 1863; married Lewis A. Miller 1 June 1882), Edward Wright (brother, born 17 July 1865; married Carrie Carpenter 17 Oct 1896), Allan Gorton (grandfather)

The book at the Internet Archive

Transcription

Checked against the page images (scans n602 and n714; the children's list on p. 710 from the text layer); the superscript generation numbers after each name are left out.

p. 597 (scan n602):

  1. MALISSA GORTON (Allan Joseph William William John John Samuel), born July 13, 1835, in Shumway, N. Y., married, May 22, 1853, Henry Wright, of John and Elinor (Spear) Wright. Lived in 1899 at 42 Powers St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
    Children:
  2. Mary M. Wright, born Feb. 16, 1854, married Frank H. Vail.
  3. Emma W. Wright, born June 7, 1856, married John O. Goodrich.
  4. Ellenor Wright, born May 27, 1863, married Lewis A. Miller.
  5. Edward Wright, born July 17, 1865, married Carrie Carpenter.

pp. 709–710 (scans n714–n715):

  1. EMMA WOODWARD WRIGHT (Malissa Allan Joseph William William John John Samuel), born June 7, 1856, married, Oct. 20, 1875, John Oscar Goodrich, of Elisha B. and Eliza (Van Velror [sic]) Goodrich.
    Children:
  2. Benj. Conklin Goodrich, b. February 14, 1876, died March 12, 1877.
  3. Chas. Milton Goodrich, b. July 23, 1877, died December 24, 1878.
  4. Marion Eliza Goodrich, born September 30, 1879.
  5. John Jay Goodrich, born October 15, 1881.
  6. Oscar Bates Goodrich, born Nov. 19, 1883, died May 3, 1886.
  7. Edna May Goodrich, born September 24, 1886.
  8. Arthur Henry Goodrich, born September 24, 1892.

The parenthesis after each name is the line of descent from Samuel Gorton (about 1593–1677), founder of Warwick, Rhode Island: Emma, daughter of Malissa, daughter of Allan, son of Joseph, son of William, son of William, son of John, son of John, son of Samuel.

Citation: Adelos Gorton, The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton (Philadelphia: G. S. Ferguson Co., printers, 1907), p. 597, no. 6735, Malissa Gorton, and pp. 709–710, no. 10321, Emma Woodward Wright; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofsamue00gort, scans n602 and n714–n715), from the Library of Congress, accessed 10 November 2026.

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Person Fact Document says Tree says Assessment
Emma Woodward Wright Birth 7 June 1856 7 Jun 1856, Brooklyn agrees
Emma Woodward Wright Parents Henry Wright and Malissa Gorton (married 22 May 1853) No parents new
Emma Woodward Wright Ancestry Ninth generation from Samuel Gorton of Warwick, Rhode Island, through her mother — new
Emma Woodward Wright Siblings Mary Malissa (1854), Ellenor (1863), Edward (1865) — new
Emma Woodward Wright Marriage 20 October 1875, John Oscar Goodrich, son of Elisha B. and Eliza (Van Velsor) Goodrich 20 Oct 1875, Brooklyn; the New York City marriage record dates it 4 April 1875 agrees with the tree; conflicts with the city record (see notes)
John Oscar Goodrich Parents Elisha B. and Eliza (Van Velsor) Goodrich Elisha Bates Goodrich and Eliza Van Velsor agrees
Benjamin Conklin Goodrich Birth, death 14 Feb 1876 – 12 Mar 1877 1876–1877 agrees
Charles Milton Goodrich Birth, death 23 Jul 1877 – 24 Dec 1878 1877–1878 agrees
Marion Eliza Goodrich Birth 30 Sep 1879 1879 agrees
John Jay Goodrich Birth 15 Oct 1881 1881 agrees
Oscar Bates Goodrich Birth, death 19 Nov 1883 – 3 May 1886 1883–1886 agrees
Edna May Goodrich Birth 24 Sep 1886 1886 agrees
Arthur Henry Goodrich Birth 24 Sep 1892 1892 agrees
Emma Woodward Wright Children Seven, as above; no John born 1873 and no child of 1875 Nine, including John (1873) and an unnamed daughter (1875) conflicts (see notes)