Chauncey Allen Goodrich was born in 1790 in New Haven, Connecticut. His grandfather, Elizur Goodrich (1734-1797), was a clergyman in Durham, Connecticut and a member of the Yale Corporation, and his father, Elizur Goodrich (1761-1849), was a member of Congress, a judge, professor of law at Yale College, and a member of the Yale Corporation. Chauncey Allen Goodrich was a clergyman, author of texts on Latin and Greek, lexicographer, and professor of rhetoric at Yale College, and of the pastoral charge in Yale's Theological Department. In 1816 Goodrich married Julia Frances Webster, the daughter of Noah Webster, and in 1829 he edited an abridgement of Webster's dictionary. He published a revision of the original dictionary in 1847. Goodrich died in New Haven in 1860.
From the description of Goodrich family papers, 1732-1905 (inclusive), 1787-1860 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702206129
