Goodwin, Paul,

New York family, some of whom moved to Chicago in the 1860's.

Solomon Goodwin of Rome, N.Y., worked a contractor and builder for the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad during the early 1830's. He and his wife, Hannah, had a son, Edward Payson Goodwin, who graduated from Amherst College in 1856 and married Ellen Maria Chamberlin in 1860. He served as minister of the First Congregational Church in Chicago, 1868-1900, and traveled frequently. In 1870 he journeyed to London, Marseilles, and the Middle East. Edward and his wife had three children who survived into adulthood: Albert Payson Goodwin, Margaret Goodwin, and Paul Goodwin. Albert Payson Goodwin also attended Amherst College, Margaret Goodwin became a teacher, and Paul Goodwin attended Princeton.

From the description of Goodwin family papers, 1802-1913. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 52907134