Benjamin Goodridge

1642 - 1692  (50 years)

• Name	Benjamin Goodridge  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	11 Apr 1642	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1692	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Massacred by Indian Attack
  	Benjamin was shot while praying with his family on a Sabbath evening. His wife and two daughters were killed by the Indians. Deborah, aged 7 years was taken captive, but was redeemed the next spring at the expense of the Province
  Burial	Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I10992	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Croad,   b. 18 Feb 1666, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Oct 1692, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1678	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Daniel Goodrich,   b. 3 May 1670, Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1747, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Deborah Jordan,   b. 4 Dec 1646, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 Nov 1676, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1663	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F15411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Apr 1642 - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 8 Sep 1663 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 16 Nov 1678 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Death - Cause: Massacred by Indian Attack - 23 Oct 1692 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~d Gott-M (KIA) Gott Male Ancestor - Killed in Action

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  History-GOODRICH Massacre The Goodridge Massacre - Newburyport News

  
  

  Places

  Historical Marker-Goodridge Massacre 1630 1930 Goodrich Massacre ten rods east stood the house of Benjamin Goodrich who, with his wife and two children, was slain by the Indians on October 23, 1692

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S10477] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Indian Wars), GOODRIDGE Benjamin 1642-1692 (KILLED IN ACTION). Benjamin was shot while praying with his family on a Sabbath evening. His wife and two daughters were killed by the Indians. Deborah, aged 7 years was taken captive, but was redeemed the next spring at the expense of the Province https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180269418/benjamin_goodridge [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S37] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0886202 item 3.