Elvira Traver

   Other names for Elvira were Alva A. Traver, Elvira Trayner, Elvira Trever and Elvira Trover.

  General Notes:

dau's birth records[there are two of them]: one names her Alva A. TRAVER and the other one names her Elvira TROVER with husband Oscar Goodrich. On her son Homer Goodridge's death records she is Elvira Trever and husband is Oscar Goodridge On her son George Goddard's death records she is called Elvira TRAYNER

Elvira was born in West Shefford, Quebec and it is very near the VT border; she was here by 1857 as her son was born in VT. she gives 1850/1851 and 1860 as dates she emigrated in various census recordings.

1850 Westfield, Orleans, VT Moses Goddard b. 1833 Canada Alvirah Goddard 1837 Canada George 3 [born St. Albans, Franklin, VT on 16 Feb 1857] Sarah 1 yr born VT

1870 Westfield, Orleans County, Vermont Oscar Goodrich 1184 VT Alvira 1837 Canada Donnelly 9 John 1 Theodore Goodrich born 1805 VT George [ 1857 VT] Sarah [1859 VT], Hattie [Harriet Elizabeth b.13 Feb 1861 in Westfield, VT ] and Carrie Almira [3 March 1865 Westfield, VT] all with surname of Goodard

1880 Lyman, Grafton county, NH Oscar W. Goodridge 40 VT Alvira M. 43 Canada John L Goodridge 11 VT Homer O. Goodridge 9 VT Carrie R. Goddard 15 VT

1900 Lisbon, Grafton, NH Elvira Goodrich b. Apr 1836 Canada (Eng) as were her parents; occ: takes in boarders Nettie M. Goodrich b. Jan 1882 NH; father b. VT; mother b. Canada; single Also in HH is a 25 yr old male boarder from Germany.

1910 Whitefield, Coos, NH Clarence C. Straw 28 NH; m 4yr; clerk in a general store Nettie M. Straw 28 NH; m 4 yrs; ch:0/0 Alvira N. Goddard age 74; wid; b. Canada as were her parents; ch:7/6 [mother in law]

1920 Whitefield, Coos, NH Clarence C. Straw 1883 NH Nettie N.NH; father b. Vermont; mother b. Canada Elvira Goodrich age 82 wid born Canada; as were her parents; emig 1851; NA 1856

Elvira married Oscar Wellington Goodrich Sr., son of Theodore Goodrich and Betsey Fifield, in 1866-1869 in Vermont. (Oscar Wellington Goodrich Sr. was born on 29 Sep 1839 in Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont and died on 16 Nov 1887 in Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont.)

  Marriage Notes:

estimated dates based on previous marriages

Elvira next married Moses Goddard before 1857 in Vermont. (Moses Goddard was born in 1833 in Canada.)

  Marriage Notes:

first child born 1857 in Vermont.