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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.33, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, C…
Electa Woodbridge Cheney
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.33, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Electa Woodbridge Cheney

1821 - 1903
BiographyElecta Woodbridge Cheney was born in 1821 to George Cheney (1771-1829) and Electa Woodbridge (1781-1853). She was their youngest child and only daughter. Her brothers were the founders of the Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company.

Electa married Richard Goodman (1818-1896) in 1845. They had at least three children: Richard Goodman, Jr. (1846-1911), Rosalie Cheney Goodman (1848-1925), and Electa Lillian Goodman (1859-1930).

She died on 27 January 1903.
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