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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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