Elizabeth Bramhill was born on February 11, 1852 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. She emigrated to Canada in 1854 with her parents George and Ann Bramhill. Elizabeth married John Goodwin in 1875. John was born on April 27, 1850 in Pilkington Township, Elora, Ontario, Canada.

Note: Raymond wasn’t born yet.
 

Beatrice Goodwin and Bessie Goodwin
 
 
 
 

        The parents of John Goodwin (who married Elizabeth Bramhill) were Eli Goodwin and Elizabeth Panting, lived on Lot 20, Concession 3 of Minto Township. The first Hope Church was on the corner of their farm. When the New Hope Church was built it was on the corner of 4th of Minto and Whites Road.

Alice was born in 1876 and married Charles Rayson in 1905.
They had 3 children:
                Charles Auburn born in 1907. He never married.
                Elsie, born 1911 - married Harold Hughes and later remarried to Floyd Walters.
                Ruth died about 2 weeks after birth.

Ellen was born in 1878 and married Sidney French in 1899. They had two children: Beverly (male)

Emily - married Arivol Mitchell.

Sarah was born in 1881 and married John Shewan in 1907. They had 8 children:

John Ormund born 1910 – never married

Lorne Herbert, born 1911 – married Ethel Clark in 1940

Spencer Mervyn, born 1915 – never married

Pauline Arvilla, born 1916 – married Harold McEachern in 1934

Mary Phyllis, born 1918 – died shortly after birth

Leslie Goodwin, born 1920 – married Lauretta Munford in 1947

Marjorie Beatrice Alice, born 1922 – married Raymond Deckert in 1941

Gerald Wyman, born 1924 – married Colleen (Bonnie) Kennedy in 1953

Eli was born in 1882 and married Beryl Walden.
        They had 4 children:
                John
                Ronald
                Wesley
                Elizabeth – married Gordon Sanguin

Zelda was born in 1884 and married Alfred Lenington in 1907. They had 2 children:

Victor, born 1908 – married Evelyn Ricer in 1932

Maid, born in 1910 – married Arthur Schmidt in 1934

Olive was born in 1885 and married Bert Underwood.
        They had 4 children:
                William (Bill)
                Norman
                Beth
                Winston

George was born in 1889. He never married. George died as the result of a train accident at Jasper, Alberta when he was knocked off the ladder in front of a moving railway car. He is buried at the Rose Dale Cemetery in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Raymond was born December 9, 1893 and married Karen Erickson. They adopted Wayne Leslie.

Beatrice was born in 1891 and married Lorne Gullivan in 1917. They adopted Betty (Dorothy Elizabeth). In 1957 Beatrice married William Craig.
 

         John Goodwin was a farmer and local preacher in the Methodist Church. John died on May 11, 1909 and was buried in Palmerston Cemetery. Elizabeth (Bramhill) Goodwin died on June 26, 1916 at the home of her son Eli in Colgate, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was also buried in the Palmerston Cemetery.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Their children:
                Alice
                Ellen
                Sarah
                Eli
                Zelda
                Olive
                George
                Raymond
                Beatrice
 
 
 

Ellen Goodwin French
By James French

1. Ellen’s mother ELIZABETH⁷ BRAMHILL (GEORGE^6, MATTHEW⁵, JOHN^4, THOMAS³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) was born February 14, 1852 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, and died June 26, 1916 in Colgate, Saskatchewan, Buried in Palmerston Cemetery. She married JOHN GOODWIN¹ 1875, son of ELI GOODWIN and ELIZABETH PANTING.

More About JOHN GOODWIN:
                Cause of Death: Heart Failure

Child of ELIZABETH BRAMHILL and JOHN GOODWIN is:

2. ELLEN⁸ GOODWIN (ELIZABETH⁷ BRAMHILL, GEORGE⁶, MATTHEW⁵, JOHN⁴, THOMAS³, THOMAS², JOHN¹)was born May 3, 1871 in Ontario, Canada, and died August 14, 1911 in Harriston, Ontario - Canada. She married SIDNEY HARDING FRENCH June 21, 1899 in Harriston, Ontario - Canada, son of CHARLES FRENCH and ELIZABETH WARD. Sidney and Ellen were married at her father’s farm (Poplar Grove Farm) in Minto Township.

Notes for ELLEN GOODWIN:
                Ellen Goodwin French died of a ruptured appendix when her son Beverly was only two years old.

Notes for SIDNEY HARDING FRENCH:
[FrenchMerge.FTW]
As a boy, Sidney would walk cattle from Clifford to Harriston for cattle buyers who had walked from Guelph. These men would purchase cattle as they walked. After Sidney reached Harriston, someone else would carry on with the men from there.
Sidney always said that he wanted to marry "Ellie" earlier than he did but he had to take care of his mother.

Child of ELLEN GOODWIN and SIDNEY FRENCH is:

More About BEVERLY HARDING GOODWIN FRENCH:
He became a citizen of the United States after he immigrated to USA from Canada. He lived at 4001 Whitney and worked as a truck driver for G.E. Engineering on Elizabeth Street.

In December 1938, he met Anna M. Beadle at 210 E. Grand Blvd while working as custodian for Miss Mabel E. Bennett at 210 E. Grand Blvd. He attended Cass Tech for classes in electrical engineering. He joined Local 58 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Beverly worked for Charlebois Electric wiring "Drive-In Theatres". After deciding to go into business for himself he founded French Electric Company with Offices at 5761 Eastlawn in 1948. He moved French Electric to 9328 Chalmers in 1952. He founded and operated Electro Temp Inc. and Yardley Lantern Mfg. Co. at 1975 Clay Ave in Detroit.

He was a member and President of the Thomas Edison Club, an electrical construction industry trade association. Beverly held two patents for scaffolding and luminous ceiling equipment.

More About ANNA MARGARET BEADLE:
Anna Margaret attended High School in Clinton, Ontario. Starting February 1929, she attended Nurses Training in Stratford, Ontario. Then in February of 1935 she immigrated to United States from Canada and attended classes at Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio until Feb 1936.

After living in the US for a few years she became a United States Citizen (1941). She is a Registered Nurse and worked in Detroit at Jennings Hospital.

In 1967 she joined the Historic Memorial Society. She also became a member of the English Speaking Union. In 1976 Anna Margaret joined the Daughters of the British Empire and eventually became president of her local "Daughters of the British Empire" chapter.

Other organizations Anna Margaret was involved in were:
                Society of Engineer's Wives
                Took Post Graduate Courses/Obstetrics/Woman's Hospital (Hutzel)
                President of the Historic Memorial Society

Child of BEVERLY FRENCH and ANNA BEADLE is:

^{Note from James French:}
My grandmother, Ellen Goodwin French, died of a ruptured appendix when my Dad (Beverly) was only two years old. As a result of her early death, I never knew any part of the Goodwin or Bramhill family. Until now, they were only fragments and faces from documents that my Mother gave me.

Children of JAMES FRENCH and CAROL WILLIS are: