Frances Goodrich (maiden name: Bowen) was born on December 22, 1834, in New York to Sarah Bowen. She married Charles Perry Goodrich in the 1850s, and they had at least three children: William, born around 1859; Charles, born around 1867; and Dewitt, born around 1869. They lived in Oakland, and by 1860, they owned $1,600 of real estate and $300 of personal property. Her husband served in the Union army from October 1861 until March 1865. By 1870, they owned $3,400 of real estate and $1,458 of personal property. She died on January 27, 1900.