Frederick was William Neal Raven's first grandchild, and therefore, the first member of Generation 3! At the age of 16, he was also the first member of Generation 3 to pass away.
I have not found his birth record, but based on the 1870 census and his death record, it can be inferred that he was born between August 1868 and January 1869 in Washburn, Maine. The 1870 census for Mapleton, Maine shows Frederick and his parents on lines 37–39 in the image below:
By 1880, the family had moved to Castle Hill, Maine, and Frederick's two sisters, Ida and Aimee, had been born. The family is on lines 12–16 in the image below:
The final record for young Frederick is his death record, which is devoid of many details, including how he came to die at age 16. This is the front of his Maine death record:
The reason for the lack of details on the front of the record is given on the back: the record was created based on what they were able to glean from his tombstone.
His obituary was printed in the local newspaper, but it also doesn't give a cause of death.
The text is pretty difficult to read, so I'll transcribe it:
DIED.—In Presque Isle, Jan. 29th,
Fred B., only son of William H. and
Mary A. Goodhue, aged sixteen years.
And thus another of earth's bright-
est, fairest youths is gathered home. In
the death of their only son, Mr. and
Mrs. Goodhue sustain a severe loss.
Fred was a good boy, a kind, loving and
obedient son and an affectionate broth-
er. He was one who was loved and re-
spected by all who knew him. "Almost
a man," his young life promised much,
and oh, how hard it is, at this time, for
his sorrowing parents to feel that "it is
all for the best," but when we think of
the troublesome journey through life—
of the sorrows, suffering and privations
here below; when we think of that pure
young soul at rest forever, in that Bet-
ter Land, may we not, oh! sorrowing
ones, say with him of old: "The Lord
gave and the Lord hath taken away,
blessed be the name of the Lord,"
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