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As Henry's descendants compared their stories, they gave their own explanation of how the poem went from Henry's house to that of Clement Moore. Daughter Catharine's descendant Mary explained to daughter Jane's grandson, William Sturges Thomas, the story she knew of the governess. Henry + Sarah     Catharine (b:1775) + Arthur Breese         Catharine Walker Breese (b:1798) + Captain Samuel Griswold             Cornelia Platt Griswold (b:1821) + William McLean Goodrich             [sister of S.F.B. Morse's wife Sarah]                 Mary Willis Goodrich (b:1850) + Edward L. Montgomery Henry + Jane     Jane (b:1800) + Reverend William Barber Thomas         Henry Livingston Thomas (b:1835)             William Sturges Thomas (b:1871)