1. Life Charles Goodyear was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1800. Charles was the oldest child in his family and had four brothers and a sister. He married Clarissa Beecher in 1824. The y had 6 children, Ellen ,Cynthia, Sarah, a un- named child, Charles Jr. ,and William . Three of there children died from disease . Sarah died at 3 Yr. ,an unknown child died at 2 months and son William died at 3 Yr. Most of his life with his first …showed first 75 words of 593 total…

…showed last 75 words of 593 total…would do without rubber. Rubber changed ways of transportation .Today almost everyone uses rubber every day somehow. 6. Interesting Facts Charles Goodyear was jailed on many occasions because he had overdue debts that he could not pay. Charles Goodyear didn’t invent the tire yet he has one of the biggest tire companies in the world named after him . Charles Good year had other inventions besides vulcanization he also invented along with his father improved pitchforks.