The son of Benjamin Goddard & Grace Fiske, both of Watertown, Mass.
His primary occupation was as a coach and chaise maker in Worcester and environs.
He married Hannah Williams, a daughter of Daniel Williams Jr. (of Charlton) & Elizabeth Sumner (of Pomfret, CT), in Charlton on 14 Nov 1769.
(She was the 1st wife of 3 he would eventually have.)
They took up housekeeping in Shrewsbury, and began a family.
Their children, all born in Shrewsbury, were:
Samuel, b. 2 AUG 1772,
Benjamin, b. 11 OCT 1778,
Sarah, b. 13 APR 1781,
Grace, b. 14 FEB 1784,
Elizabeth, b. 16 SEP 1786,
George Sumner, b. 8 APR 1789,
Lydia, b. 26 JUN 1791,
Nathan Fiske, b. 30 JUN 1793, &
Artemas, b. 18 OCT 1795.
Hannah passed away at the young age of 45, two years after the birth of the last Goddard son, and sadly never lived to see her entire family reach maturity.
Benjamin next married the widow Lucy Chase:
"Dea. Benjamin Goddard and Mrs. Lucy Chace of Sutton, Feb. 13, 1799. In Sutton."
They were together 23 years when Lucy passed on in 1822.
The single life must not have suited Ben too well, as a year and a half later he married for the last time Betsy Russell of Marlborough, on Nov. 30, 1823 in Shrewsbury.
The good Deacon eventually passed away at the fine old age of 93 years.
(Various newspapers noted that Benjamin subscribed to the "Massachusetts Spy" newspaper from the day of it's inception to the time of his death, being the oldest continuous subscriber.)
(* "Thomas's Massachusetts Spy Or, Worcester Gazette"; also "Worcester Spy")
His primary occupation was as a coach and chaise maker in Worcester and environs.
He married Hannah Williams, a daughter of Daniel Williams Jr. (of Charlton) & Elizabeth Sumner (of Pomfret, CT), in Charlton on 14 Nov 1769.
(She was the 1st wife of 3 he would eventually have.)
They took up housekeeping in Shrewsbury, and began a family.
Their children, all born in Shrewsbury, were:
Samuel, b. 2 AUG 1772,
Benjamin, b. 11 OCT 1778,
Sarah, b. 13 APR 1781,
Grace, b. 14 FEB 1784,
Elizabeth, b. 16 SEP 1786,
George Sumner, b. 8 APR 1789,
Lydia, b. 26 JUN 1791,
Nathan Fiske, b. 30 JUN 1793, &
Artemas, b. 18 OCT 1795.
Hannah passed away at the young age of 45, two years after the birth of the last Goddard son, and sadly never lived to see her entire family reach maturity.
Benjamin next married the widow Lucy Chase:
"Dea. Benjamin Goddard and Mrs. Lucy Chace of Sutton, Feb. 13, 1799. In Sutton."
They were together 23 years when Lucy passed on in 1822.
The single life must not have suited Ben too well, as a year and a half later he married for the last time Betsy Russell of Marlborough, on Nov. 30, 1823 in Shrewsbury.
The good Deacon eventually passed away at the fine old age of 93 years.
(Various newspapers noted that Benjamin subscribed to the "Massachusetts Spy" newspaper from the day of it's inception to the time of his death, being the oldest continuous subscriber.)
(* "Thomas's Massachusetts Spy Or, Worcester Gazette"; also "Worcester Spy")
The son of Benjamin Goddard & Grace Fiske, both of Watertown, Mass.
His primary occupation was as a coach and chaise maker in Worcester and environs.
He married Hannah Williams, a daughter of Daniel Williams Jr. (of Charlton) & Elizabeth Sumner (of Pomfret, CT), in Charlton on 14 Nov 1769.
(She was the 1st wife of 3 he would eventually have.)
They took up housekeeping in Shrewsbury, and began a family.
Their children, all born in Shrewsbury, were:
Samuel, b. 2 AUG 1772,
Benjamin, b. 11 OCT 1778,
Sarah, b. 13 APR 1781,
Grace, b. 14 FEB 1784,
Elizabeth, b. 16 SEP 1786,
George Sumner, b. 8 APR 1789,
Lydia, b. 26 JUN 1791,
Nathan Fiske, b. 30 JUN 1793, &
Artemas, b. 18 OCT 1795.
Hannah passed away at the young age of 45, two years after the birth of the last Goddard son, and sadly never lived to see her entire family reach maturity.
Benjamin next married the widow Lucy Chase:
"Dea. Benjamin Goddard and Mrs. Lucy Chace of Sutton, Feb. 13, 1799. In Sutton."
They were together 23 years when Lucy passed on in 1822.
The single life must not have suited Ben too well, as a year and a half later he married for the last time Betsy Russell of Marlborough, on Nov. 30, 1823 in Shrewsbury.
The good Deacon eventually passed away at the fine old age of 93 years.
(Various newspapers noted that Benjamin subscribed to the "Massachusetts Spy" newspaper from the day of it's inception to the time of his death, being the oldest continuous subscriber.)
(* "Thomas's Massachusetts Spy Or, Worcester Gazette"; also "Worcester Spy")
His primary occupation was as a coach and chaise maker in Worcester and environs.
He married Hannah Williams, a daughter of Daniel Williams Jr. (of Charlton) & Elizabeth Sumner (of Pomfret, CT), in Charlton on 14 Nov 1769.
(She was the 1st wife of 3 he would eventually have.)
They took up housekeeping in Shrewsbury, and began a family.
Their children, all born in Shrewsbury, were:
Samuel, b. 2 AUG 1772,
Benjamin, b. 11 OCT 1778,
Sarah, b. 13 APR 1781,
Grace, b. 14 FEB 1784,
Elizabeth, b. 16 SEP 1786,
George Sumner, b. 8 APR 1789,
Lydia, b. 26 JUN 1791,
Nathan Fiske, b. 30 JUN 1793, &
Artemas, b. 18 OCT 1795.
Hannah passed away at the young age of 45, two years after the birth of the last Goddard son, and sadly never lived to see her entire family reach maturity.
Benjamin next married the widow Lucy Chase:
"Dea. Benjamin Goddard and Mrs. Lucy Chace of Sutton, Feb. 13, 1799. In Sutton."
They were together 23 years when Lucy passed on in 1822.
The single life must not have suited Ben too well, as a year and a half later he married for the last time Betsy Russell of Marlborough, on Nov. 30, 1823 in Shrewsbury.
The good Deacon eventually passed away at the fine old age of 93 years.
(Various newspapers noted that Benjamin subscribed to the "Massachusetts Spy" newspaper from the day of it's inception to the time of his death, being the oldest continuous subscriber.)
(* "Thomas's Massachusetts Spy Or, Worcester Gazette"; also "Worcester Spy")
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