Ebenezer Goddard

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  • Name Ebenezer Goddard 
    Born 17 Jan 1713/4  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Nov 1762  Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I324  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2020 

    Father Edward Goddard,   b. 24 Mar 1674/5, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1754  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Susannah Stone,   b. 4 Nov 1675, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1754, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Jun 1697  Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sybil or Sibil Brigham,   b. 15 Oct 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1807, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 27 Jan 1736/7  Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Abigail Goddard,   b. 11 Sep 1737, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1759  (Age 21 years)
     2. Martha Goddard,   b. 18 Mar 1739, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1771  (Age 32 years)
     3. Sibil or Sybil Goddard,   b. 14 Jan 1740, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1818  (Age 78 years)
    +4. Susannah Goddard,   b. 25 Sep 1742, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1837, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     5. Mary Goddard,   b. 3 Aug 1744, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1773  (Age 28 years)
     6. Sophia Goddard,   b. 3 Oct 1746, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1847, Madison, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     7. Betty or Betsy Goddard,   b. 26 Jan 1748, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Easter or Esther Goddard,   b. 15 Jun 1751, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1778, Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     9. Ebenezer Goddard,   b. 9 Aug 1753, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1815  (Age 61 years)
     10. Benjamin Goddard,   b. 2 Sep 1755, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1771  (Age 16 years)
     11. Samuel (twin) Goddard,   b. 16 Apr 1759, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1846  (Age 87 years)
     12. Edward (twin) Goddard,   b. 16 Apr 1759, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1844  (Age 85 years)
     13. Abigail Goddard,   b. 16 May 1761, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1855  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Documents
    1713/4 Birth Record for Ebenezer Goddard
    1713/4 Birth Record for Ebenezer Goddard
    17 January 1713/4, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Date of birth: 17 Jan
    Child: Ebenezer Goddard
    Parents: Edward and Susanna

    FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
    1736 Land Deed for Edward and Ebenezer Goddard
    1736 Land Deed for Edward and Ebenezer Goddard
    21 May 1736, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

    Grantor: Edward Goddard of Framingham
    Grantee: Ebenezer Goddard of Framingham, loving and dutiful son
    Cost: parental love and affection and 250 pounds
    Tract: land Edward now dwells in Framingham

    FamilySearch.org, Record books of the registry of deeds, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1649-1900; indexes: grantee (1639-1905) and grantor (1639-1950), film 554030, img 519
    1736 Marriage of Ebenezer Goddard and Sabylla Brigham
    1736 Marriage of Ebenezer Goddard and Sabylla Brigham
    27 January 1736/7, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Ebenezer Goddard of Framingham and Sabylla Brigham of Marlborough
    Married: 27 Jan 1736

    FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
    The Family of Ebenezer and Sibil (Brigham) Goddard, 1737-1761
    The Family of Ebenezer and Sibil (Brigham) Goddard, 1737-1761
    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records of Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts lists twelve children of Ebenezer and Sibil Goddard.

    Source:
    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    1750/1 Will for Edward Goddard
    1750/1 Will for Edward Goddard
    29 January 1750/51, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

    Edward Goddard of Framingham
    Wife: Susannah
    Children: Simon, Benjamin, David, Edward, Ebenezer, Susannah Drury

    Executors: sons Edward and Ebenezer

    FamilySearch.org, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 397073, img 676-677
    1754 Guardianship Bond for Child Ebenezer Goddard
    1754 Guardianship Bond for Child Ebenezer Goddard
    15 February 1754, Worcester County, Massachusetts

    Bondsmen: Ebenezer Goddard of Framingham and Simon Goddard of Shewsbury
    Guardian: Ebenezer Goddard
    Guardian for: Ebenezer Goddard, 2 1/2 year old son of Rev David Goddard

    Note: Rev David Goddard died in January 1754. David's brothers, including Ebenezer and Simon, became guardians to David's minor children.

    FamilySearch.org, Probate records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); index 1731-1881, 1731-1916, film 860635, img 319
    1762 Will for Ebenezer Goddard
    1762 Will for Ebenezer Goddard
    4 June 1762, Worcester County, Massachusetts

    Ebenezer Goddard of Athol, Gent[leman]
    Wife: Sibbil
    Children: Ebenezer, Benjamin, Edward, Samuel, Martha Hemenway, Sibbil, Susannah How, Mary, Sophia, Betty, Esther, Abigail

    FamilySearch.org, Probate records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); index 1731-1881, 1731-1916, film 856279, img 632-633
    1762 Guardianship Record for Sybill Goddard
    1762 Guardianship Record for Sybill Goddard
    15 December 1762, Worcester County, Massachusetts

    Sybill Goddard of Athol was appointed guardian of Edward Goddard, aged 4, minor son of Ebenezer Goddard (deceased).

    Note: Ebenezer died on 18 November 1762. His wife, Sybill, was appointed guardian of their son, Edward. Other family members or neighbors were appointed guardians over their other children.

    Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
    1762 Guardianship Record for Sybell Goddard
    1762 Guardianship Record for Sybell Goddard
    15 December 1762, Worcester County, Massachusetts

    Sybell Goddard of Athol was appointed guardian of Samuel Goddard, aged 4, minor son of Ebenezer Goddard (deceased).

    Note: Ebenezer died on 18 November 1762. His wife, Sybill, was appointed guardian of their son, Samuel. Other family members or neighbors were appointed guardians over their other children.

    Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991

    Headstones
    Headstone of Ebenezer Goddard in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery
    Headstone of Ebenezer Goddard in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery
    Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts

    In memory of
    Mr Ebenezer Godard
    who died
    November the 18th
    1762

    FindAGrave.com

    Histories
    'A genealogy of the descendants of Edward Goddard' for Edward Goddard
    "A genealogy of the descendants of Edward Goddard" for Edward Goddard
    Edward Goddard was the son of William Goddard and Elizabeth Miles. He was born at Watertown, MA on 24 March 1675. He married Susannah Stone in 1696. Their children: Edward, Susannah, Simon, Benjamin, David, William, Mary, Ebenezer, and Ebenezer.

    Edward died on 9 Feb 1754 in Framingham at the age of 78. Two sons, David and Benjamin, and his wife died the same year.

    Ancestry.com, "A genealogy of the descendants of Edward Goddard," p. 8-10
    'A genealogy of the descendants of Edward Goddard' for Ebenezer Goddard
    "A genealogy of the descendants of Edward Goddard" for Ebenezer Goddard
    Ebenezer Goddard is the son of Edward Goddard and Susannah Stone of Framingham. He was born 17 January 1713 and married Sibbil Brigham in 1736. Children: Abigail, Martha, Sibbil, Susannah, Mary, Sophia, Betsy, Esther, Ebenezer, Benjamin, Edward, Samuel, and Abigail.

    Ebenezer died on 18 November 1762 and Sibbil died on 27 September 1807.

    Ancestry.com, "A genealogy of the descendants of Edward Goddard," p. 12-14
    'Genealogies of the Families..of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts' for William Goddard Family
    "Genealogies of the Families..of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts" for William Goddard Family
    William Goddard was the son of Edward Goddard. He married Elizabeth Miles. They emigrated to the United States with their 3 living children. He died 6 October 1691. Children: William, Joseph, Robert, Thomas, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Josiah, and Edward.

    Edward Goddard was the son of William Goddard and Elizabeth Miles. He married Susanna Stone in June 1697. They resided in Watertown, then moved to Boston, then moved to Framingham. Children: Edward, Susanna, Simon, Benjamin, David, William, Mary, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, William, and Hepzibah.

    Ancestry.com, "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts," p. 237-239
    'Genealogies of the Families..of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts' for Ebenezer Goddard
    "Genealogies of the Families..of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts" for Ebenezer Goddard
    Ebenezer Goddard was the son of Edward Goddard. He was a farmer in Framingham and Athol. He married Sibil Brigham in 1736. He died 18 November 1762 and Sibil died 27 September 1807. Children: Abigail, Martha, Sibil, Susannah, Mary, Sophia, Betty, Esther, Ebenezer, Benjamin, Edward, Samuel, and Abigail.

    Ancestry.com, "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts," p. 256