William Goddard Jr (1706 - 1762)

Born 1706 in Newton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Keziah (Cloyes) Goddard — married 26 Jun 1726 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1762 at about age 56 in Northborough, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

William, born about 1706, was the William of Marlborough.

William GODDARD m. Jan. 26, 1726, Keziah Cloyes, of Framingham. He was a farmer and miller, and lived in that part of Marl. now included in Berlin. He had 11 children:

1. Mary, b. Jan. 2, 1727; m. John Houghton, of Brattleboro, Vt.
2. Josiah, b. July 25, 1729 ; m. Lydia Ball; resided in North.
3. James, b. Jan. 6. 1731; m. Hannah Rice.
4. Rachel, b. April 21, 1732 ; m. Asa Howe.
5. Solomon., b. May 11, 1734 ; m.1758, Thankful Bowers; lived in North.
6. Hannah, b. Jan. 27, 1736; m. - Collister, of Marl., N. H.
7. Lydia, b. Sept. 4, 1737 ; probably m. Eliphalet Stone, of Marl., N. H.
8. Jane, b. March 12, 1739; m. William Barker, of Marl., N. H.
9. John, b. Dec. 9, 1740; m. June 20, 1760, Lucy Walker, of Bolton, Ct.
10. Moses, b. Nov. 21, 1742; m. Molly Walker, and settled in Ct.
11. Ruth, b. Feb. 8, 1744 ; m. Jacob Rice, of Henniker, N. H.

He died in 1762.

Sources

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 March 2020), memorial page for William “William of Marlborough” Goddard (1706–19 Feb 1762), Find A Grave: Memorial #42823270 citing Old Burying Ground, Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendablack&id=I1487
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for William Goddard M Marlborough History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1, page 369