Eliza Jane Douglas (1822 - 1874)

Born 23 Feb 1822 in Durham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James E. Goddard — married 20 Jun 1848 in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1874 at age 52 in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Eliza Douglas is a member of Clan Douglas.

Eliza Jane Douglas(s) was born at Durham, Maine in 1822 (source Durham town records).

She married James E Goddard. They were the parents of seven known children.

The 1850 US census for Brunswick, Maine lists residents of a home as James Goddard (27), a farmer, Eliza J Goddard (28), and Eli W Goddard (1). All were born in Maine. They live next door to James' brother Calvin Goddard.

The 1860 US census for Brunswick, Maine lists the residents of a home as James Goddard (38), a farmer, Eliza J Goddard (37), James E Goddard (8), attends school, Abba J Goddard (5), attends school, Lufkin Goddard (5) attends school, Charles Goddard (4), attends school, and Franklin Goddard (1). James owns real estate valued at $750 and has a personal estate of $270. Note: Abba and Lufkin are fraternal twins.

The 1870 US census for Durham, Maine lists the residents of a home as Eliza J Goddard (48), keeping house, James E Goddard (18), attending school and farm laborer, Lufkin D Goddard (16), attending school, Abbie J Goddard (16), attending school, Frank E Goddard (11), attending school, Robert H Goddard (9), attending school, and Abigail Crosman (92). All were born in Maine. Eliza owns real estate valued at $600 and has a personal estate of $116.

Eliza died in 1874 and is buried at the Goddard Cemetery, China, Maine.

Sources

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MD-HQM : 14 January 2020), Eliza J. Douglas, 1822.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J2-T2C : Fri Oct 06 13:16:20 UTC 2023), Entry for James Goddard and Eliza J Goddard, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC4-Z67 : Fri Oct 06 23:35:59 UTC 2023), Entry for James Goddard and Eliza J Goddard, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DC-2BZ : Thu Oct 05 16:45:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Eliza J Goddard and James E Goddard, 1870.

• "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48M-S3F : 16 January 2020), Eliza J. Goddard, 1874.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38162052/eliza-j-goddard: accessed 03 November 2023), memorial page for Eliza J. Goddard (Feb 1799–30 Aug 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38162052, citing Goddard Cemetery, China, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007).

• The Descendants of John Douglas of Middleborough, Massachusetts, the First of this Branch in America, by Joshua Lufkin Douglas, Member of the Maine Historical Society, pub. Bath, Maine, Sentinel and Times Publishing Co., 1890 https://archive.org/stream/douglasgenealog00douggoog#page/n76/mode/2up