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Nathan Goddard

Male 1725 - 1806  (81 years)


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  • Name Nathan Goddard 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 18 Jan 1725  Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Religion 13 Dec 1749 (Age 24)  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1750 (Age 25)  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Offices Held 1755 (Age 30)  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Moved To 1760 (Age 35)  North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    History 1 Jan 1781  [7
    On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership. 
    North Orange Church founded by Nehemiah Ward
    North Orange Church founded by Nehemiah Ward
    Offices Held 24 Nov 1783 (Age 58)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Death 12 Feb 1806  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5
    Siblings 11 Siblings 
    Person ID I289  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2018 

    Father Edward Goddard,   b. 4 May 1698, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1777, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Hepzibah Hapgood,   b. 27 Jun 1704, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1763, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 1722 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 7 months - She : ~ 17 years and 6 months. 
    Family ID F320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Stevens,   b. 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1808, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1748  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 8
    • Bond (1860) gives Lois as a child of this family. This is in error, as Lois Stevens was married in 1762.
    Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 10 months - She : ~ 30 years and 11 months. 
    Children 
     1. Hepzibah Goddard,   b. 18 Sep 1749, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1819, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Deacon Nathan Goddard,   b. 16 Jul 1751, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1816, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Ebenezer Goddard,   b. 19 Sep 1753, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1803, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     4. Asa Goddard,   b. 26 Aug 1755, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1823, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +5. Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard,   b. 29 Jan 1758, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1845, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     6. Eunice Goddard,   b. 17 Jun 1760, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jan 1725 - Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Nov 1748 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hepzibah Goddard - 18 Sep 1749 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - 13 Dec 1749 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1750 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Deacon Nathan Goddard - 16 Jul 1751 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ebenezer Goddard - 19 Sep 1753 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 1755 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Asa Goddard - 26 Aug 1755 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard - 29 Jan 1758 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved To - 1760 - North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Eunice Goddard - 17 Jun 1760 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffices Held - 24 Nov 1783 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Feb 1806 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S463] Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860).

    2. [S1042] Morse, Abner. A Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume II, (Boston: H.W. Dutton & Son, 1859).

    3. [S1037] Holman, Mary Lovering. The Stevens Miller Ancestry , (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1948).

    4. [S1043] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, To the end of the Year 1849 , (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904).

    5. [S1041] Hapgood, Warren. The Hapgood Family Descendants of Shadrach 1656-1898 , (Boston: Warren Hapgood, 1898).

    6. [S1044] Coolidge, Mabel Cook. The History of Petersham, Massachusetts Incorporated April 20, 1754 , (Petersham, Massachusetts: Petersham Historical Society, 1948).

    7. [S466] Ward, Martha E. History of North Orange, Massachusetts, (Orange, Massachusetts: North Orange Reunion Association & Enterprise and Journal, 1924).

    8. [S232] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904).