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Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard

Female 1758 - 1845  (87 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Goddard 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 29 Jan 1758  Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Mayo (1965) gives her birth date as 15 January 1758.
    History 1773  North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    She being but 16 years when married, her father, Nathan, built her a large home, which became the "Mayo Tavern." After her husband's death, she maintained the tavern. The following was written in the History of North Orange: "Aunt Dolly was noted for her parties and good cooking. The story is told that at one time a party of soldiers passed through the place and stopped at the house for food. Aunt Dolly had a sheep killed, dressed and cooked for them in short order - they then went on their way." 
    Mayo Tavern    		 Mayo Tavern
    Death 7 Jun 1845  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Burial North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    • Benjamin Mayo Esq.
      Died
      May 2, 1797
      Aet 47
      Dolly Mayo
      His wife
      Died
      June 7, 1845
      Æt 88

      In the same plot is the following stone:
      Infant died March 18, 1789
      Dolly
      Died April 20, 1793
      Aet 12 yrs
      Roxy died 1795
      Æ 4 yrs
      Children of Benj. &
      Dolly Mayo
      Suffer little children to come unto me
      And forbid them not
    Siblings 5 Siblings 
    Person ID I291  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2022 

    Father Nathan Goddard,   b. 18 Jan 1725, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1806, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 10 months - She : ~ 30 years and 11 months. 
    Family ID F322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Mayo,   b. 11 Dec 1750, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1797, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 1773  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 14 years and 11 months - He : ~ 22 years. 
    Marriage License 1 Nov 1773  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Mayo,   b. 24 Nov 1774, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1824, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     2. Nathan Mayo,   b. 8 Mar 1777, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1814, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
     3. Calvin Mayo,   b. 18 Oct 1778, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1845, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     4. Dolly Mayo,   b. 19 Feb 1781, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1793, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
    +5. Stephen Mayo,   b. 2 Feb 1783, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1871, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     6. Esther Mayo,   b. 18 Apr 1785, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1813 (Age 28 years)
     7. Lucena Mayo,   b. 16 May 1787, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1879, Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     8. baby boy Mayo,   b. 7 Mar 1789, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1789, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     9. Roxana Mayo,   b. 9 Dec 1791, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1795, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     10. Dolly Mayo,   b. 7 Jul 1793, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     11. William Mayo,   b. 20 Jul 1795, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1857, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     12. Roxana Mayo,   b. 21 Jun 1797, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1758 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - 1773 - North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1773 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - 1 Nov 1773 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Benjamin Mayo - 24 Nov 1774 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Nathan Mayo - 8 Mar 1777 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Calvin Mayo - 18 Oct 1778 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dolly Mayo - 19 Feb 1781 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Stephen Mayo - 2 Feb 1783 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Esther Mayo - 18 Apr 1785 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Lucena Mayo - 16 May 1787 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - baby boy Mayo - 7 Mar 1789 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Roxana Mayo - 9 Dec 1791 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dolly Mayo - 7 Jul 1793 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Mayo - 20 Jul 1795 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Roxana Mayo - 21 Jun 1797 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jun 1845 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1037] Holman, Mary Lovering. The Stevens Miller Ancestry , (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1948).

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

    3. [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965).

    4. [S1054] Coolidge, Ruth M. Goddard Genealogy , (Brookline, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1983).

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

    6. [S459] Eldredg, Ruth DeFonda, compiler. Transcription of Early Handwritten Records of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts volume 2, (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Reserach Publishing Corp, 2001).

    7. [S460] Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass., (Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963).

    8. [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).


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