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William Goddard 1809 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1809

Birth Location: Kington Magna, Alderholt, Dorset, England

Death Date: 24 Dec 1874

Death Location: Bement, Piatt County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Goddard

Mother: Elizabeth Goddard

Spouse(s): Anna Goddard

Children(s): Morris Goddard

In 1809, William Goddard Sr. 1809 entered the world in Kington Magna, Alderholt, Dorset, England, born to Thomas Goddard and Elizabeth Holley Goddard. William Goddard Sr. 1809 married Anna Marie Goddard, and had children including Morris Goddard. William Goddard Sr. 1809 passed away in 1874 in Bement, Piatt County, Illinois, USA.

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  • In 1809, William Goddard Sr. 1809 entered the world in Kington Magna, Alderholt, Dorset, England, born to Thomas Goddard and Elizabeth Holley Goddard.
  • William Goddard Sr. 1809 married Anna Marie Goddard, and had children including Morris Goddard.
  • William Goddard Sr. 1809 passed away in 1874 in Bement, Piatt County, Illinois, USA.

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William Goddard's Ancestors

Self
William Goddard
1809 – 1874
Birth Place: Kington Magna, Alderholt, Dorset, England
Parents
Thomas Goddard
1779 – 1856
West Wellow, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (Holley) Goddard
1778 – 1859
West Wellow, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Goddard
1742 – 1827
East Wellow, Hampshire, England
Ruth (Schackel) Goddard
1757 – 1823
East Wellow, Hampshire, England
Samuel HOLLY
1739 – 1800
Hampshire
Elizabeth MOORE
1739 – 1810
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Goddard
1708 – 1766
Elizabeth Goddard
1718 – 1772
Richard Schackel
1732 – 1820
Ruth Sayer
1730 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew GODDARD
1652 – 1733
Diana Lock
1667 – 1748
William Allen
1678 – 1725
Elizabeth Cydford
1690 – 1725
Edward Schackel
1700 – 1770

William Goddard's Descendants

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William Goddard (2 Feb 1809 – 24 Dec 1874) m. Anna (Marie) Goddard (16 January 1826 – 23 December 1905)
  1. 1. Morris Goddard (1846 – 1924) m. Ellen (Lee) Goddard (1855 – 1927)
    1. 1. William (Fredrick) Goddard (13 May 1879 – 29 Dec 1952) m. Noi (I) Goddard (22 February 1890 – 26 August 1950)
    2. 2. Walter Goddard (abt 1881 – )
    3. 3. Frank Goddard (abt 1883 – )
    4. 4. Lizzie Goddard (abt 1887 – )
    5. 5. Earnest (E) Goddard (abt 1890 – 1 August 1966) m. Etta (Mae Blake) Goddard (abt 1892 – 17 February 1979)
      1. 1. Vernon (L) Goddard (abt 1914 – )
      2. 2. Vera (L Goddard) Hays (abt 1916 – 17 Jan 1988) m. Elmer (Newton) Hays (abt 1910 – 26 Jan 2002)
        1. 1. Fern (Louise Hays) Bennett (28 Oct 1933 – 21 May 2012) m. Robert (Lee) Fuller (21 Nov 1932 – ) m. Alton (Albert) Bennett (1927 – 26 Feb 2017)
      3. 3. Beulah (B) Goddard (abt 1918 – 16 Oct 2001)
      4. 4. Eldon (E) Goddard (abt 1920 – 4 April 2001) m. Grace (Margaret) Hamilton (25 June 1922 – 19 February 2015)
      5. 5. Edna (L) Goddard (abt 1923 – 2 Aug 2009)
      6. 6. June (E) Goddard (abt 1925 – 13 Mar 1998)
      7. 7. Opal (M) Goddard (abt 1929 – 23 May 2022)
      8. 8. Norman (Ray) Goddard (8 December 1931 – 11 December 2019)
    6. 6. Helbert Goddard (abt 1893 – )
    7. 7. Mabel Goddard (abt 1895 – )
    8. 8. Morris Goddard (abt 1897 – 31 October 1973)

William Goddard's Timeline

2 Records

1809
2 Feb 1809
Birth of William Goddard Sr. 1809 in Kington Magna, Alderholt, Dorset, England
Kington Magna, Alderholt, Dorset, England
1874
24 Dec 1874
Age 65
Death of William Goddard Sr. 1809 in Bement, Piatt County, Illinois, USA
Bement, Piatt County, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1809
    Event Place: Kington Magna, Alderholt, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1874
    Event Place: Bement, Piatt County, Illinois, USA

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