When Ebenezer Goddard was born on 30 October 1696, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Josiah Goddard, was 24 and his mother, Rachel Davis, was 24. He married Abigail White on 19 February 1740, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters.
Do you know Ebenezer? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+1 More Child
+5 More Children
English (of Norman origin): from Godhard, a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements gōd ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. The name was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of Saint Gotthard, an 11th-century bishop of Hildesheim who founded a hospice on the pass from Switzerland to Italy that bears his name. This surname is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
English: perhaps occasionally a variant of the occupational name Gothard . The two surnames may have been much confused.
French: variant of Godard , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.