George Goddard
Born 5 Dec. 1815 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.[1] Son of Cornelius Goddard and Mary Groce.[2] Married Elizabeth Harrison, 10 Sept. 1839; participated in plural marriage.[3] Baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jan. 1851.[4] Served as clerk to the presiding bishop, 1856–1883; clerk to general conference, 1874–1884; clerk of the School of the Prophets, 1883–1884; and clerk and treasurer to the Salt Lake Stake Assembly Hall, 1877–1880.[5] Served in the Canadian mission, 1857–1858.[6] Served as Sunday School superintendent in the Salt Lake City Thirteenth Ward, 1867–1876; served as first assistant general superintendent of the Sunday School, 1872–1898.[7] Associated with EBW in the “Old Folks” program of the Church and in various other religious, music, and social assignments, 1875–1898.[8] Served in the British mission, 1884.[9] Died 12 Jan. 1899 in Salt Lake City.[10]
[1] Church of England, St. Margaret’s Church, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, Parish Registers, 1533–1991, Baptisms, 24D65/B1, 1813–1818, p. 153, George Goddard, microfilm 101993184, DGS 101993184, image 167/316, FHL. “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1884,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vols. A-A1, 20 Feb. 1851–24 Apr. 1854, p. 78, line 2198, George Goddard, 24 Apr. 1854, microfilm 1255545, DGS 7455862 (restricted access), FHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 25 Mar. 2021), George Goddard (KWJW-W1D).
[2] Church of England, St. Margaret’s Church, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, Parish Registers, 1533–1991, Baptisms, 24D65/B1, 1813–1818, p. 153, George Goddard, microfilm 101993184, DGS 101993184, image 167/316, FHL. “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1884,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vols. A-A1, 20 Feb. 1851–24 Apr. 1854, p. 78, line 2198, George Goddard, 24 Apr. 1854, microfilm 1255545, DGS 7455862 (restricted access), FHL.
[3] “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1884,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vols. A-A1, 20 Feb. 1851–24 Apr. 1854, p. 78, line 2198, George Goddard, 24 Apr. 1854, microfilm 1255545, DGS 7455862 (restricted access), FHL. “Sealings of Couples, Living and Proxy, 1851–1889,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vols. A-A1, 1853–1854, p. 126, line 1572, George Goddard and Elizabeth Harrison, 3 Apr. 1854, microfilm 183393, DGS 5270317 (restricted access), FHL. 1880 U.S. Census, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, ED 51, p. 8, George Goddard, Elizabeth Goddard, Mary S. Goddard.
[4] “Endowments of the Living, 1851–1884,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vols. A-A1, 20 Feb. 1851–24 Apr. 1854, p. 78, line 2198, George Goddard, 24 Apr. 1854, microfilm 1255545, DGS 7455862 (restricted access), FHL. Elizabeth Harrison Goddard, Autobiography, p. 61, MS 3808 1, image 9/139, CHL. Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, vol. B, 25 Apr. 1860–27 Apr. 1894, p. 75, line 2964, George Goddard, CR 301 22, CHL.
[5] Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 706.
[6] Canada Toronto West Mission, Manuscript History and Historical Reports, 1830–1966, vol. 1, 1830–1857, 1896, 1910–1924, Part 1, 1830–1857, 1896–1857, 1896, 1910–1919, LR 6520 2, images 263–285/318, (restricted access), CHL.
[7] Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 706–707.
[8] EBW, Diary, 18 July 1875; 15 and 26 Mar. 1876; 7–8 Mar. 1888; 8 Sept. 1888; 16 June 1889; 30 Mar. 1890; 10 May 1896; 21 Feb. 1898; 10 Apr. 1898. “Home Affairs—The Sunday School,” Woman’s Exponent, 1 Oct. 1876, 68. “The Deseret Hospital,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 Mar. 1883, 156. “The 24th of July, 1883,” Woman’s Exponent, 1 Aug. 1883, 39–40. “Conference Grand Concert,” Woman’s Exponent, 1 Oct. 1891, 52. “President Woodruff’s Party,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 Mar. 1894, 108. “The Children’s Jubilee,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 Mar. 1897, 116. “Old Folks Meeting in the Tabernacle,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 June and 1 July 1897, 161.
[9] Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, vol. B, 25 Apr. 1860–27 Apr. 1894, p. 75, line 2964, George Goddard, CR 301 22, image 76/148, CHL.
[10] “Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849–1949,” p. 89 (1899), George Goddard; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City. “Thousands Mourned—Funeral of the Late George Goddard Yesterday Afternoon,” Salt Lake Herald, 16 Jan. 1899, 5.