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George Goddard

5 December 1815—12 January 1899

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

Footnotes

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 5 Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 706.

  6. 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. 7 Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 706–707.

  8. 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. 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. 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.