Moses Godard

Note: Moses' stone at Granby Cemetery has a date of birth in 1746 and surname as both Godard and Gozzard. The stone, however, is a modern replacement.

Per Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut:

"... Moses Godard, b. May 26, 1746, in Granby, son of Aaron and Mary (Huxley) Gozard, d. April 11, 1832, in Granby. In December, 1768 (?), he m. Keziah Hayes, b. 1748, daughter of Daniel Hayes, Granby. Children: Keziah, b. March 11, 1770, d. April 27, 1796, in Granby; Moses, Jr., b. Feb. 21, 1772, d. March 27, 1813 (on May 28, 1799, h . Aphia Gossard (?)); Zedediah, b. Aug. 2, 1774, d. Aug. 6, 1774, in Granby; Submit, b. Dec. 19, 1775, d. Oct. 30, 1835 (on Nov. 11, 1802, she m. Alexander Cossitt); Miles is mentioned below [see his profile]; Orrin, b. Dec. 22, 1780, d. March 7, 1798, in Granby; Ruddy, b. April 17, 1783, d. March 7, 1811 (married); Elias, b. June 23, 1785, d. June 27, 1785, in Granby; Ichabod, b. Feb. 6, 1790, d. Feb. 10, 1790, in Granby; James, b. Dec. 6, 1792, d. April 11, 1815; Mercy, b. Aug. 4, 1795, d. March 7, 1818 (she m. John or Joseph Fox). All were born in Granby. ..."

Sources

• Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut, p. 205. Chicago: J. H. Beers Co., 1901. < link > Accessed 28 November 2021.
• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via wife Keziah Goddard (born Hayes) by SmartCopy: Nov 12 2014, 18:30:21 UTC