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Capt Francis Wayland Goddard

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Capt Francis Wayland Goddard

Birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
16 May 1889 (aged 56)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.84502, Longitude: -71.40811
Plot
Sec: 6; Lot: 2355
Memorial ID
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Civil War Veteran.

Parents:
. William Giles Goddard (1794 - 1846)
. Charlotte Rhoda Ives (1792 - 1881)

Marriage:
. Elizabeth Cass Ledyard, 9 Apr 1862

Elizabeth is probably interred somewhwere in Colorado Springs; this extract is from a letter taken from a time capsule, written by Samuel Le Nord Caldwell, M.D, July 1901.

"The imposing shingle covered house on the N.W. corner of Cascade Ave. and Dale St. is occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Cass Ledyard Goddard. She is a granddaughter of Gen. Lewis Cass, one of our great statesmen, who held many public offices and was defeated by Martin Van Buren for the Presidency. Mrs. Goddard is easily the leading woman of the city, being foremost in all good works, and ready to give of her money, time and strength to advance any good cause. Her house is full of family heirlooms, old silver, china, furniture, and bric a brac, and she entertains in finer style than anybody else. She is a woman of remarkable force of character, intensely patriotic and a born leader of men and women, with a tender heart, always open to a tale of distress. She is the President of the Society of Colonial Dames in Colorado."
Civil War Veteran.

Parents:
. William Giles Goddard (1794 - 1846)
. Charlotte Rhoda Ives (1792 - 1881)

Marriage:
. Elizabeth Cass Ledyard, 9 Apr 1862

Elizabeth is probably interred somewhwere in Colorado Springs; this extract is from a letter taken from a time capsule, written by Samuel Le Nord Caldwell, M.D, July 1901.

"The imposing shingle covered house on the N.W. corner of Cascade Ave. and Dale St. is occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Cass Ledyard Goddard. She is a granddaughter of Gen. Lewis Cass, one of our great statesmen, who held many public offices and was defeated by Martin Van Buren for the Presidency. Mrs. Goddard is easily the leading woman of the city, being foremost in all good works, and ready to give of her money, time and strength to advance any good cause. Her house is full of family heirlooms, old silver, china, furniture, and bric a brac, and she entertains in finer style than anybody else. She is a woman of remarkable force of character, intensely patriotic and a born leader of men and women, with a tender heart, always open to a tale of distress. She is the President of the Society of Colonial Dames in Colorado."


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