JEFFERSON COUNTY NEW YORK
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS' BIOGRAPHIES
Josiah Goddard
Union Soldier - Distinguished Service
Josiah Goddard was born in 1839 and at age 22 joined 35th New York Volunteer Infantry, Company G at Adams, NY on June 11, 1861. He was honorably discharged on June 5, 1863.
JEFFERSON COUNTY JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1913
MANNSVILLE.
Josiah Goddard, a lifelong resident of our village, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Gillespie, near
Woodville, last Monday night. He worked for many years in the tannery here for the late Hamilton Root, and
cared for his aged mother, their home being where the Episcopal chapel now stands. Mr. Goddard was a pensioner,
serving as a soldier in the civil war. He was an honest, upright man, never known to have trouble with any one, a
devoted son, a kind husband and loving father. He leaves two daughters to cherish his memory. Burial in Maplewood.
Sources:
Newspaper - JEFFERSON COUNTY JOURNAL - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1913.
Jefferson County Gen Web, US Civil War Service Records, "Electronic," for Josiah Goddard
Jefferson County Gen Web, Childs Listing for Mannsville for Josiah Goddard (tanner - JH Root)