Ebenezer Goddard built and owned a general store and gristmill with his business partner George W. Heath, in Pleasant Mills, during this time frame. Also known as E. A. Godard, he and some others did various work on the "State Road" which are listed in some records I have. Mr. Goddard apparently was also the man who "laid out" the town of Pleasant Mills. I finally found a tiny obit for him in the Manchester, Iowa newspaper of 1882. Mr. Goddard married Hannah Roebuck in the late 1820's. It appears that the Roebucks and this Goddard family had many connections as neighbors, etc. The name Michael Godard also appears as one of the earliest white men in the area. (I ignore spelling) I would love to find some sort of info that might lead me to find out where in PA this Ebenezer was born, circa 1800-1810 (as later census show). There weren't that many Goddards in PA at that time. But no luck as yet. I also have ideas that this family may have come from Simsbury, CT, before PA. They are NOT in any Goddard book. Other surnames associated with Mr. Goddard in Adams Co. are: HEATH, SHOWERS, BLACK, BLOSSOM. HELP!!! Thanks! Julie Arney oolie45@aol.com

Julie, I can't help with the Goddards, but wondered if you know anything about the following Showers: 1 David Showers b: Abt. 1859 . +Matilda Reed b: Abt. 1859 d: Aft. 1945 m: 02 Jul 1886 in Adams Co, IN Father: John H. Reed Mother: Matilda Spangler Margie R. Pearce Ponchatoula, LA Genealogy: http://www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors ----- Original Message ----- From: <OOLIE45@aol.com> To: <INADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 8:17 PM Subject: [INADAMS] God(d)ards of Adams Co., circa 1840-60 > Ebenezer Goddard built and owned a general store and gristmill with his > business partner George W. Heath, in Pleasant Mills, during this time frame. > Also known as E. A. Godard, he and some others did various work on the "State > Road" which are listed in some records I have. Mr. Goddard apparently was > also the man who "laid out" the town of Pleasant Mills. > I finally found a tiny obit for him in the Manchester, Iowa newspaper of 1882. > > Mr. Goddard married Hannah Roebuck in the late 1820's. It appears that the > Roebucks and this Goddard family had many connections as neighbors, etc. > > The name Michael Godard also appears as one of the earliest white men in the > area. (I ignore spelling) > I would love to find some sort of info that might lead me to find out where > in PA this Ebenezer was born, circa 1800-1810 (as later census show). There > weren't that many Goddards in PA at that time. But no luck as yet. I also > have ideas that this family may have come from Simsbury, CT, before PA. They > are NOT in any Goddard book. > Other surnames associated with Mr. Goddard in Adams Co. are: HEATH, SHOWERS, > BLACK, BLOSSOM. > HELP!!! > Thanks! > Julie Arney > oolie45@aol.com > > > ==== INADAMS Mailing List ==== > >