Background
Goddard, John Calvin was born on September 18, 1852 in New York, United States. Son of James Edward and Catherine Fredericka (Jennings) Goddard.
Goddard, John Calvin was born on September 18, 1852 in New York, United States. Son of James Edward and Catherine Fredericka (Jennings) Goddard.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1873. Bachelor of Divinity, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1881. S.T.D., Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, 1915.
Secretary Yale, 1873. Pastor Congressional Church, Salisbury, Connecticut, 1884-1920, now emeritus. Feature writer Hartford Times, 1922-1933 and Courant since 1933.
Lecturer. Secretary Board Education, Salisbury, 1889-1893. Moderator General Association of Connecticut, 1895. President Salisbury Choir, Trustee Hotchkiss School.
Author: The 150th Anniversary of the Congregational Church in Salisbury, Connecticut, 1895. A Leave of Absence, and Other Leaves, 2d edition., 1901. Protestant Church History of Connecticut, 1925, Salisbury.Feature writer for Connecticut newspapers. Perpetual toastmaster of Yale ’73 annual banquets. Frequently called upon to speak on “These United States”.
Member S.A.R., Connecticut History Society, Alpha Delta Phi, Litchfield County University.
Married Harriet Warren Allen, August 2, 1883 (died February 2, 1923).; married second, Kathryn C. Belden, November 26, 1932. Children: Catherine (Mistress.