Individual Details
Hannah Dodge
(3 Jun 1705 - 1 Jul 1760)
There is evidence from the record of marriage with Richard Goldsmith that Hannah's maiden name was Dodge. See https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQL-6LN
However, it is unclear which Dodge was her father.
Antipas Dodge 1677-1707 and Joanna Low are claimed to be her parents at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:94XF-L54
Thus Hannah could be Johana Dodge born 15 Jul 1702 in Ipswich.
Claims that her parents were Josiah Dodge and Sarah Fiske are apparently based solely on the book “Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County MASS, 1629-1898,” by Joseph Thompson Dodge (Democrat Printing Co. Wisconsin - Vol. 1, 1894 & Vol. 2, 1898). That book does not list any Hannah among their eleven children, nor did they have any children born 3 June 1705. However, there is a Hannah mentioned in the distribution of Josiah Dodge's estate, as follows:
"Administration was granted on his estate 31st Jan'y, 1714-5, to his widow, Sarah, and Wm. Rogers.
The estate was valued at 368£, 15 shillings.
His widow received one third, = 122£, 18 sh.
Josiah, the eldest son, a double share, = 54£, 12sh., 6d.
Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Anne, Rebecca, Hannah and Jemima, 27£, 6sh, 2½d. each, = 191£, 3sh. 5½d."
The author, Joseph Thompson Dodge, states that the Hannah mentioned above is probably the second daughter, Joanna (who was born 12 April 1696 and married John Gridley).
That leaves the seventh daughter Anna or Anne (date of birth unknown) as the other candidate to be our Hannah, but she is named in the distribution of Josiah Dodge's estate as "Anne," and her date of birth is unknown.
Rather than being supporting evidence, the evidence from this source seems to indicate that Hannah Dodge Goldsmith is probably not descended from Josiah Dodge and Sarah Fiske.
As for Hannah’s date of birth, 3 Jun 1705, the year is likely if we calculate back from her age and date of death carved on her tombstone: “Memento mori. Here lies the Body of Mrs Hannah Goldsmith the wife of Mr Richard Goldsmith, who departed this Life July the 1st 1760, In the 56 Year of her Age.” However, I can find no primary evidence for the day and month of her birth.
The age on her tombstone would put her birth in 1703/4.
However, it is unclear which Dodge was her father.
Antipas Dodge 1677-1707 and Joanna Low are claimed to be her parents at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:94XF-L54
Thus Hannah could be Johana Dodge born 15 Jul 1702 in Ipswich.
Claims that her parents were Josiah Dodge and Sarah Fiske are apparently based solely on the book “Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County MASS, 1629-1898,” by Joseph Thompson Dodge (Democrat Printing Co. Wisconsin - Vol. 1, 1894 & Vol. 2, 1898). That book does not list any Hannah among their eleven children, nor did they have any children born 3 June 1705. However, there is a Hannah mentioned in the distribution of Josiah Dodge's estate, as follows:
"Administration was granted on his estate 31st Jan'y, 1714-5, to his widow, Sarah, and Wm. Rogers.
The estate was valued at 368£, 15 shillings.
His widow received one third, = 122£, 18 sh.
Josiah, the eldest son, a double share, = 54£, 12sh., 6d.
Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Anne, Rebecca, Hannah and Jemima, 27£, 6sh, 2½d. each, = 191£, 3sh. 5½d."
The author, Joseph Thompson Dodge, states that the Hannah mentioned above is probably the second daughter, Joanna (who was born 12 April 1696 and married John Gridley).
That leaves the seventh daughter Anna or Anne (date of birth unknown) as the other candidate to be our Hannah, but she is named in the distribution of Josiah Dodge's estate as "Anne," and her date of birth is unknown.
Rather than being supporting evidence, the evidence from this source seems to indicate that Hannah Dodge Goldsmith is probably not descended from Josiah Dodge and Sarah Fiske.
As for Hannah’s date of birth, 3 Jun 1705, the year is likely if we calculate back from her age and date of death carved on her tombstone: “Memento mori. Here lies the Body of Mrs Hannah Goldsmith the wife of Mr Richard Goldsmith, who departed this Life July the 1st 1760, In the 56 Year of her Age.” However, I can find no primary evidence for the day and month of her birth.
The age on her tombstone would put her birth in 1703/4.
Events
| Birth | 3 Jun 1705 | Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Marriage Bann | 7 Jun 1731 | Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts - Richard Goldsmith | |  | |
| Marriage | 23 Jun 1731 | Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts - Richard Goldsmith | | | |
| Death | 1 Jul 1760 | Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |||
| Burial | Old Burying Ground, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | | |
Families
| Spouse | Richard Goldsmith (1705 - 1756) |
| Child | Hannah Goldsmith ( - 1824) |
| Child | Abigail Goldsmith ( - 1769) |
| Child | Mary Goldsmith ( - 1735) |
| Child | Thomas Goldsmith (1736 - 1749) |
| Child | Richard Goldsmith ( - 1824) |
| Child | Lucy Goldsmith (1741 - 1796) |
| Child | Col. Josiah Goldsmith (1744 - 1816) |
| Child | Jeremiah Goldsmith ( - ) |
| Father | Antipas Dodge (1677 - 1707) |
| Mother | Joanna Low (1680 - 1739) |
| Sibling | Joshua Dodge (1701 - 1793) |
| Sibling | Johana Dodge (1702 - 1731) |
| Sibling | David Lowe Dodge (1704 - 1763) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Dodge (1707 - ) |
Notes
Birth
It is claimed somewhere that the evidence for this birth date is on page 35 of Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County MASS, 1629-1898, by Joseph Thompson Dodge, in which Hannah Dodge is listed as "vii. Anna or Anne."This claim is doubtful because no date is given for Anne's birth, and because the name Hannah is probably applied to her sister Joanna in the distribution of Josiah Dodge's estate, not to Anna. However, since the parents of Hanna Dodge are unproven, all of this may be irrelevant.
The date on her tombstone would put her birth in 1703/4.
Marriage Bann
Richard GoldsmithEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 7 Jun 1731
Event Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original): Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Hanah Dodge
Spouse's Gender: Female
Marriage
Richard GoldsmithEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Jun 1731
Event Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original): Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Hanah Dodge
Spouse's Gender: Female
Burial
Inscription: Memento moriHere lies the Body of
Mrs Hannah
Goldsmith the wife
of Mr Richard
Goldsmith, who
departed this Life
July the 1st 1760, In
the 56 Year of her Age.
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQL-6LH : 13 July 2016), Richard Goldsmith and Hanah Dodge, 07 Jun 1731; citing Marriage, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290..
2. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQL-6LN : accessed 31 May 2015), Richard Goldsmith and Hanah Dodge, 23 Jun 1731; citing reference v 1; FHL microfilm 864,290..
3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQL-6LN : 13 July 2016), Richard Goldsmith and Hanah Dodge, 23 Jun 1731; citing Marriage, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290..
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5. Find A Grave Memorial# 16532281.