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Alexander Godfrey 1742–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Chatham, Mass.

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Samuel Godfrey

Mother: Thankful Knowles

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Alexander Godfrey was born in 1742 in Chatham, Mass., the child of Samuel Prince Godfrey And Thankful Knowles. Alexander Godfrey passed away in 1783 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Alexander Godfrey was born in 1742 in Chatham, Mass., the child of Samuel Prince Godfrey And Thankful Knowles.
  • Alexander Godfrey passed away in 1783 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Alexander Godfrey's Ancestors

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Alexander Godfrey
1742–1783
Birth Place: Chatham, Mass.
Parents
Samuel Prince Godfrey
1703–1768
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Thankful Knowles
1705–1779
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Grandparents
1667–1743
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah (Cooke) *
1678–1745
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Richard Knowles
1688–1769
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Higgins
1688–1712
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Godfrey
1636–1688
hannah hackett
1645–1688
Josiah Jr.
1645–1732
Deborah Hopkins
1648–1727
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Jonathan Higgins
1664–1754
Lydia Sparrow
1660–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Godfrey⚠👀
1600–1669
Elizabeth Hall👀⚠
1594–1702
Francis Hacket
1620–
Elizabeth Cox
1610–1705
Josiah Cooke
1610–1673
Elizabeth Deane
1603–1697
Giles Hopkins
1608–1689
Katherine Wheldon
–1690

Alexander Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Alexander Godfrey in Chatham, Mass.
Chatham, Mass.
1783
1783
Age 41
Death of Alexander Godfrey in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Chatham, Mass.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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