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Benjamin Godfrey 1742–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 October 1742

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 April 1819

Death Location: Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George Godfrey

Mother: Mercy Knowles

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The story of Benjamin Godfrey began in 1742 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin Godfrey passed away in 1819 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Godfrey began in 1742 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benjamin Godfrey passed away in 1819 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Godfrey's Ancestors

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Benjamin Godfrey
1742–1819
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
George Godfrey
1707–1768
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Knowles
1717–1758
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Moses Godfrey
1667–1743
Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Cooke
1679–1743
Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Richard (Knowles) Knowles
1688–1769
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Martlia Cobb
1682–1763
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Godfrey
1640–1688
Hannah Hacket
1645–1688
Josiah Jr.
1645–1731
"Colonist" Hopkins(Cooke)
1648–1727
Richard Knowles
1614–1682
Ruth Bower
1620–1687
Jonathan Sparrow
1633–1706
Sarah Lewis
1643–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Godfrey
1590–1669
Elizabeth Hall
1594–1702
John Hackett
1610–1695
Elizabeth Cox
1610–1705
Josiah Cooke
1610–1666
Susannah Ring
1602–1687
Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Catherine Whelden
1617–1689
John Knowles
1596–1685
Jemima Aster
1580–
George Bower
1590–1656
Barbara Smyth
1596–1644
Richard Sparrow
1601–1660
Pandora Bangs
1605–1661
George Lewis
1600–1663
Sarah Jenkins
1603–1657

Benjamin Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1742
23 October 1742
Birth of Benjamin Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1819
1 April 1819
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 October 1742
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1819
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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