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Capt. Josiah Godfrey 1728–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Death Date: 31 Jan 1778

Death Location: Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Samuel Godfrey

Mother: Thankful Knowles

Spouse(s): Eunice Godfrey

Children(s): None None, Susannah Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Josiah Godfrey, Ruth Godfrey

Capt. Josiah Godfrey was born in 1728 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, the child of Samuel Prince Godfrey And Thankful Knowles. Capt. Josiah Godfrey married Eunice Godfrey, and had children including Josiah Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Ruth Godfrey, Susannah Godfrey. Capt. Josiah Godfrey passed away in 1778 in Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Capt. Josiah Godfrey was born in 1728 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, the child of Samuel Prince Godfrey And Thankful Knowles.
  • Capt. Josiah Godfrey married Eunice Godfrey, and had children including Josiah Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Ruth Godfrey, Susannah Godfrey.
  • Capt. Josiah Godfrey passed away in 1778 in Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Capt. Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Godfrey
1728–1778
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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

Capt. Godfrey's Descendants

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Capt. (Josiah) Godfrey (1728–31 Jan 1778) m. Eunice Godfrey (1731–1781)
  1. 1. 1756–1803 m. Phoebe ((Phebe)) West 1768–1849
    1. 1. Ruth Godfrey 1791–1798
    2. 2. Josiah Godfrey 1790–
  2. 2. Susannah Godfrey 1730–1815 m. Stephen (Eldridge) Smith 1749–1827
    1. 1. Stephen (Smith) IV 1775–1827
    2. 2. Mehitaabel Smith 1783–
    3. 3. Samuel Smith 1779–1817
    4. 4. Josiah Smith 1773–1852 m. Elizabeth Barss 1780–1848 m. Esther Collins 1774–1803
      1. 1. Ann (Barss) Smith 1806–1891
      2. 2. Olivia Smith 1808–1841
      3. 3. Elizabeth Smith 1811–1856
      4. 4. Lydia Smith 1814–1850
      5. 5. Stephen Smith 1816–1900
      6. 6. Abigail Smith 1818–1886
      7. 7. Lewis Smith 1819–1886
      8. 8. Susannah Smith 1804–1876
      9. 9. Eunice Smith 1801–1867
      10. 10. Esther Smith 1802–
    5. 5. Alexander Smith 1785–1817
    6. 6. Lodowick Smith 1790–1827
    7. 7. Susannah Smith 1769–1841 m. David Barss 1774–1776
      1. 1. Abigail Barss 1802–1881
      2. 2. Rebeckah Barss 1804–
      3. 3. David Barss 1806–1870
    8. 8. Eunice Smith 1781–1801
    9. 9. Sarah Smith 1761–1807
    10. 10. Ladowick Smith 1756–1789
    11. 11. Jonathan (Eldredge) Smith 1747–1815 m. Elizabeth Harrington 1754–1840 m. Elizabeth Harrington 1754–1840
      1. 1. Sophia (Catherine) Smith 1795–1817
      2. 2. Stephen SMITH 1786–1813
      3. 3. Solomon Smith 1796–1849
      4. 4. Nathaniel Smith 1797–1801
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth SMITH) MORREAU 1778–1846
      6. 6. Dorcas (Tabitha SMITH) FOSTER 1774–1845
      7. 7. Bethia (SMITH) PEACH 1783–1828
      8. 8. Jonathan (Eldridge SMITH) II 1781–1848
      9. 9. Henry SMITH 1790–1816
      10. 10. Nathaniel Smith 1797–1801
      11. 11. Dorcas (Tabitha SMITH) FOSTER 1774–1845
      12. 12. Bethia Smith 1783–1828
      13. 13. Henry SMITH 1790–1816
      14. 14. Solomon Smith 1788–1881
      15. 15. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1778–1846
      16. 16. Tabitha (Dorcus) Smith 1774–1811
      17. 17. Stephen Smith 1786–1813
    12. 12. Bethia (Smith) Harrington 1754–
    13. 13. Tabitha (Dorcas SMITH) CAHOON 1759–1858
    14. 14. Mehitable SMITH 1764–1847
  3. 3. Mary Godfrey 1769–1816
  4. 4. Josiah Godfrey 1749–1790
  5. 5. Ruth Godfrey 1748–

Capt. Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Capt. Josiah Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1778
31 Jan 1778
Age 50
Death of Capt. Josiah Godfrey in Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1759-1760
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nova Scotia, Canada; Year: 1759-1760; Page Number: 93

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada

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