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George Godfrey 1709–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 04 Dec 1768

Death Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Moses Godfrey

Mother: Deborah Cooke

Spouse(s): Mercy Knowles

Children(s): Benjamin Godfrey, George Godfrey, James Godfrey, Jonathan Godfrey, Martha Godfrey, Molly Godfrey, Richard Godfrey, Sarah Godfrey, Knowles Godfrey

George Godfrey was born in 1709 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Moses Godfrey And Deborah Cooke. George Godfrey married Mercy Knowles, and had children including Benjamin Godfrey, George Godfrey, James Godfrey, Jonathan Godfrey, Knowles Godfrey, Martha Godfrey, Molly Godfrey, Richard Godfrey, Sarah Godfrey. George Godfrey passed away in 1768 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • George Godfrey was born in 1709 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Moses Godfrey And Deborah Cooke.
  • George Godfrey married Mercy Knowles, and had children including Benjamin Godfrey, George Godfrey, James Godfrey, Jonathan Godfrey, Knowles Godfrey, Martha Godfrey, Molly Godfrey, Richard Godfrey, Sarah Godfrey.
  • George Godfrey passed away in 1768 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Godfrey
1667–1743
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Cooke
1679–1745
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Knowles
1717–1758
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
MK

Children(s)

Benjamin Godfrey
1742–1819
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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George Godfrey
1745–1770
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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James Godfrey
1747–1779
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan Godfrey
1755–1779
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Martha Godfrey
1748–1816
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Molly Godfrey
1757–1788
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Richard Godfrey
1735–1808
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Godfrey
1750–1780
Birth Location: Barnstable, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
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Knowles Godfrey
1737–1766
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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George Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
George Godfrey
1709–1768
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Moses Godfrey
1667–1743
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Cooke
1679–1745
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Josiah (Cooke) Jr
1645–1731
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Hopkins
1648–1727
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Cooke
1610–1673
Elizabeth Ring
1600–1687
Giles Hopkins
1608–1687
Catherine Wheldon
1615–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Hopkins
1581–1644
Mary Hopkins-husband
–1613

George Godfrey's Descendants

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George Godfrey (1709–04 Dec 1768) m. Mercy Knowles (09 Aug 1717–14 May 1758)
  1. 1. Benjamin Godfrey 1742–1819
  2. 2. George Godfrey 1745–1770
  3. 3. James Godfrey 1747–1779
  4. 4. Jonathan Godfrey 1755–1779
  5. 5. Martha Godfrey 1748–1816
  6. 6. Molly Godfrey 1757–1788
  7. 7. Richard Godfrey 1735–1808
  8. 8. Sarah Godfrey 1750–1780
  9. 9. Knowles Godfrey 1737–1766 m. Jerusha Ryder 1740–1766
    1. 1. Captain (Knowles) Godfrey 1762–1794 m. Mary Rider 1769–1822
      1. 1. Benjamin Godfrey 1794–1862 m. Harriet Cooper 1801–1838
        1. 1. Calvin (Cooper) Godfrey 1820–1840
        2. 2. Carolyn Godfrey 1837–1837
        3. 3. Catherine Godfrey 1835–1892
        4. 4. Emily Godfrey 1830–1897
        5. 5. Harriet Godfrey 1825–1873
        6. 6. Margaret Godfrey 1828–1871
        7. 7. James (Ryder) Godfrey 1818–1881 m. Lodema Curtis 1822–1915
        8. 8. Maria (Louise) Godfrey 1833–1859

George Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1709
Birth of George Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1768
04 Dec 1768
Age 59
Death of George Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1768
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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