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Godfrey Ragsdale 1740 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Ragsdale

Mother: Mary Lightfoot

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In 1740, Godfrey Ragsdale entered the world in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States, born to Benjamin Ragsdale and Mary Lightfoot. Godfrey Ragsdale passed away in 1791 in Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Godfrey Ragsdale entered the world in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States, born to Benjamin Ragsdale and Mary Lightfoot.
  • Godfrey Ragsdale passed away in 1791 in Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Godfrey Ragsdale's Ancestors

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Godfrey Ragsdale
1740 – 1791
Birth Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Ragsdale
1697 – 1772
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Mary Lightfoot
1707 – 1769
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Maj (Sherwood) Lightfoot
1684 – 1730
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Ann Goodrich
1686 – 1709
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philip I
1643 – 1708
Alice (Lightfoot)
1660 – 1713
Thomas Goodrich
1660 – 1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (ENG)
1596 – 1648
ELIZABETH (Lightfoot)
1602 – 1683
Honorable County
1629 – 1675
Alice House(Richard)
1627 – 1685

Godfrey Ragsdale's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Godfrey Ragsdale in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
1791
1791
Age 51
Death of Godfrey Ragsdale in Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA

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