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Henry Elmer Godfrey 1861 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1861

Birth Location: , , Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1936

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: Ira Godfrey

Mother: Sarah Atkinson

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Henry Elmer Godfrey was born in 1861 in , , Minnesota, USA, the child of Ira Benson Godfrey and Sarah E Atkinson. In 1880, Henry Elmer Godfrey resided in Ortonville, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA. Henry Elmer Godfrey passed away in 1936 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Elmer Godfrey was born in 1861 in , , Minnesota, USA, the child of Ira Benson Godfrey and Sarah E Atkinson.
  • In 1880, Henry Elmer Godfrey resided in Ortonville, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA.
  • Henry Elmer Godfrey passed away in 1936 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Henry Godfrey's Ancestors

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Henry Godfrey
1861 – 1936
Birth Place: , , Minnesota, USA
Parents
Ira Benson Godfrey
1834 – 1901
, , Vermont, USA
Sarah (E) Atkinson
1840 – 1905
, , Maine, USA
Grandparents
George (Nickolo) Godfrey
1787 –
Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Silvia Benson
1804 – 1850
, , Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Godfrey
1737 – 1801
Audrey Malbone
1757 – 1788
Ellis Benson
1765 – 1849
Mary Ladd
1774 – 1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Godfrey
1704 – 1756
Katherine Davis
1704 – 1740
Francis Malbone
1681 – 1722
Ellis Benson
1736 – 1814
Rebeccah Prince
1734 – 1815

Henry Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1861
1861
Birth of Henry Elmer Godfrey in , , Minnesota, USA
, , Minnesota, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
Henry Elmer Godfrey resided here in Ortonville, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
Ortonville, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
1936
19 Apr 1936
Age 75
Death of Henry Elmer Godfrey in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: , , Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ortonville, Big Stone, Minnesota; Roll: T9_615; Family History Film: 1254615; Page: 220.2000; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 0449.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ortonville, Big Stone, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ortonville, Big Stone, Minnesota; Roll: T9_615; Family History Film: 1254615; Page: 220.2000; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 0449.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

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