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James Ryder Godfrey 1818–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1818

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 07 Sep 1881

Death Location: Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Godfrey

Mother: Harriet Cooper

Spouse(s): Lodema Curtis

Children(s): Augusta Godfrey

James Ryder Godfrey was born in 1818 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Benjamin Godfrey And Harriet Cooper. In 1850, James Ryder Godfrey resided in Morgan, Illinois. In 1860, James Ryder Godfrey resided in Subdivision 17, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. James Ryder Godfrey married Lodema Curtis, and had children including Augusta Lodema Godfrey. James Ryder Godfrey passed away in 1881 in Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Ryder Godfrey was born in 1818 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Benjamin Godfrey And Harriet Cooper.
  • In 1850, James Ryder Godfrey resided in Morgan, Illinois.
  • In 1860, James Ryder Godfrey resided in Subdivision 17, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
  • James Ryder Godfrey married Lodema Curtis, and had children including Augusta Lodema Godfrey.
  • James Ryder Godfrey passed away in 1881 in Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Godfrey's Ancestors

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James Godfrey
1818–1881
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
Benjamin Godfrey
1794–1862
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Harriet Cooper
1801–1838
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Knowles) Godfrey
1762–1794
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mary Rider
1769–1822
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Knowles Godfrey
1737–1766
Jerusha Ryder
1740–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Godfrey
1709–1768
Mercy Knowles
1717–1758

James Godfrey's Descendants

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James (Ryder) Godfrey (29 Aug 1818–07 Sep 1881) m. Lodema Curtis (07 Oct 1822–01 Sep 1915)
  1. 1. Augusta (Lodema) Godfrey 1854–1921 m. Homer (Curtis) Strong 1849–1910
    1. 1. Cora Strong 1886–1930 m. Carl Gower 1882–1954
      1. 1. Helen (Louise) Gower 1910–1985 m. Clement (James) Sheeran 1907–1992
        1. 1. Patrick (D) Sheeran 1930–1992
        2. 2. Sarah (Heath) Sheeran 1933–2009 m. Charles (R) Heath 1939–2004
      2. 2. Homie Gower 1906–
    2. 2. Walter Strong 1884–1888

James Godfrey's Timeline

5 Records

1818
29 Aug 1818
Birth of James Ryder Godfrey in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
James Ryder Godfrey resided here in Morgan, Illinois
Morgan, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 42
James Ryder Godfrey resided here in Subdivision 17, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Subdivision 17, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 62
James Ryder Godfrey resided here in Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA
Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA
1881
07 Sep 1881
Age 63
Death of James Ryder Godfrey in Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA
Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1818
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Morgan, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Subdivision 17, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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