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John Godfrey 1654–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1654

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: BEF 23 OCT 1735

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: Richard Jr

Mother: Mary Turner

Spouse(s): Martha Joyce

Children(s): Martha Godfrey

John Godfrey was born in 1654 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of Richard Godfrey Jr And Mary Jane Turner. John Godfrey married Martha Joyce, and had children including Martha Godfrey. John Godfrey passed away in 1735 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Godfrey was born in 1654 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of Richard Godfrey Jr And Mary Jane Turner.
  • John Godfrey married Martha Joyce, and had children including Martha Godfrey.
  • John Godfrey passed away in 1735 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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John Godfrey's Ancestors

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John Godfrey
1654–1735
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Richard Godfrey Jr
1631–1691
Lancaster, Lancashire, , England
Mary (Jane) Turner
1631–1691
Lancashire, England
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John Godfrey's Descendants

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John Godfrey (ABT 1654–BEF 23 OCT 1735) m. Martha Joyce (ABT 1667–1721)
  1. 1. Martha Godfrey 1691– m. William Bassett 1685–1731
    1. 1. Moses Bassett 1713–1806 m. Lidiah Cooke 1710–1793
      1. 1. Hulda Basset 1739–1762 m. Elijah Bradford 1735–1809

John Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1654
ABT 1654
Birth of John Godfrey in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1735
BEF 23 OCT 1735
Age 81
Death of John Godfrey in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1654
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 March 2019, 20:15), entry for John Godfrey(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LX7Q-3MR
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER 162 (2008):187-198, 269-275; 163 (2009):67-74, by Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 23 OCT 1735
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 March 2019, 20:15), entry for John Godfrey(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LX7Q-3MR
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER 162 (2008):187-198, 269-275; 163 (2009):67-74, by Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG.

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