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John Godfrey 1704 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1704

Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1 Apr 1756

Death Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Robert Godfrey

Mother: Elizabeth Carr

Spouse(s): Katherine Davis

Children(s): Robert Godfrey

John Godfrey was born in 1704 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Robert Godfrey and Elizabeth Carr. John Godfrey married Katherine Davis, and had children including Robert Godfrey. John Godfrey passed away in 1756 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • John Godfrey was born in 1704 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Robert Godfrey and Elizabeth Carr.
  • John Godfrey married Katherine Davis, and had children including Robert Godfrey.
  • John Godfrey passed away in 1756 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Godfrey
1660 – 1727
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Carr
1684 – 1709
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Davis
1704 – 1740
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Godfrey
1737 – 1801
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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John Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
John Godfrey
1704 – 1756
Birth Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Robert Godfrey
1660 – 1727
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Carr
1684 – 1709
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Richard Godfrey
1631 – 1691
Lancaster, Lancashire, , England
Jane Turner
1632 – 1732
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Governor (Caleb) Carr
1616 – 1695
London, London, , England
Sarah Clarke
1651 – 1706
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1600 – 1691
Jane Turner
1607 –
Benjamin Carr
1592 – 1634
Martha Hardington
1620 – 1613
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Godfrey's Descendants

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John Godfrey (31 Jan 1704 – 1 Apr 1756) m. Katherine Davis (1704 – 1740)
  1. 1. Robert Godfrey (31 Jan 1737 – 1 Sep 1801) m. Audrey Malbone (1757 – 1788)
    1. 1. George (Nickolo) Godfrey (20 Apr 1787 – ) m. Silvia Benson (1804 – 18 Nov 1850)
      1. 1. Ira (Benson) Godfrey (Oct 1834 – 1901) m. Sarah (E) Atkinson (1840 – 1905)
        1. 1. Edna Godfrey (1858 – )
        2. 2. Sylvia Godfrey (1859 – 1870)
        3. 3. Henry (Elmer) Godfrey (1861 – 19 Apr 1936)
        4. 4. Ralph (A) Godfrey (1865 – )
        5. 5. Abbie Godfrey (1868 – )
        6. 6. William Godfrey (1870 – )

John Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1704
31 Jan 1704
Birth of John Godfrey in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1756
1 Apr 1756
Age 52
Death of John Godfrey in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1704
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23881.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1756
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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