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Jonathan Godfrey 1728–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Jonathan Godfrey

Mother: Mercy Nickerson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Reuben Godfrey

Jonathan Godfrey was born in 1728 in Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, the child of Jonathan Godfrey And Mercy Nickerson. Jonathan Godfrey had children including Patience Godfrey, Reuben Godfrey. Jonathan Godfrey passed away in 1763 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Godfrey was born in 1728 in Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, the child of Jonathan Godfrey And Mercy Nickerson.
  • Jonathan Godfrey had children including Patience Godfrey, Reuben Godfrey.
  • Jonathan Godfrey passed away in 1763 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Godfrey
1701–1729
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
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Mercy Nickerson
1707–1750
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuben Godfrey
1757–1841
Birth Location: Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts
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Jonathan Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Godfrey
1728–1763
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Jonathan Godfrey
1701–1729
Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Mercy Nickerson
1707–1750
Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
Moses Godfrey
1667–1743
Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Deborah Cooke
1678–1743
Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Robert Nickerson
1684–1755
Barnstable, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Rebecca Jones
–1765
Great-Grandparents
George Godfrey
1636–1688
Hannah wife)
1662–1688
William Nickerson
1646–1719
Mercy Williams
1643–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Godfrey
1600–1668
Elizabeth Hall
1602–1702
Thomas Williams
1610–1696
Elisabeth Tart
1617–1658

Jonathan Godfrey's Descendants

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Jonathan Godfrey (1728–1763)
  1. 1. Reuben Godfrey 1757–1841 m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Bullfinch 1756–1830
    1. 1. Reuben Godfrey 1789–1870 m. Esther ((Godfrey) Wife) 1790–1849 m. Delia Lewis 1805–1885 m. _____ ((Godfrey) wife) 1800–1840
      1. 1. Evaline Godfrey 1813–1889 m. Randall (C.) James 1811–1891
        1. 1. Samuel (S M) James 1835–1885 m. Louisa (Adelaide) Hawkey 1841–1910
        2. 2. Mary (Charlotte) James 1838–1914 m. Osman (L.) Harris 1836–
        3. 3. John (Randall) James 1841–1919
        4. 4. Evaline (Augusta) James 1843–1920
        5. 5. Benjamin (Allen) James 1847–1848
        6. 6. Elizabeth James 1849–1849
        7. 7. John James 1854–
      2. 2. _____ Godfrey 1820–
      3. 3. Edmund (Hayes) Godfrey 1832–1907 m. Cornelia (Ann Nellie) Denney 1837–1927
        1. 1. Catherine (R.) Godfrey 1860–1896
        2. 2. Louise (M.) Godfrey 1862–1884
        3. 3. Reuben (Lee) Godfrey 1867–1956
        4. 4. George (O.) Godfrey 1870–1930
      4. 4. George (M.) Godfrey 1834–1904
      5. 5. James Mathews 1836–1918 m. Roseltha (M) Niles 1843–1931
        1. 1. Delia (J.) Mathews 1859–1930 m. Daniel Miller 1860–
        2. 2. Frank Mathews 1864–1906
    2. 2. Polly Godfrey 1777–1790
    3. 3. Benjamin (S.) Godfrey 1781–1846 m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Baker 1779–1846
      1. 1. Benjamin (S.) Godfrey 1800–1830
      2. 2. Mary Godfrey 1804–1828
      3. 3. Elizabeth (J.) Godfrey 1806–1884
      4. 4. William (H.) Godfrey 1808–1880 m. Sarah (Mariah) Lincoln 1803–1863 m. Eliza (A.) Smith 1827–1894
        1. 1. Addison (Alonzo) Godfrey 1830–1880 m. Julia (Marilla) Scranton 1830–1894
        2. 2. Melissa (J.) Godfrey 1837–1869
        3. 3. Marian (Eliza) Godfrey 1865–1941
      5. 5. Rebecca (Jane) Godfrey 1812–1895
      6. 6. George Godfrey 1816–1860
      7. 7. Harriet (Maria) Godfrey 1819–1898 m. William Ogden 1820–1883
        1. 1. Grace (Ada) Ogden 1859–1883
        2. 2. Nellie (B.) Ogden 1856–1930 m. Benjamin Andrews 1851–1930
        3. 3. William (F.) Ogden 1854–1930
        4. 4. Hattie (May) Ogden 1852–1859
        5. 5. Georgiana Ogden 1845–1909 m. Samuel (Dallas) Wadhams 1844–1920
        6. 6. Jenny (Lind) Ogden 1848–1870 m. James (N.) Walker 1847–
        7. 7. Alice (Augusta) Ogden 1850–1850
    4. 4. Jennettee Godfrey 1785–1790
    5. 5. William Godfrey 1791–1800

Jonathan Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Jonathan Godfrey in Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
1763
1763
Age 35
Death of Jonathan Godfrey in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
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