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Joseph Godshalk Fry 1793–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Aug 1793

Birth Location: Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 28 Feb 1868

Death Location: Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Fry

Mother: Susanna Godshalk

Spouse(s): Catherine Lederack, Mary Getty

Children(s): John Fry, Mary FRY, Caroline Fry, Mary Fry, Rebecca Fry, Sarah Fry, Harriet Fry, Emaline Fry, Seth Fry, Clara Fry, John Fry

The story of Joseph Godshalk Fry began in 1793 in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Joseph Godshalk Fry married Catherine Lederack, Mary E Getty, and had children including Caroline E Fry, Clara Fry, Emaline Fry, Harriet Fry, John Fry, John Lederach Fry, Mary Jane Fry, Mary Lederach Fry, Rebecca Fry, Sarah Fry, Seth Fry. Joseph Godshalk Fry passed away in 1868 in Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Godshalk Fry began in 1793 in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  • Joseph Godshalk Fry married Catherine Lederack, Mary E Getty, and had children including Caroline E Fry, Clara Fry, Emaline Fry, Harriet Fry, John Fry, John Lederach Fry, Mary Jane Fry, Mary Lederach Fry, Rebecca Fry, Sarah Fry, Seth Fry.
  • Joseph Godshalk Fry passed away in 1868 in Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Fry's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Fry
1793–1868
Birth Place: Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Joseph Fry
1760–1793
Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Susanna (Boorse Gottschall \) Godshalk
1765–1830
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Jacob (Fry\ Frey\Fries) sr
1694–1785
Roxboro, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jemime Wells
1737–1798
Indianfield, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Frey
1663–1734
Anna Levering
1676–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Fry's Descendants

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Joseph (Godshalk) Fry (01 Aug 1793–28 Feb 1868) m. Catherine Lederack (1800–21 JUL 1880) m. Mary (E.) Getty (1810–19 July 1875)
  1. 1. John (Lederach) Fry 1821–1899 m. Esther (Shuler Ann) Keeley 1827–1899
    1. 1. Joseph (Edwin Keeley) Fry 1849–1915
    2. 2. Emma (Keeley) Fry 1851–
    3. 3. Catherine (Keeley) Fry 1858–1931
    4. 4. John (F. Keeley) Fry 1861–1933
    5. 5. David (Keeley) Fry 1863–
    6. 6. William (R. Keeley) Fry 1867–1911
    7. 7. Clara (Keeley) Fry 1854–1936
  2. 2. Mary (Lederach) FRY 1825–1900 m. Alfred (D.) Briggs 1820–1891
    1. 1. Kate BRIGGS 1850–
    2. 2. Milton (G) Briggs 1848–1923
    3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Briggs 1849–1860
    4. 4. Annie BRIGGS 1851–1929
    5. 5. Alfred (Joseph) Briggs 1852–1902
    6. 6. Louisa ((Lulu)) Briggs 1861–1911
  3. 3. Caroline (E) Fry 1830–1911
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Fry 1835–1898
  5. 5. Rebecca Fry 1836–1875
  6. 6. Sarah Fry 1838–1922
  7. 7. Harriet Fry 1840–
  8. 8. Emaline Fry 1843–
  9. 9. Seth Fry 1855–
  10. 10. Clara Fry 1865–
  11. 11. John Fry 1869–

Joseph Fry's Timeline

5 Records

1793
01 Aug 1793
Birth of Joseph Godshalk Fry in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
01 Aug 1793
Birth of Joseph Godshalk Fry in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
1868
8 February 1868
Age 75
Death of Joseph Godshalk Fry in Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1868
28 Feb 1868
Age 75
Death of Joseph Godshalk Fry in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
1868
28 Feb 1868
Age 75
Burial of Joseph Godshalk Fry in Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1793
    Event Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1793
    Event Place: Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1868
    Event Place: Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 657
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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