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Martha Godfrey 1720–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1720

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1800

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Father: John Godfrey

Mother: Melatiah Gray

Spouse(s): Joseph Nickerson

Children(s): John Sr

Martha Godfrey was born in 1720 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Godfrey And Melatiah Gray. Martha Godfrey married Joseph Nickerson, and had children including John Nickerson Sr. Martha Godfrey passed away in 1800 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Martha Godfrey was born in 1720 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Godfrey And Melatiah Gray.
  • Martha Godfrey married Joseph Nickerson, and had children including John Nickerson Sr.
  • Martha Godfrey passed away in 1800 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Godfrey
1689–1735
Birth Location: Taunton, Massachusetts
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Melatiah Gray
1694–1750
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Nickerson
1720–1799
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
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Children(s)

John Sr
1756–1819
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Martha Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Martha Godfrey
1720–1800
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Godfrey
1689–1735
Taunton, Massachusetts
Melatiah Gray
1694–1750
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Martha Joyce
1658–1721
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Edward Gray
1656–1726
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Melatiah ((Edward Gray)) Lewis
1664–1704
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Gray
1613–1674
George Immigrant
1627–1710
Mary Lewis
1637–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Ward
1589–1674
GEORGE III
1600–1663
Sarah Jenkins
1603–1657
Bernard Ensign
1608–1669
MARY CLARKE
1611–1683

Martha Godfrey's Descendants

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Martha Godfrey (6 August 1720–15 Nov 1800) m. Joseph Nickerson (6 August 1720–February 1799)
  1. 1. John (Nickerson) Sr 1756–1819 m. Deborah Studley 1761–1809
    1. 1. Thomas Nickerson 1782–1857 m. Jane (Jenny) Greenough 1787–1854
      1. 1. Sophia ((Nickerson)Potter\ Baker\Haskell (Wampanoag) Tribe) 1811–1867 m. Capt. (Ezra) Baker 1816–1851
        1. 1. Adelaide (Maybury) Cook 1841–1877 m. George (Holmes Wightman) Chadsey 1836–1903
        2. 2. Abby (Mariah) (Baker)Cook\Ball\Bailey\Horrocks 1842–1893 m. John Horrocks 1838–1908 m. James (F) Bailey 1830–1890 m. George (Francis) Ball 1835–1876 m. Charles (G. Cook) Jr. 1837–1865
        3. 3. Maria (A.) Cook 1839–
        4. 4. Russell (Nickerson) Baker 1850–
        5. 5. Ezra (Crowell) Baker 1847–1925
        6. 6. Sophia (E) (Baker)Jenkins 1844–1871
        7. 7. Russell Baker 1839–1851
        8. 8. Emeline Baker 1842–1844

Martha Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1720
6 August 1720
Birth of Martha Godfrey in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1800
15 Nov 1800
Age 80
Death of Martha Godfrey in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1720
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1800
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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