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Reuben Lee Godfrey 1867–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1867

Birth Location: Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan

Death Date: 24 Nov 1956

Death Location: Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Florida

Father: Edmund Godfrey

Mother: Cornelia Denney

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Reuben Lee Godfrey was born in 1867 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan, the child of Edmund Hayes Godfrey And Cornelia Ann Nellie Denney. In 1880, Reuben Lee Godfrey resided in Kaneville, Kane, Illinois, United States. Reuben Lee Godfrey passed away in 1956 in Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Florida.

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Biography

  • Reuben Lee Godfrey was born in 1867 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan, the child of Edmund Hayes Godfrey And Cornelia Ann Nellie Denney.
  • In 1880, Reuben Lee Godfrey resided in Kaneville, Kane, Illinois, United States.
  • Reuben Lee Godfrey passed away in 1956 in Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Florida.

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Reuben Godfrey's Ancestors

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Reuben Godfrey
1867–1956
Birth Place: Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan
Parents
Edmund Hayes Godfrey
1832–1907
Brockport, Monroe Co., New York
Cornelia (Ann Nellie) Denney
1837–1927
Ontario County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Reuben Godfrey
1789–1870
New London, New London Co., Connecticut, USA
_____ ((Godfrey) wife)
1800–1840
Major Denney
1807–1886
Onodaga Co, New York, USA
Catherine Millett
1817–1890
New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Godfrey
1757–1841
Elizabeth Bullfinch
1756–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Godfrey
1728–1763
Bedgood Bullfinch
1716–

Reuben Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1867
17 Jul 1867
Birth of Reuben Lee Godfrey in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan
Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan
1880
1880
Age 13
Reuben Lee Godfrey resided here in Kaneville, Kane, Illinois, United States
Kaneville, Kane, Illinois, United States
1956
24 Nov 1956
Age 89
Death of Reuben Lee Godfrey in Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Florida
Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kaneville, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 218; Family History Film: 1254218; Page: 418A; Enumeration District: 089; Image: 0637.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kaneville, Kane, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kaneville, Kane, Illinois; Roll: 218; Family History Film: 1254218; Page: 418A; Enumeration District: 089; Image: 0637.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1956
    Event Place: Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Florida

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