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Richard Godfrey Deacon 1631–1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1631

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: 11 Jan 1692

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Margret Temple

Mother: Richard Godfrey

Spouse(s): Mary Turner

Children(s): Jane Godfrey

In 1631, Richard Godfrey Deacon entered the world in Lancaster, Lancashire, , England, born to Margret Temple And Richard Godfrey. Richard Godfrey Deacon married Mary Jane Turner, and had children including Jane Godfrey. Richard Godfrey Deacon passed away in 1692 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1631, Richard Godfrey Deacon entered the world in Lancaster, Lancashire, , England, born to Margret Temple And Richard Godfrey.
  • Richard Godfrey Deacon married Mary Jane Turner, and had children including Jane Godfrey.
  • Richard Godfrey Deacon passed away in 1692 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Margret Temple
1601–1706
Birth Location: South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England
MT
Richard Godfrey
1598–1652
Birth Location: All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
RG

Spouses(s)

Mary Turner
1631–1732
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
MT

Children(s)

Jane Godfrey
1651–1736
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JG

Richard Deacon's Ancestors

Self
Richard Deacon
1631–1692
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, , England
Parents
Margret Temple
1601–1706
South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England
Richard Godfrey
1598–1652
All Saints, Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
Grandparents
John Temple
1592–1632
Stowe, Stanton Bury, Buckinghamshire
Dorothy Browne
1593–1625
Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire, England
CIPRIANE GODFREY
1540–1613
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Greene) (Godfrey)
1573–1605
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lee,
1573–1610
Lady Browne,
1575–1652
Maryland Brambilie
1539–1600
Matthew Greene
1530–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Deacon's Descendants

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Richard (Godfrey) Deacon (1631–11 Jan 1692) m. Mary (Jane) Turner (1631–5 November 1732)
  1. 1. Jane Godfrey 1651–1736 m. Israel Woodward 1648–1674
    1. 1. Elizabeth Woodward 1670–1768 m. Samuel ("SON OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION") Lincoln 1664–1738
      1. 1. Benjamin Lincoln 1695–1782 m. Mary (Mercy) Woodward 1697–1760
        1. 1. Charity Field 1739–1783 m. CAPT. (ZEBULON) FIELD 1739–1805

Richard Deacon's Timeline

3 Records

1631
1631
Birth of Richard Godfrey Deacon in Lancaster, Lancashire, , England
Lancaster, Lancashire, , England
1691
16 Oct 1691
Age 60
Death of Richard Godfrey Deacon in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1692
11 Jan 1692
Age 61
Burial of Richard Godfrey Deacon in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1691
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1692
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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