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Richard Godfrey 1553–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1553

Birth Location: Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 1619

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Godfrey

Mother: GRACE Godfrey

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In 1553, Richard Godfrey entered the world in Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England, born to Sir William Godfrey And Grace Briggs Godfrey. Richard Godfrey passed away in 1619 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1553, Richard Godfrey entered the world in Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England, born to Sir William Godfrey And Grace Briggs Godfrey.
  • Richard Godfrey passed away in 1619 in Shropshire, England.

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Richard Godfrey's Ancestors

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Richard Godfrey
1553–1619
Birth Place: Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Godfrey
1513–1553
Claverley, Shropshire, England
GRACE (Briggs ^) Godfrey
1530–1613
Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
francis Godfrey
1500–1550
England
katherine McGregor
1500–1557
Suffolk, England
RICHARD (Briggs Bigge) ^
1479–1533
Benenden, Kent, England
JOAN (Joane Hendley ^) Briggs
1490–1550
Hawkhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1553
Mar 1553
Birth of Richard Godfrey in Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England
Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England
1619
1619
Age 66
Death of Richard Godfrey in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1553
    Event Place: Ottery-St. Mary, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

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