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Godsgift Bull (Arnold)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newport, Aquidneck Island, Colony of Rhode Island
Death: April 23, 1691 (32)
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
Place of Burial: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold and Damaris Arnold
Wife of Jireth Bull
Mother of Benedict Bull; Jireh Bull, III; Benjamin Bull and James Bull
Sister of Benedict Arnold, II; Dr. Caleb Arnold; Capt. Josiah Arnold; Damaris Bliss (Arnold); Priscilla Arnold, (died young) and 6 others

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About Godsgift Bull

From findagrave.com:

Birth: Aug. 27, 1658

Death:

Burial: Gov Arnold Burying Grd, Newport, Newport Co, RI, USA



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Profile last modified 7 Jan 2023 | Created 27 Jan 2011

Biography

Godswift (Godsgift) was the daughter of Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott.

She married Jireth (Jireh) Bull (1659-1709)

Children:

Benjamin (1686-1729)
Benedict (1687-1733)
Godsgift was interred in the Governor Arnold Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA[1]

Research Notes

Name: Godsgifte Arnold
Birth: 27 AUG 1658 Newport, Newport, RI
Page 26 Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 for Godsgift Arnold

Death: 23 APR 1691
Place: Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Godsgifte (Arnold) Bull (1658 - 1691)

Godsgifte "Godsgift, Godswift" Bull formerly Arnold

Born 27 Aug 1658 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Daughter of Benedict Arnold I and Damaris (Westcott) Arnold

Sister of Benedict Arnold II, Caleb Arnold, Josiah Arnold, Damaris (Arnold) Bliss, Priscilla Arnold, William Arnold, Penelope (Arnold) Goulding, Oliver Arnold and Freelove (Arnold) Pelham

Wife of Jireh Bull — married about 1681 [location unknown]

Mother of Jirah Bull, Benjamin Bull and Benedict Bull

Died 23 Apr 1691 at age 32 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Sources

↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #23401926 : accessed 12 November 2019), memorial page for Godsgift Arnold Bull (27 Aug 1658–23 Apr 1691), Find A Grave Memorial no. 23401926, citing Governor Arnold Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Researcher (contributor 47314859) .
Fiske, Jane Fletcher. Governor Henry1 Bull of Rhode Island and His Descendants, The Genealogist (American Society of Genealogists, 2014) Vol. 28, Page 155.
Ancestral File Number: 8VRK-39
Ancestral File Number: MF65-0T

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Godsgift Bull's Timeline

1658
August 27, 1658
Newport, Aquidneck Island, Colony of Rhode Island
1682
October 18, 1682
1685
September 5, 1685
1687
May 1, 1687
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
1691
April 23, 1691
Age 32
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
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Governor Arnold Burying Ground, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States