James John Godfrey, Sr.

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James Godfrey

Born about 1673 in Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Son of Peter Godfrey and Mary (Brown) Godfrey

Brother of Andrew Godfrey, Mary (Godfrey) Ordway [half], Margaret (Godfrey) Richardson, Peter Godfrey, Joanna Godfrey and James Godfrey

Husband of Elizabeth (Haskell) Godfrey — married 4 Jun 1740 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Died [date unknown] in Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Profile last modified 11 Nov 2019 | Created 9 May 2014 | Last significant change: 11 Nov 2019

00:07: John Clement added John Clement as manager for profile of James Godfrey (abt.1673-). [Thank John for this]

Biography

James Godfrey was born in 1673, the son of Peter Godfrey and Mary Brown.[1][citation needed] James may have been born about 1682, however no source for his birth date/place or parents has yet been found.[2][3]

James married Elizabeth Haskell Sargent on 4 Jun 1740 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[4][5][6][7]

James' date and place of death are not known.

Sources

↑ Entered by Greg Rose, Friday, May 9, 2014. ↑ Haskell Family Database. Online database accessed 18 Mar 2018. ↑ "Haskell Family in North America - Descendants of William Haskell and Elinor Foule." Online tree maintained by the Haskell Family Association, accessed 18 Mar 2018: profile #189. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 10 Jul 2018: Marriages p.484 "Sargent, Elisabeth, and [James. C.R.2.] Godfrey, June 4, 174-. [1740. C.R.2.]*" (*intention also recorded). ↑ Haskell, Ulysses G., "A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester MA" Historical Collections of the Essex Institute v.32, 1896, p.138. ↑ Babson, John James, "Notes and Additions to the History of Gloucester: Part First, Early Settlers, Volume 1." M.V.B. Perley; 1876, p.35. Accessed online 10 Jul 2018 on GoogleBooks. ↑ Ferris, Mary Walton, “Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes.” Accessed at HathiTrust, vol. 1, pg. 353.