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Elijah GODFREY

Elijah GODFREY

Male 1786 - 1862  (76 years)

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  • Name Elijah GODFREY  [1, 2] 
    • Elijah Godfrey lived in the vicinity of Bloomingburg until 1826 when he moved to Stafford, Genessee Co., N.Y. For the next quarter century his activities centered here and in Batavia, N.Y., where he built a flour mill, the foundations of which are still standing. The old millstone can still be seen and the place is known as Godfrey's Pond. About 1850, he and his wife removed to southern Michigan where the majority of his family had settled.

      Elijah's family all showed strong mental ability to an unusual degree. to quote from a letter of one of his descendants: "One of the strongest characteristics of that earlier generation of Godfreys was a remarkable memory. Even to this day the 'Godfrey memory'[ is a classic allusion at all family gatherings. They were all great readers, especially fond of history and politics. the story is told of John King Godfrey, who, after a busy day in the field, would sit up all night reading the NEW YORK TRIBUNE, a candle in one hand and his paper in the other. Of course it was a weekly and he could not wait until the next day after its arrival to digest its contents from cover to cover."

      In 1887, Elijah Godfrey's children held a reunion which led to the formation of the Godfrey Family Association; annual meetings were held continuously until present war conditions interfered. [1]
    Birth 7 May 1786  Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living in Stafford, Genesee Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1860  Living with son, George, in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 9 Nov 1862  Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Campbell Cemetery, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I25424  Main Tree
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2023 

    Father Capt David GODFREY,   b. 18 Aug 1732, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1813, Near New Vernon, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth HARRIS,   b. 22 Feb 1746, Colchester, New London Co. Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. New Vernon Old School Baptist Church Cemetery, Otisville, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Abt 1765  Horton, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F31594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharine SLAWSON,   b. 30 Mar 1791, Salem, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1870, Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1807  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Nathan Slawson GODFREY,   b. 15 Aug 1809, Bloomingburg, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1891, Elba, Genesee Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Alonzo GODFREY,   b. 29 Nov 1811, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1855, Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Birth]
    +3. David Harris GODFREY,   b. 29 Oct 1813, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1895, Calhoun County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
    +4. John King GODFREY,   b. 10 Jun 1815, Bloomingburg, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1884, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
     5. Margaret Jane GODFREY,   b. 17 May 1817, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1842, Byron, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)  [Birth]
    +6. Amos Holmes GODFREY,   b. 5 Mar 1819, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1901, Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
    +7. George Porter GODFREY,   b. 6 Jan 1821, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1905, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
    +8. Lucinda GODFREY,   b. 16 Sep 1824, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1899, Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
    +9. Charles GODFREY,   b. 21 May 1828, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1918, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
     10. Harriet GODFREY,   b. 24 Feb 1831, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1907, Calhoun County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
     11. Orlow C. GODFREY,   b. 19 Aug 1832, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1911, Parma, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F17270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Nov 1862 - Jackson County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Campbell Cemetery, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Elijah Godfrey Headstone    		Elijah Godfrey Headstone
    Elijah, the son of David Godfrey and Elizabeth Harris, is the husband of Catharine Slawson. He is buried in the Campbell Cemetery in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan.

    Created by: Deb Hayes-Wolfe
    Photo Added by: Deb Hayes-Wolfe

  • Sources 
    1. [S7506] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1945 Vol. 76 No. 3 July.

    2. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.

    3. [S7509] 1850 Census Stafford, Genesee County, New York.

    4. [S7510] 1860 Census Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.


  

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