Charles GODFREY

Charles GODFREY

Male 1792 - 1864  (72 years)

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  • Name Charles GODFREY  [1
    • Charles Godfrey moved around considerably and seems to have been engaged in numerous real-estate transactions in his various places of residence. In 1814, he was living in Montgomery, Orange County, whence he removed to Tompkins County and still later to Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., where he acquired a great deal of property. In 1853, he sold his holdings there and moved to Gloucester County, Virginia, where he purchased a plantation. he returned to Batavia, in 1856, bur within a year moved with his family to Dixon where he owned and operated a steam flour mill under the name of Charles Godfrey and Sons. [1]
    Birth 6 Sep 1792  Near New Vernon, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Oct 1864  Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I78599  Main Tree
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2015 

    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 1 Ruth Ann HORTON 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1813  [1
    Family ID F31624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2015 

    Family 2 Harriet HORTON,   b. 4 Jul 1802   d. 3 Apr 1870, Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1824  [1
    Family ID F31625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Charles Godfrey and Harriet Horton Headstone
    Charles Godfrey and Harriet Horton Headstone
    Charles, the son of David Godfrey and Elizabeth Harris, and his wife, Harriet Horton, are buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois.

    Created by: Deb Hayes-Wolfe
    Photo Added by: Dave & Pam Jindrich

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

    2. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.