Jacob C. Godfrey: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Jacob C. Godfrey was born 14 Jan 1816, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA (son of Elisha Godfrey and Hannah Reynolds); died 1 Jul 1856, Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States; was buried , Godfrey Cemetery, Kimmell, Noble, Indiana, United States.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199215
Residence: 1820, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Generation: 2

Elisha Godfrey was born 1770, Albany, Albany, New York, United States; died Jul 1834, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Elijah Godfrey
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-132505
Residence: 1810, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
Elected Office: CA 1825, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario; Township Warden
Land: 1826, North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 37, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Epidemic: Jul 1834; cholera

Notes:

Elected Office:
The following persons were elected At the Town meetings in Dumfries, either as town wardens, pathmasters or pound-keepers, between 1819 and the year 1830. Some of the gentlemen were frequently re-elected, but their names are not repeated. They are spelled as they appear in the official record. The Town Wardens were David Harvie, Hugh Graham, John McKenzie, Josuha Gilliam, Elisha Godfrey, Miller Lawrason, Thomas Moffatt, John Telfer, Stephen Pembleton, Joseph Latschaw, John Campbell, and Benjamin White.

Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose, pg 138

Epidemic:
Family lore indicate he and his son William died in the cholera epidemic in Galt in July 1834. No records yet prove this.

Elisha — Hannah Reynolds. Hannah was born 25 Dec 1779, , Connecticut, USA; died 29 Dec 1862, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Alton Cemetery, Lowell, Kent, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

Hannah Reynolds was born 25 Dec 1779, , Connecticut, USA; died 29 Dec 1862, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Alton Cemetery, Lowell, Kent, Michigan.

Other Events:

Name: Hannah Godfrey
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-132506

Children:

William Godfrey died Jul 1834.
Adoniram E. Godfrey was born 1800; died 10 May 1873; was buried , Alton Cemetery, Lowell, Kent, Michigan.
Newcomb B. Godfrey was born 9 Jul 1806, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA; died 6 Jan 1900, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Alton Cemetery, Lowell, Kent, Michigan.
Emeline Godfrey was born 19 May 1813, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA; died 5 Jan 1895, Pokagon, Cass, Michigan, United States; was buried , Sumnerville Cemetery, Sumnerville, Cass, Michigan, United States.
1. Jacob C. Godfrey was born 14 Jan 1816, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA; died 1 Jul 1856, Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States; was buried , Godfrey Cemetery, Kimmell, Noble, Indiana, United States.
Smith D. Godfrey was born 1819; died 10 Feb 1896; was buried , Alton Cemetery, Lowell, Kent, Michigan.
Elizabeth Godfrey was born 3 Jun 1822, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1898, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Picknery Cemetery, Saranac, Ionia, Michigan, United States.