Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Elmira Gofton

Female 1859 - 1937  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elmira Gofton was born 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Robert G. Gofton and Rosannah Fonger); died 15 Feb 1937; was buried , Groveside Municipal Cemetery, Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

    Elmira married Benjamin T. Godbold 10 Nov 1879, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Benjamin (son of Benjamin Godbold and Barbara Hewitt) was born 14 Dec 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1928; was buried , Groveside Municipal Cemetery, Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert G. Gofton was born 25 Feb 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel Gofton and Elizabeth Hall); died 26 Feb 1888, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Robert married Rosannah Fonger 1 May 1859, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Rosannah (daughter of William Fonger and Mary Regne Day) was born 25 Oct 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rosannah Fonger was born 25 Oct 1841, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of William Fonger and Mary Regne Day); died 21 Apr 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Alvina Gofton was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 1. Elmira Gofton was born 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1937; was buried , Groveside Municipal Cemetery, Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elma Gofton was born 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Roger Fonger Gofton was born 4 Jan 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Samuel F. Gofton was born 18 Sep 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1936, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Marie Gofton was born 5 Dec 1866, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1867, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Lydia Jane Gofton was born 20 Mar 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Isabella Gofton was born 3 Jun 1870, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1944, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Robert Fonger Gofton was born 10 Dec 1871, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Rosa Maria "Rose" Gofton was born 13 Jul 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. John Fonger Gofton was born Nov 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962; was buried , Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario.
    12. Smith Fonger Gofton was born 8 Sep 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jul 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Isaac Fonger Gofton was born 10 Oct 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1962, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Gofton was born Abt 1790, , England; died Jul, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Unmarked grave, Waterloo County, Ontario.

    Samuel married Elizabeth Hall 17 Apr 1815, Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth was born 9 Jun 1794, , England; died 21 Sep 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Hall was born 9 Jun 1794, , England; died 21 Sep 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Thomas Gofton was born 1815, Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 31 Jul 1815, Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England; died 1877, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Washington Cemetery, Washington, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. John Gofton was christened 19 Aug 1817, Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Roger Gofton was born 10 Oct 1820, Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England; died 1 Jun 1874, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Plattsville Community Cemetery, Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. Nancy Gofton was born 1822, Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 16 Dec 1822, Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England; died 30 May 1842; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 2. Robert G. Gofton was born 25 Feb 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1888, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    6. Charlotte Gofton was born 10 Sep 1832, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1900, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Plattsville Cemetery, Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario.

  3. 6.  William Fonger was born 1801, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 8 Sep 1879, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

    William — Mary Regne Day. Mary was born Abt 1811, , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1845. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Regne Day was born Abt 1811, , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1845.
    Children:
    1. 3. Rosannah Fonger was born 25 Oct 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.