Elisha Godfrey

1770 - 1834  (64 years)

• Name	Elisha Godfrey
  Born	1770	Albany, Albany, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1810	Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA   [1]
  Elected Office	CA 1825	Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario
  	Township Warden
  	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
  Land	1826	North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 37, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Epidemic	Jul 1834
  	cholera
  	Family lore indicate he and his son William died in the cholera epidemic in Galt in July 1834. No records yet prove this.
  Name	Elijah Godfrey
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132505
  Died	Jul 1834	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I132505	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Hannah Reynolds,   b. 25 Dec 1779, , Connecticut, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1862, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. William Godfrey,   d. Jul 1834   2. Adoniram E. Godfrey,   b. 1800,   d. 10 May 1873  (Age 73 years)   3. Newcomb B. Godfrey,   b. 9 Jul 1806, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1900, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 93 years)   4. Emeline Godfrey,   b. 19 May 1813, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 5 Jan 1895, Pokagon, Cass, Michigan, United States  (Age 81 years)   5. Jacob C. Godfrey,   b. 14 Jan 1816, Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1856, Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States  (Age 40 years)   6. Smith D. Godfrey,   b. 1819,   d. 10 Feb 1896  (Age 77 years)   7. Elizabeth Godfrey,   b. 3 Jun 1822, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1898, Vergennes, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F32627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2660] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1810 3rd Census. Elisha Godfrey Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Batavia, Genesee, New York Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 5 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members:7

  
  

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  Born - 1770 - Albany, Albany, New York, United States Residence - 1810 - Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA Elected Office - Township Warden - CA 1825 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Land - 1826 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 37, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Jul 1834 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth