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Nellie Godfrey

Female 1874 - 1939  (65 years)


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  • Name Nellie Godfrey 
    Born 28 Apr 1874  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Nellie Himes 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-61964 
    Died 10 Oct 1939  [3, 4
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I61964  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Godfrey,   b. 27 Aug 1851, Coopers Isle, Essex , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Bessie "Betsy" Johnston,   b. 20 Feb 1850, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1873  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F17125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John James Himes,   b. 2 Jan 1869, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1941  (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Alva L. Himes,   b. 14 Aug 1893, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1910  (Age 16 years)
     2. George Wesley Himes,   b. 14 Aug 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1962  (Age 64 years)
     3. Norman Lawrence "Normie" Himes,   b. 1 Apr 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1958  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F16193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-6 Page 1.

    2. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 127.

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      HIMES/ in memory of/ John J. HIMES/ born Jan. 2, 1869/ died Sept. 3, 1941/ Nellie GODFREY/ beloved wife of/ John J. HIMES/ born Apr. 28, 1874/ died Oct. 10, 1939/ Alva L. their daughter/ born Aug. 14, 1893/ died May 14, 1910/ at rest/

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1874). Nellie Godfrey Himes (1874-1939) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185321750/nellie-himes.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Apr 1873.
      29 Mar 1873 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, George Godfrey was married to Betsy Millner, both of Galt.

    6. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12805 (1873), Godfrey-Millner.
      George Godfrey, 24, Painter, res. Galt, b. Coopersisle Essex England, son of William and Louise married Betsy Millner, 24, res. Galt, b. Surrey England, Widow, daughter of Henry and Anne Johnson, witnessed by: George Simkin and Anne Johnson both of Galt, 19 March 1873 in Preston

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1874 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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