Roger Gofton^{[1, 2]}

1820 - 1874  (53 years)

• Name	Roger Gofton
  Born	10 Oct 1820	Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1859	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1859	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1861	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1871	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-69795
  Died	1 Jun 1874	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Plattsville Community Cemetery, Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I69795	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Gofton,   b. Abt 1790, , England ,   d. Jul, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Elizabeth Hall,   b. 9 Jun 1794, , England ,   d. 21 Sep 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1815	Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England   [6]
  Family ID	F27105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Stauffer,   b. 10 Jun 1840, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1920  (Age 79 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1861	Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Isaac W. Gofton,   b. Between 1870 and 1871, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Eliza Gofton   3. Rodger Gofton   4. William Gofton   5. Jacob Gofton,   b. 11 Feb 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1944, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy Ann Leader,   b. 1832, , England ,   d. 1855, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)
  Children	1. Rhoda Elizabeth Gofton,   b. 1848, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1927  (Age 79 years)   2. Nancy Gofton,   b. 27 Jun 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1894, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F7619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Edith Coxson,   b. 1835, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1859, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 24 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1859	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F23463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 6/263 Isaac Snyder. Isaac SNYDER , 24 , yeoman , Waterloo , Blenheim , s/o Amos & Catherine , married Rhoda Elizabeth GOFTON , 21 , Blenheim , same , d/o Roger & Lucy , witn: William & Catherine LEADER of Blenheim , 15 Feb 1870 at Chesterfield [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018983-08. Isaac W. Gofton, 37, occ. Finisher, b. Plattsville, res. Elora, Widower, son of Roger Gofton and Elizabeth Stauffer married Sarah I. McDonald, 33, b. Elora, res. Elora, daughter of James McDonald and Catherine Campbell, Witn: Kate Metcalfe and Ada M. Bradley both of Berlin, 22 January 1908 in Berlin [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Name: Roger Gofton Birth Place: England Residence: Blenheim Township Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 Father Name: Samuel Mother Name: Elisabeth Wallis Spouse Name: Edith Cookson Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Year: abt 1836 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Township Spouse Residence: Blenheim Township Spouse Father Name: George Spouse Mother Name: Elisabeth Loverick Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1859 Marriage County or District: Waterloo [S58] Vit - ON, Oxford - Oxford County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Roger Gofton Birth Place: England Residence: Blenheim Township Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822 Father Name: Samuel Mother Name: Elizabeth Spouse Name: Elizabeth Stafford Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Year: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Township Spouse Residence: Blenheim Township Spouse Father Name: Jacob Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1861 Marriage Location: Blandford Township Marriage County Oxford [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 4 Oct 1859. 20 Sep 1859 By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin on September 20, Goger Goftan, to Edith Cockson, of Blenheim. [S1803] zzEngland, Marriages, 1538-1973, Marriage of Samuel Gofton and Elizabeth Hall; Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M10740-1 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 990846. Samuel Gofton and Elizabeth Hall, married 17 Apr 1815 Sigglesthorne, Yorkshire, England

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Oct 1820 - Sigglesthorne, , Yorkshire, England Residence - 1859 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1859 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Sep 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Feb 1861 - Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jun 1874 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Plattsville Community Cemetery, Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth