David Harris GODFREY

David Harris GODFREY

Male 1813 - 1895  (81 years)

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  • Name David Harris GODFREY  [1
    • He moved to Michigan in the fall of 1853 and lived in both Jackson and Calhoun Counties. He and his family united with the Congregational Church in Ceresco, Michigan, and he was the first president of the Society in 1870. Later he was Justice of the Peace in Marshall, Michigan.

      The Daily Chronicle
      Marshall, Michigan
      Friday January 18, 1895
      Page 3

      ---David H. Godfrey died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E.P. Vary, in Battle Creek, of old age, aged 91 years. The deceased was a well known and respected pioneer of this county, having come from Batavia, N.Y. and settled in Marshall township in 1848. He leaves five children, O.W. Godfrey of Emmett, C.D. Godfrey of Benton Harbor, J.H. Godfrey, Mrs. E.P. Vary, and Mrs. E.A. Allen, all of Battle Creek. The funeral will be held from the Congregational church in Ceresco.


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    Birth 29 Oct 1813  Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living in Elba, Genesee Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1860  Living in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1870  Living in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1880  Living in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 7 Jan 1895  Calhoun County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Y  [2
    Person ID I78615  Main Tree
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2015 

    Father Elijah GODFREY,   b. 7 May 1786, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1862, Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Catharine SLAWSON,   b. 30 Mar 1791, Salem, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1870, Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1807  [1
    Family ID F17270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel MCCRORY,   b. 25 Dec 1816, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1892, Ceresco, Calhoun County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1836  [1
    Children 
    +1. Oliver W. GODFREY,   b. 3 Sep 1838, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1906, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Corwin D. GODFREY,   b. 22 Apr 1843, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1904, Calhoun County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
    +3. James H. GODFREY,   b. Oct 1848, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910, Calhoun County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Matilda GODFREY,   b. Oct 1848, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1924, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Mary Isabelle GODFREY,   b. Feb 1860, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1922, Battle Creek, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F31635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Living in Elba, Genesee Co., New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Living in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Living in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    David Harris Godfrey and Isabelle McCrory Headstone
    David Harris Godfrey and Isabelle McCrory Headstone
    David H., the son of Elijah Godfrey and Catharine Slawson, and his wife Isabelle McCrory are buried in the Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan.

    Created by: Amy (Decker) Veenedall
    Photo Added by: William Kinney

  • Sources 
    1. [S7506] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1945 Vol. 76 No. 3 July.

    2. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    3. [S7512] 1850 Census Elba, Genesee County, New York .

    4. [S7524] 1860 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan .

    5. [S7525] 1870 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan.

    6. [S7526] 1880 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan.