John Godfrey
(1817-1886)
Matilda Myers Ness
(1828-1881)
Martin Godfrey
(1848-1919)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sophia Geesey

Martin Godfrey 1 2 3

  • Born: Apr 1848, Springfield Twp., York, PA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Sophia Geesey on 3 Apr 1870 in York: Christ Lutheran Church, York, PA 1
  • Died: 9 Jun 1919, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA at age 71 3
  • Buried: Loganville: Codorus Church of the Brethren Cemetery, York, PA 3

   FamilySearch ID: L7FS-4ZN.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Springfield Twp., York, PA. 2 John Godfrey, farmer, 43, was living with Matilda, 33; Martin, 13; Charles, 9; Ellen 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was valued at $3000 and personal estate at $500.

2. Census in 1870 in Springfield Twp., York, PA. 4 John Godfrey, farmer, 40, was living with Matilda, 32; Martin, 23; Charles, 19; Ellen 14. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was valued at $5000 and personal estate at $3000.


Martin married Sophia Geesey on 3 Apr 1870 in York: Christ Lutheran Church, York, PA.1 (Sophia Geesey was born on 21 Nov 1847 in , , PA,5 died on 12 May 1894 5 and was buried in Loganville: Codorus Church of the Brethren Cemetery, York, PA 5.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V263-484 Martin Godfrey and Sophia Geesy, 03 Apr 1870; citing Christ Lutheran Church,York,York,Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1320516.

2 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Springfield Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1201 Page: 727.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52543843.

4 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Springfield Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1469 Page: 307.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52543844.



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