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John GODFREY

(b. 31 January 1703 , East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 1 April 1756 , Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )

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John GODFREY was born 31 January 1703 in East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. John GODFREY was the child of Robert GODFREY and Hannah HACKETT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Richard GODFREY and Mary RICHMOND (maternal) Jabez HACKETT and Frances HUTCHENSON

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John married Katherine DAVIS . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Katherine DAVIS was born abt. 1704 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Katherine died 17 December 1740 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA. Katherine was the child of Joshua DAVIS and Mary SCOTT.

John GODFREY died 1 April 1756 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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Katherine DAVIS was the child of Joshua DAVIS and Mary SCOTT

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Robert GODFREY (b.31 January 1737, East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 1 September 1801, Stephentown, New York, USA)
m. Audrey MALBONE

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1703 Birth
31 January 1703
East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA

1737 Birth of Child
Robert GODFREY was born 31 January 1737, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA

1740 Death of Spouse/Partner
Katherine DAVIS died 17 December 1740, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA

1756 Death
1 April 1756
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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