Silliman Godfrey
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Silliman Godfrey (1750 - 1829)

Deacon Silliman Godfrey
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 23 Aug 1795 in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, USAmap
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Died at age 78 in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, USAmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Deacon Silliman Godfrey performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Silliman Godfrey is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A045953.

When Silliman Godfrey was born on May 1, 1750, his father, David Godfrey, was 38 and his mother,Mary Silliman, was 35. Silliman joined the private Connecticut Militia and was trained October 1774. He married Mary Goodsell and they had seven children together. Silliman was a deacon on the Church. He then married Mindwell "Jemima" Osborn on August 23, 1795. He died on March 1, 1829, in Weston, Connecticut, having lived a long life of 78 years.

Children

  1. Sarah Godfrey 1770–
  2. Ebenezer Godfrey 1773–1844
  3. Ephraim Godfrey 1776
  4. Ephraim Bradley Godfrey 1779–1829
  5. Silliman (Deacon) Godfrey 1781–1859
  6. Mary Godfrey 1784-1785
  7. Mary Godfrey 1786-
  8. Arity Godfrey 1789–1865
  9. Joseph Godfrey 1792–1849
Deacon Silliman Godfrey and Family

Silliman Godfrey in the Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name: Silliman Godfrey[Silliman Godfree]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 May 1750
Birth Place: Fairfield
Parent: David
Parent: Mary

Silliman Godfry in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Name: Silliman Godfry
Birth Date: 1750
Birthplace: Connecticut
Volume: 64
Page Number: 65
Reference: Heads of Fams at the first U.S. census. Ct. By U.S. Bureau of the :Census. Washington, 1908. (227p.):32

Silliman Godfry in the 1790 United States Federal Census

Name: Silliman Godfry
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
Free White Persons - Females: 4
Number of Household Members: 8

Silliman Godfrey in the 1810 United States Federal Census

Name: Silliman Godfrey[Tilloman Godfrey]
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Number of All Other Free Persons: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 7

Silliman Godfrey in the 1820 United States Federal Census

Name: Silliman Godfrey
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4

Silliman Godfrey in the Early Connecticut Marriages

Name: Silliman Godfrey
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Jemima Orsborn
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1795
Marriage Place: Weston, Fairfield

Silliman Godfrey in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Name: Silliman Godfrey
Birth Date: 1 May 1750
Birth Place: Greene Farm, Connecticut
Death Date: 1 Mar 1829
Death Place: Weston, Connecticut
SAR Membership: 61174
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 9 Apr 1942
Father: David Godfrey
Mother: Mary Silliman
Spouse: Mary Goodsell
Children: Ebenezer Godfrey

Silliman Godfrey in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934[1]

Name: Silliman Godfrey
Birth Date: abt 1751
Death Date: 1 Mar 1829
Age at Death: 78
Cemetery: Norfield Cemetery
Burial Place: Weston, Connecticut

Sources

  1. ↑ See also Find A Grave: Memorial #162200970
  • Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 2, pages 365, 726 (#12)
  • Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=agbi&h=2954005&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true&rhSource=1034

  • Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=CTvitalsBarbour&h=569468&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true&rhSource=2204

  • Year: 1790; Census Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 238; Image: 135; Family History Library Film: 0568141
  • Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5058&h=6569&ssrc=pt&tid=6766458&pid=-303575771&usePUB=true

  • Year: 1810; Census Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 1; Page: 108; Image: 00112; Family History Library Film: 0281229

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

  • 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 256; NARA Roll: M33_1; Image: 191

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=837950&tid=6766458&pid=-303575771&usePUB=true&rhSource=7613

  • Source Information

Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=CTEarlyMarriages&h=19534&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true&rhSource=3599 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=2465&tid=6766458&pid=-303575771&usePUB=true&rhSource=5058

  • Source Citation

Volume: 306 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=SARMemberApps&h=1259982&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true&rhSource=7613

  • Source Information

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=HaleCemeteryInscriptions&h=646314&tid=79101618&pid=46439760660&usePUB=true&rhSource=2204





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