Brief Life History of Dean Adrian
When Dean Adrian Godfrey was born on 11 August 1924, his father, William Edward Godfrey Sr., was 30 and his mother, Zenna Floss Rector, was 28. He died on 1 August 1925, in Mercer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Dean Adria Godfrey, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
- Dean Adrian Godfrey, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1893–1974 Male
1896–1970 Female
Siblings (4)
1918–1938 Male
1920–2008 Female
1924–1925 Male
1926–2004 Male
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the ancient Germanic elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u), fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey .
Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh, ‘descendant of Gothfrith’, an Old Norse personal name often Anglicized as Godfrey. Compare McGorry , McCaffrey .
History: An Irish family of the name Godfrey originated in Romney, Kent. The first of them to settle in Ireland was Colonel John Godfrey, who was rewarded with lands in Kerry for his services in the 1641 rebellion. Godefroy, Lord of Normanville, from Normandy, was married in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1636. He was captured by the Iroquois in 1652. His brother, Lord of Linctot, from Rouen, was also married in 1636 in Trois-Rivières, and lived from 1629 to 1632 among the Hurons. Another Godefroy, from Paris, was a trader and interpreter from 1623.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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