Brief Life History of Gerald Hurley
When Gerald Hurley Godfrey was born on 6 March 1942, in Canada, his father, Joseph Charles Godfrey, was 29 and his mother, Devota Mary Price, was 25. He died on 1 May 2001, in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 59.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Jerrald Hurley Godfrey in household of Joseph Godfrey, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Jerrald Hurley Godfrey in household of Joseph Godfrey, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Gerald Hurley Godfrey in household of Joseph Charles Godfrey, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
Parents and Siblings
1912–2004 Male
1916–2006 Female
Siblings (1)
1942–2001 Male
World Events (1)
1982
Age 40
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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