Sophia Clifton

Brief Life History of Sophia

When Sophia Clifton was born on 14 November 1843, in London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Clifton, was 38 and her mother, Mary Matilda BLANCHARD, was 31. She married Charles Godfrey Jr. on 21 February 1862, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Stoke Newington St Mary, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 16 February 1878, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Godfrey
1840–1928
Sophia Clifton
1843–1878
Marriage: 1 November 1869
Sarah Ann Godfrey
1870–1889
James Clifton Godfrey
1873–1914
Ellen Rebecca Godfrey
1876–1900
Joseph Clifton Godfrey
1876–1876
Hyrum Clifton Godfrey
1876–1876
Ernest Moroni Godfrey
1877–1914
John Arthur Godfrey
1878–1878

Sources (48)

  • Sophia Godfrey in household of James Godfrey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  • Sophia Clifton, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected 

George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use. 

1853

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Boy Kallen BIRTH unknown DEATH 3 Aug 1853 BURIAL Murray City Cemetery Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA PLOT 08 032 6 MEMORIAL ID 59154

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the very numerous places called Clifton, from Old English clif ‘slope’ (see Cliff ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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A Short History of Sophia Clifton Godfrey by daughter Mary C. Groom

A Short History of SOPHIA CLIFTON GODFREY by Mary C. Groom, daughter Sophia Clifton was born in England on the 14 Nov. 1843. She cane to Utah with her parents in the early 1850’s. Grandfather and …

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