{"id":10969,"date":"2026-02-15T18:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pocassetcemetery.org\/?p=10969"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:58:17","slug":"mercy-a-barker-godfrey-clement-1809-1859","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocassetcemetery.org\/?p=10969","title":{"rendered":"Mercy A Barker Godfrey Clement 1809 \u2013 1859"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Godfrey-Charles-N-and-Mercy-A-Headstone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Godfrey-Charles-N-and-Mercy-A-Headstone.jpg 480w, https:\/\/pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Godfrey-Charles-N-and-Mercy-A-Headstone-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mercy A Godfrey Clement &amp; Charles N Godfrey Headstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/100_3351.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocassetcemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/100_3351-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6902\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Capt Christopher Godfrey, his wife Mercy &amp; sons John A &amp; Charles N Headstones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ancestry:<\/strong>&nbsp; Jonathan Barker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Born:&nbsp;<\/strong>1809 in Bristol R.I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Father:<\/strong>\u00a0Jonathan Barker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mother:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Died:&nbsp;<\/strong>December 7, 1859 in Sandwich Ma. at 50 yrs, 7 mos, 12 d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Buried:<\/strong>\u00a0Pocasset Cemetery; area A (with her son Charles N. Godfrey)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Married (1):<\/strong>&nbsp;1827-1831<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>To:<\/strong>\u00a0Christopher Godfrey, Capt.; (1804 \u2013 1852) (John Godfrey &amp; Elizabeth\/Betsey Gardner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Children:<\/strong>&nbsp;5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong>John A. Godfrey; (1831 \u2013 1849); John was a Mariner &amp; died at 18 yrs, 7 mos, 16 d.; He is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Louisa E. Godfrey Barlow Farnham; (1836 \u2013 1909); Married (1) Thomas B. Barlow (1832 \u2013 1862) (Samuel Barlow &amp; Silvinia Bennett) in Sandwich Ma. on February 1, 1855 &amp; married (2) Andrew Nelson Farnham, Civil War\u00a0(1842 \u2013 1909) in Lynn Ma. on October 31, 1866;\u00a0Louisa &amp; Thomas\u00a0had 2 children; Thomas is buried in Pocasset Cemetery; Louisa &amp; Andrew are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn Ma..<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong>William Godfrey; (1841 \u2013 ?); No further information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong>Charles N. Godfrey, Civil War; (May 20, 1846 \u2013 July 19, 1861); Charles was wounded at City Point Va. &amp; died at N.Y. Hospital;\u00a0He is buried with his mother in Pocasset Cemetery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5,\u00a0<\/strong>Ella\/Ellen F. Godfrey Wallace Dow; (March 11, 1849 \u2013 January 3, 1901); Married (1) Almon(d) A. Wallace (1848 \u2013 1897) (Abraham Wallace &amp; Mary Ann Alley) in Lynn Ma. on November 24, 1870 (they divorced) &amp; married (2) Francis Dow (1840 \u2013 1899) (Jeremiah Dow &amp; Martha P. Green) in Lynn Ma. on November 24, 1978; Ella is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery In Lynn Ma. with Francis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Married (2):<\/strong>&nbsp;July 29, 1855 in Sandwich Ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>To;<\/strong>\u00a0Isaac Clement; (Abt.1803 \u2013 1887) (Isaac Clement &amp; Mary (\u2013)); Isaac married (1) Achsah\/Excy Raymond Hall (1812 \u2013 1853) (Asa Raymond &amp; Mercy Norris) in int. January 30, 1840; Achsah\/Excy married (1) Joseph Hall, Jr.\u00a0in Sandwich Ma. on July 2, 1830;\u00a0Isaac married (3) Lucretia (Chase) Howland (1832 \u2013 ?) (Kelly Chase &amp; Polly (\u2013)) in Sandwich Ma. on September 10, 1864 &amp; married (4) Elizabeth (Kimball) Caldwell Sampson (1822 \u2013 1892) (Harvey H. Kimball &amp; Abigail Thomson) in Sandwich Ma. on July 3, 1871; Elizabeth married (1) George Caldwell (1819 \u2013 1863) (Ebenezer B. Caldwell &amp; Betsey Howard) in Halifax Ma. on September 12, 1845 &amp; married (2) Parmenus Greenleaf Sampson (1806 \u2013 1866) (Obadiah Sampson &amp; Susanna M. Fuller) on May 24, 1865 &amp; married (4) Joseph Ramsdell (1801 \u2013 1890) (Joseph Ramsdell &amp; Lydia Lloyd) in East Bridgewater Ma. on October 23, 1879; Parmenus married (1) Charlotte Whiton Bump (1806 \u2013 1846) (Nathaniel Bump &amp; Charlotte Whiton) in Middleboro Ma. on April 1, 1831.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Children:&nbsp;<\/strong>None<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancestry:&nbsp; Jonathan Barker Born:&nbsp;1809 in Bristol R.I. Died:&nbsp;December 7, 1859 in Sandwich Ma. at 50 yrs, 7 mos, 12 d. Married (1):&nbsp;1827-1831 Children:&nbsp;5 Married (2):&nbsp;July 29, 1855 in Sandwich Ma. 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