One of a Thousand/Godfrey, Nathan

 

Godfrey, Nathan, son of Otis Smith and Susan Elizabeth (Sauveuer) Godfrey, was born in Cherryfield, Washington county, Me., August 19, 1859.

Removing to Massachusetts while quite young, he received the greater portion of his educational training in the public schools of Milton, and was graduated from the Milton high school.

He first sought his fortune at sheep-raising, in Smith River Valley, Montana Territory, in 1877 to '80. In 1881 he engaged in the lumber business. In 1884 he added the coal trade, and these two have been his occupation up to the present time.

Mr. Godfrey was married in Milton, December 25, 1880, to Georgiana M., daughter of Josiah F. and Susan Anna Twombley. They have two children: Otis S. and Florence L. Godfrey.

Mr. Godfrey was president of the High School Association in 1888; member of the Republican town committee for the last six years; member of the present board of health, and member of the board of fire engineers.

Mr. Godfrey is a lineal descendant on the maternal side of Surgeon Alline, or Allen, one of the "Boston Tea Party." The Sauveuer and Twombley families are of English and Irish descent, and on the paternal side are connected also with the ancestors of Robert G. Shaw.