. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . f prosperity. In politics Austin Godfrey was always a stalwartrepublican and was recognized as a local leader inhis party. He served as supervisor, highway com-missioner, school director and trustee, filling eachoffice with the intelligence and energy noticeablein the conduct of his private affairs. By hisfirst wife, Lavinia Warren, Mr. Godfrey had twochildren, of whom one is living: Emma A., nowthe wife of George W. Potter of Joliet. Afterlosing his first wife Mr. Godfrey married MissLucy Denton, who was born in Henryville, Canada,December 3, 1837
. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . f prosperity. In politics Austin Godfrey was always a stalwartrepublican and was recognized as a local leader inhis party. He served as supervisor, highway com-missioner, school director and trustee, filling eachoffice with the intelligence and energy noticeablein the conduct of his private affairs. By hisfirst wife, Lavinia Warren, Mr. Godfrey had twochildren, of whom one is living: Emma A., nowthe wife of George W. Potter of Joliet. Afterlosing his first wife Mr. Godfrey married MissLucy Denton, who was born in Henryville, Canada,December 3, 1837, a daughter of Captain Johnand Sylvina (Harrington) Denton. Tbe lattersmother was a sister of Rev. Hosea Ballou, thenoted Universalist divine, who was of French-Huguenot descent. Her grandfather was state sur-veyor in Vermont and belonged to a noted family,in which were many professional men. CaptainJohn Denton, who was a son of William Denton,a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Massachusettsand became an exborter and local preacher in the. AUSTIN GODFEEY.
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