| Birth | 11 Oct 1607 | Harrold, Bedfordshire, England | | | |
| Immigration | 6 Sep 1628 | Immigrated on the ship "ABIGAIL" from Weymouth, England to Massachusetts Colonies (Salem) as part of the group led by Govenor John Endicott. The ship left England on 20 June 1628 and arrived on 6 September 1628. - Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America | | | |
| Marriage | 16 Nov 1633 | Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America - Lettyce | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1639 | Joanne Linch | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1649 | Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America - Teagle | | | |
| Marriage | 9 Jun 1663 | Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America - Elizabeth Wheeler | | | |
| Court Case | 6 Mar 1665 | Court of Assistants - Witchcraft - At the Court of Assistants, March 6, 1665, John Godfrey being bound over to this court on complaint of Job Tyler and John Remington on suspicion of witchcraft, Edward Yeomans, Robert Swanne, Mathias Button, William Symons and John Remmington appeared as witnesses to speak "the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth." John Godfrey being brought to the bar, it was declared that the grand jury had found him guilty and put him on trial for his life. After his testimony, someone burnt down the Button home. - Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America | | | |
| Court Case | 12 Oct 1669 | Hampton Quarterly Court - Daniell Ela, in behalf of the country vs. John Godfrey. For wilful firing and burning of the dwelling house of Matthias Button, which was the cause of the death of said Button's wife. John Godfrey upon examination answered, "Why should I bely myself: there be ye wittness: & asked whether he should go & execute himself & did protest yet he was clear of firing ye house & knew not of it: & yet he went to Corlis, his house, & 'there' remained til Button came with his family. - Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America | | | |
| Death | 13 Aug 1672 | Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America | | | |
| Burial | 15 Aug 1672 | Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America | | | |
| Occupation | | Mariner | | | |