Gottfried “Godfrey” Oppenheimer

  • Photo by Ben Levinson circa 1984, courtesy of JMABC

(additional images below)

Birth: June 5, 1830 in Blieskastel, Germany

Death: February 3, 1881 in Vancouver, B.C.

Plot: Row E – Plot 4

Inscription:

Our Beloved
FATHER
[Hebrew text is unclear]
In memory of
GODFREY OPPENHEIMER
BORN
June 5, 1830
Died Feb. 3,1881
May God grant him
Eternal rest

RBC 01920_141 Godfrey and his wife
RBC 01919_141 Godfrey and Isaac Oppenheimer and

Biography:
Gottfried Oppenheimer was also known as “Godfrey,” the English equivalent of his German given name—and the given name which is inscribed on his gravestone.

He eventually ran the Victoria branch of the Oppenheimer Bros. mercantile company.

Note: Gottfried’s older brother, Mayer, and three younger brothers; Charles (born Carl) David, and Isaac also immigrated to the United States.

Parents:
Johanna Kahn or Cahn Oppenheimer (1802–1838)
Solomon Oppenheimer

Siblings:
Mayer Oppenheimer (1828-1903)
Charles Oppenheimer (1832–1890)
David Oppenheimer (1834–1897)
Isaac Oppenheimer (1835–1922)

Spouse:
Lena Leopold Oppenheimer

Children:
Solomon “Sol” Oppenheimer (1866-1913)
Harriet Oppenheimer (1866-1866)
Milton Oppenheimer (1873–1942)
Sarah Oppenheimer (1876-1876)

Additional Images:

For Gottfried’s birth, see “Saarland, Germany, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1776–1875,” database, /Ancestry/ (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61110), entry for Gottfried Oppenheimer, 5 June 1830 (Blieskastel).

For Gottfried’s death, see “British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872–1990,” database, /Ancestry/ (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60930, entry for Gottfried Oppenheimer, 3 February 1881 (Victoria).