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Thomas Downing 1717–1736

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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 2 independent trees

Born 27 Mar 1717 · Penn, Cheshire, , England

Died 19 Nov 1736 · Downingtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father Thomas Downing

Mother Thomazine Beer

Siblings Jane Downing, John Downing, Joseph Downing, Richard Downing, Samuel Downing, Sarah Downing, Thomazine Downing, William Downing, William John Downing

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Thomas Downing

Thomazine Beer

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Biography

Thomas Downing was born in 1717 in Penn, Cheshire, England, the child of thomas downing and thomazine beer. Thomas Downing passed away in 1736 in Downingtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Birth of Thomas Downing in Penn, Cheshire, England

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1736

Death of Thomas Downing in Downingtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Thomas Downing

This ancestor line traces from Neath, Glamorgan, Wales (1500) to Penn, Cheshire, , England (1717) across 9 generations.

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: Thomas Downing (1717–1736) was born in Penn, Cheshire, , England and died in Downingtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Thomas Downing PTP

1717–1736

Penn, Cheshire, , England