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Aaron DOWNS 1732–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1732

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 19 Apr 1825

Death Location: Southbury, Connecticut, USA

Father: Ebenezer Downs

Mother: Dinah Bristol

Spouse(s): Persis WILDMAN

Children(s): Mary Downs, Ruth Downs, Asa Downs, Lydia Downs, Joel Downs, Wildman Downs, Aaron Downs, Daniel Downs

In 1732, Aaron DOWNS entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Ebenezer Downs And Dinah Bristol. Aaron DOWNS married Persis Wildman, and had children including Aaron Downs, Asa Downs, Daniel Downs, Joel Downs, Lydia Persis Downs, Mary Downs, Ruth Downs, Wildman Downs. Aaron DOWNS passed away in 1825 in Southbury, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1732, Aaron DOWNS entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Ebenezer Downs And Dinah Bristol.
  • Aaron DOWNS married Persis Wildman, and had children including Aaron Downs, Asa Downs, Daniel Downs, Joel Downs, Lydia Persis Downs, Mary Downs, Ruth Downs, Wildman Downs.
  • Aaron DOWNS passed away in 1825 in Southbury, Connecticut, USA.

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Aaron DOWNS's Ancestors

Self
Aaron DOWNS
1732–1825
Birth Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Ebenezer Downs
1707–1790
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Dinah Bristol
1705–1793
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Ebenezer Downs
1667–1711
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Mary Humphreyville
1667–1713
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Eliphalet Bristol
1679–1757
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Esther Peck
1679–1742
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Downe
1630–1679
Mary Geffinch
1634–1679
John Humphreville
1641–1707
Mary Humphreville
1645–
Henry Bristol
1625–1695
Lydia Brown
1637–1719
Benjamin Peck
1647–1730
Mary Sperry
1650–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bristol
1597–1693
Hester Sperry
1598–1695
Francis Brown
1610–1668
Mary Edwards
1619–1693
Henry Peck
1617–1651
Joan Allen
1621–1670
Richard Sperry
1606–1698
Dennis Goodyear
1627–1707

Aaron DOWNS's Descendants

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Aaron DOWNS (18 Oct 1732–19 Apr 1825) m. Persis WILDMAN (1735–8 May 1825)
  1. 1. Mary Downs 1760–1813 m. Josiah (or Joseph) Page 1759–1832
    1. 1. Laura (A) Page 1793–1868 m. Unk (Spencer or) Chapman 1790– m. John Wheelock 1793–1879
      1. 1. Horace (Hayden) Spencer 1815–1905 m. Lucy (Ann) Gerry 1816–1868 m. Labrina FAIRCHILD 1825– m. Harriet (A.) CRANE 1828–1864
        1. 1. Ogilvee Spencer 1843–
        2. 2. Cora (Elvira) Spencer 1840–1849
        3. 3. Edward (H) Spencer 1857–1929 m. Katie Stone 1858–
        4. 4. Henry Spencer 1838–1915 m. Margaret Garner 1848–1929 m. Alice HAYNES 1854–1913
      2. 2. Garrey Spencer 1817–
      3. 3. Eliza (ANN) WHEELOCK 1836–1916 m. Lester (H) Drake 1823–1889
        1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Drake 1853– m. Edw (F) Miller 1848–
        2. 2. Alonzo Drake 1851–
        3. 3. Lester (Eugene) Drake 1848–1918
      4. 4. SAMUEL (DANIELS) WHEELOCK 1821– m. Clara Wheelock 1827–
        1. 1. Clara (M) Wheelock 1852–
        2. 2. Laura (J) Wheelock 1849–
      5. 5. MARY (Emily) WHEELOCK 1823–1910 m. DANIEL BUSH 1819–1883
        1. 1. Edward BUSH 1844–
      6. 6. Cyrus WHEELOCK 1828–
      7. 7. JOHN (Dexter) WHEELOCK 1830– m. Lizzie Wheelock 1847–
    2. 2. Asa Page 1799–1834
    3. 3. Erastus Page 1787–1850
    4. 4. Cyrus Page 1783–1833
    5. 5. Ira Page 1781–1834
  2. 2. Ruth Downs 1775–
  3. 3. Asa Downs 1773–1775
  4. 4. Lydia (Persis) Downs 1770–
  5. 5. Joel Downs 1768–1824
  6. 6. Wildman Downs 1765–1796
  7. 7. Aaron Downs 1758–1764
  8. 8. Daniel Downs 1754–1776

Aaron DOWNS's Timeline

2 Records

1732
18 Oct 1732
Birth of Aaron DOWNS in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1825
19 Apr 1825
Age 93
Death of Aaron DOWNS in South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1732
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1825
    Event Place: South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions

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