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Abigail Downing 1820–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 11 Jan 1899

Death Location: Greenfield, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: James Downing

Mother: Dorothy Whidden

Spouse(s): James McCabe

Children(s): Isaac McCabe

Abigail Downing was born in 1820 in Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of James Downing And Dorothy Whidden. Abigail Downing married James Whidden Mccabe, and had children including Isaac Mccabe. Abigail Downing passed away in 1899 in Greenfield, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Abigail Downing was born in 1820 in Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of James Downing And Dorothy Whidden.
  • Abigail Downing married James Whidden Mccabe, and had children including Isaac Mccabe.
  • Abigail Downing passed away in 1899 in Greenfield, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Downing
1794–1840
Birth Location: Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
JD
Dorothy Whidden
1794–1850
Birth Location: Stewiacke, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
DW

Spouses(s)

James McCabe
1817–1892
Birth Location: West River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
JM

Children(s)

Isaac McCabe
1852–1933
Birth Location: Greenfield, Colchester Co.., Nova Scotia
IM

Abigail Downing's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Downing
1820–1899
Birth Place: Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
James Downing
1794–1840
Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dorothy Whidden
1794–1850
Stewiacke, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
William Downing
1749–1816
Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Simeon Whidden
1754–1800
Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colony
Dorothy ("Dolly") Blair
1752–1827
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
++ Downing
1720–1776
Janet Montgomerie
1725–1801
James Whidden
1713–1790
Abigail Sanborn
1715–1768
William Blair
1716–1791
Jane Barnes
1723–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Downing
1705–
Samuel WHIDDEN
1675–1713
Sarah Jones
1669–1722
John Sanborn
1681–1727
Sarah Philbrick
1682–1761
Samuel Barnes
1687–1733
Martha
1695–1746

Abigail Downing's Descendants

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Abigail Downing (1820–11 Jan 1899) m. James (Whidden) McCabe (6 Jul 1817–22 Apr 1892)
  1. 1. Isaac McCabe 1852–1933 m. Jessie (Ann) Fraser 1856–1937
    1. 1. Mabel (Jane) McCabe 1880–1958 m. Oscar Reid 1877–1941
      1. 1. Alma (Carrie) Reid 1903–1986 m. James (Gordon) Murray 1885–1977
        1. 1. Herman (Wallace) Murray 1923–1979
        2. 2. Harold (Oscar) Murray 1921–1987
      2. 2. Isaac (McCabe) Reid 1914–1991
      3. 3. Jessie Fielding 1903–1950
      4. 4. Sanford (J) Reid 1901–1938
      5. 5. Charles (O) Reid 1908–1940

Abigail Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Abigail Downing in Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1899
11 Jan 1899
Age 79
Death of Abigail Downing in Greenfield, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Greenfield, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Greenfield, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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