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Benjamin Downs 1748–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1748

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 23 Jan 1826

Death Location: South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: Ebenezer Downs

Mother: Dinah Bristol

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In 1748, Benjamin Downs entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Ebenezer Downs And Dinah Bristol. Benjamin Downs passed away in 1826 in South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Benjamin Downs entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Ebenezer Downs And Dinah Bristol.
  • Benjamin Downs passed away in 1826 in South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Benjamin Downs's Ancestors

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Benjamin Downs
1748–1826
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

Benjamin Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1748
25 Dec 1748
Birth of Benjamin Downs in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1826
23 Jan 1826
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Downs in South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1826
    Event Place: South Britain, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1748
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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