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Catherine Mary Downing 1774–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1774

Birth Location: Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: Apr 1869

Death Location: Chiganois [Now Belmont], Colchester, NS, Can

Father: William Downing

Mother: Mary Logan

Spouse(s): Barnabas O'Brien

Children(s): John O'Brien, Sarah O'Brien, Robert O'Brien, Mary O'Brien, William O'Brien, Jemima O’Brien

In 1774, Catherine Mary Downing entered the world in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to William Downing And Mary Logan. Catherine Mary Downing married Barnabas O Brien, and had children including Jemima Obrien, John O Brien, Mary O Brien, Robert O Brien, Sarah Jane O Brien, William John Cookville O Brien. Catherine Mary Downing passed away in 1869 in Chiganois [Now Belmont], Colchester, NS, Can.

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Biography

  • In 1774, Catherine Mary Downing entered the world in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to William Downing And Mary Logan.
  • Catherine Mary Downing married Barnabas O Brien, and had children including Jemima Obrien, John O Brien, Mary O Brien, Robert O Brien, Sarah Jane O Brien, William John Cookville O Brien.
  • Catherine Mary Downing passed away in 1869 in Chiganois [Now Belmont], Colchester, NS, Can.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Downing
1743–1816
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ireland
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Mary Logan
1747–1793
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Barnabas O'Brien
1770–1834
Birth Location: Onslow Township, Colchester, NS, Can
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Children(s)

John O'Brien
1796–1863
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Sarah O'Brien
1801–1878
Birth Location: Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Robert O'Brien
1798–1871
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary O'Brien
1794–1861
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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William O'Brien
1796–1857
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia Canada
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Jemima O’Brien
1804–1878
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, N.S., Canada
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Catherine Downing's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Downing
1774–1869
Birth Place: Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
William Downing
1743–1816
Londonderry, Ireland
Mary Logan
1747–1793
Grandparents
James Downing
1725–1776
Aghadowey, Balleymoney, Antrim, Ulster, N. Ireland
Janet Montgomery
1727–1801
Buxburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Downing's Descendants

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Catherine (Mary) Downing (9 May 1774–Apr 1869) m. Barnabas O'Brien (1 Apr 1770–1834)
  1. 1. John O'Brien 1796–1863
  2. 2. Sarah (Jane) O'Brien 1801–1878
  3. 3. Robert O'Brien 1798–1871
  4. 4. Mary O'Brien 1794–1861
  5. 5. William (John "Cookville") O'Brien 1796–1857
  6. 6. Jemima O’Brien 1804–1878

Catherine Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1774
9 May 1774
Birth of Catherine Mary Downing in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1869
Apr 1869
Age 95
Death of Catherine Mary Downing in Chiganois [Now Belmont], Colchester, NS, Can
Chiganois [Now Belmont], Colchester, NS, Can

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1774
    Event Place: Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1869
    Event Place: Chiganois [Now Belmont], Colchester, NS, Can
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