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Christopher Downing 1719–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1719

Birth Location: Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jonathan Downing

Mother: Elizabeth Perigo

Spouse(s): Mary (Rood)

Children(s): Lydia Downing

Christopher Downing was born in 1719 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Jonathan N Downing And Elizabeth Perigo. Christopher Downing married Mary Rude Rood, and had children including Lydia Downing. Christopher Downing passed away in 1795 in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Christopher Downing was born in 1719 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Jonathan N Downing And Elizabeth Perigo.
  • Christopher Downing married Mary Rude Rood, and had children including Lydia Downing.
  • Christopher Downing passed away in 1795 in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Downing
1677–1729
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Perigo
1683–1735
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Rood)
1729–1795
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Lydia Downing
1753–1795
Birth Location: Norwich (Lisbon), New London, Connecticut
LD

Christopher Downing's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Downing
1719–1795
Birth Place: Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jonathan N Downing
1677–1729
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Perigo
1683–1735
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Downing) Jr.
1646–1694
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Downing's Descendants

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Christopher Downing (28 Apr 1719–1795) m. Mary (Rude) (Rood) (20 May 1729–Aft. 1795)
  1. 1. Lydia Downing 1753–1795 m. WILLIAM (Perigo) Jr 1756–1825
    1. 1. Lovisa Perrigo 1787–1860 m. Joseph Gifford 1782–1865
      1. 1. Dorothea ("Dolly") Gifford 1821–1897 m. Levi (Putnam) Chadwick 1826–1897
        1. 1. Loise (E.) chadwick 1845–1911 m. Bethuel Smith 1841–1893

Christopher Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1719
28 Apr 1719
Birth of Christopher Downing in Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
1795
1795
Age 76
Death of Christopher Downing in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1719
    Event Place: Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
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