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David Dennis Downey dit Downing 1725–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: County Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 7 October 1802

Death Location: Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father:

Mother: Marguerite O'Donnell

Spouse(s): dorathe None

Children(s): Jean Downey, Catherine Downing, Michel Downey, David Downey, Marguerite Downing, Catherine Downing, Michel Downey, Thomas Downey, Brigitte Downey, Madeleine Downing, Modeste Downey, John Downey, Anne Downey, Madeleine Downey

David Dennis Downey dit Downing was born in 1725 in County Cork, Ireland, the child of John Downey And Marguerite O Donnell. David Dennis Downey dit Downing married Dorathe, and had children including Anne Nancy Downey, Brigitte Downey, Catherine Downing, David Downey, Jean Baptiste Downing Dit Downey, John Jean Baptiste Downey, Madeleine Downey Or Downing, Madeleine Marie Downey, Marguerite Downing, Michel Downey, Modeste Downey, Thomas Downey. David Dennis Downey dit Downing passed away in 1802 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • David Dennis Downey dit Downing was born in 1725 in County Cork, Ireland, the child of John Downey And Marguerite O Donnell.
  • David Dennis Downey dit Downing married Dorathe, and had children including Anne Nancy Downey, Brigitte Downey, Catherine Downing, David Downey, Jean Baptiste Downing Dit Downey, John Jean Baptiste Downey, Madeleine Downey Or Downing, Madeleine Marie Downey, Marguerite Downing, Michel Downey, Modeste Downey, Thomas Downey.
  • David Dennis Downey dit Downing passed away in 1802 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marguerite O'Donnell
1705–1726
Birth Location: Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

dorathe None
1731–1818
Birth Location: Pisiquit, New Brunswick, Canada
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Children(s)

Jean Downey
1755–1812
Birth Location: Port Lajoie, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Catherine Downing
1769–1801
Birth Location: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Michel Downey
1782–1809
Birth Location: Franklin Manor,Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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David Downey
1766–
Birth Location: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Marguerite Downing
1768–1818
Birth Location: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Catherine Downing
1769–
Birth Location: Menoudie, Acadie
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Michel Downey
1757–1782
Birth Location: Port Lajoie, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Thomas Downey
1776–
Birth Location: Franklin Manor,Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Brigitte Downey
1772–
Birth Location: Franklin Manor 22, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Madeleine Downing
1770–1861
Birth Location: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Modeste Downey
1779–
Birth Location: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John Downey
1755–1812
Birth Location: –
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Anne Downey
1764–
Birth Location: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Madeleine Downey
1759–1792
Birth Location: Restigouche, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
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David Downing's Ancestors

Self
David Downing
1725–1802
Birth Place: County Cork, Ireland
Parents
Marguerite O'Donnell
1705–1726
Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
James O'Donnell
1675–1710
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joannes O'Donnell
1655–
Catherine Gracy
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Downing's Descendants

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David (Dennis Downey dit) Downing (1725–7 October 1802) m. dorathe (1731–14 Feb 1818)
  1. 1. Jean (Baptiste Downing dit) Downey 1755–1812 m. Marguerite Haché 1743–1824
    1. 1. john (or jean baptiste Downing dit) Downey 1781–1841 m. Marie Doiron 1774–1834 m. Marie (Josèphe) Doiron 1775–1866
    2. 2. Barbe Downing 1781–1801
    3. 3. Charlotte Downing 1785–1866 m. Laurent Babineau 1784–
    4. 4. Dorothee Downing 1783–1847 m. Francois Bourg 1779–1847
      1. 1. Hippolyte Bourque 1820–
      2. 2. Marie (Madeleine) Bourque 1807–1840 m. Dit (Gallant) Hache 1802– m. Jean (Hache Or) Gallant 1802–1888
        1. 1. Dit (Gallant) Hache 1829–
        2. 2. Dit (Gallant) Hache 1832–
        3. 3. Dit (Gallant) Hache 1833–1834
        4. 4. Ambroise Galland 1833–1834
        5. 5. Marie Gallant 1829–
        6. 6. Anne- (Marie) Gallant 1829–1830
        7. 7. Dit (Gallant) Hache 1839–
        8. 8. Thomas Gallant 1832–1850
        9. 9. Dit (Gallant) Hache 1830–
        10. 10. Abel Gallant 1837–1906
        11. 11. Marcelline Galland 1835–1868 m. Calixte Cormier 1829–1874
        12. 12. Gallant Hache 1837–
        13. 13. Jean (Or Charles) Gallant 1830–1901
        14. 14. Hyacinthe Gallant 1839–1925
        15. 15. Jean (Chrysostome) Gallant 1832–1833
        16. 16. Dit (Gallant) Hache 1835–
      3. 3. Pelagie (Borque or) Bourk 1815–1894 m. Vital Lirette 1815–1887
        1. 1. Louise Lirette 1844–
        2. 2. Philomène Lirette 1851–1907
        3. 3. Jean Lirette 1845– m. Anathalie Lirette 1854–1954
        4. 4. Madelaine Lirette 1854–
        5. 5. Julien Lirette 1848–1936
        6. 6. Philippe Liret 1858–1949
        7. 7. Antoine Lirette 1842–
        8. 8. Domitille Lirette 1856–1901
      4. 4. Marguerite Bourque 1809–1888
      5. 5. Marcellin Bourg 1824–
      6. 6. Simon Bourque 1806– m. Henriette Boudreau 1804–1863
      7. 7. Casimire Bourk 1811–1867
      8. 8. Antoinette Bourque 1822–1914
      9. 9. Jacques (dit Jim) Bourg 1826–
      10. 10. Etienne Bourque 1818–1897
      11. 11. Auguste Bourg 1816–1895
      12. 12. Marie (Anne) Bourque 1804–1891
      13. 13. Marcelline 1824–1828
      14. 14. Barbara Bourque 1810–1885
      15. 15. Mathias (dit Thaddée) Bourque 1813–1914
  2. 2. Catherine Downing 1769–1801 m. Joseph Doiron 1769–
  3. 3. Michel Downey 1782–1809
  4. 4. David Downey 1766– m. Rose Neill 1777–1808
  5. 5. Marguerite Downing 1768–1818 m. Jean (Baptiste) Doiron 1764–1855
  6. 6. Catherine Downing 1769–
  7. 7. Michel Downey 1757–1782
  8. 8. Thomas Downey 1776–
  9. 9. Brigitte Downey 1772–
  10. 10. Madeleine (Downey Or) Downing 1770–1861
  11. 11. Modeste Downey 1779–
  12. 12. John (Jean Baptiste) Downey 1755–1812
  13. 13. Anne (Nancy) Downey 1764– m. Isidore Doiron 1743–1841
    1. 1. Véronique Doiron 1786–1869 m. Maximin Bourg 1785–1878
      1. 1. Anne Bourque 1809–1897 m. Joseph (Frère) Boudrot 1806–1870
        1. 1. Hyppolyte Boudreau 1832–1870
        2. 2. Luce Boudreau 1843–
        3. 3. Antoine Boudreaux 1838–1860
        4. 4. Marcelline Boudrandt 1845– m. Clément (E) Gallant 1847–1922 m. Damien Cormier 1837–1880
        5. 5. Ursule Boudreau 1834–1919
        6. 6. Marguerite Boudreau 1828–
        7. 7. Emerence Boudreau 1836–1869
        8. 8. Charles Boudreau 1847–1926
        9. 9. Ositle Boudrot 1829–1918 m. Ambroise Leger 1827–1888
        10. 10. Sylvain Boudreau 1841–1865
        11. 11. Sylvain Boudreau 1841–
        12. 12. Christine Boudreau 1852–1945
      2. 2. Rose Bourk 1822–1901
      3. 3. Isabelle Bourque 1821–1851
      4. 4. Isadare Bourke 1824–1913 m. Marie Gauvin 1829–1918
        1. 1. Alice-Virginie Bourk 1862–
        2. 2. Alphonse (Henri) Bourque 1870–
        3. 3. Albina Bourque 1869–
        4. 4. Célima Bourque 1854–
        5. 5. Louis (Napoleon Bourg) Bourque 1852–1943
        6. 6. J (Valentin) Bourque 1855–1944
        7. 7. Marie (B) Bourque 1859–
        8. 8. Eugenie (Bourg) Bourque 1864–
        9. 9. Arthur Bourque 1875–
        10. 10. Tenidas Bourque 1866–
      5. 5. Osithe Bourk 1819–
      6. 6. Francois ("Frank") Burke 1811–1876
      7. 7. Marie (Blanche) Bourque 1829–1839
      8. 8. Marcelline Bourque 1826–
      9. 9. Appolline Bourque 1812–1879
      10. 10. Elizabeth Bourk 1818–
      11. 11. Joesph (dit Pigou) Bourque 1814–1898 m. Francaise Cormier 1820–1885 m. Rose Cormier 1814–
        1. 1. Dennis Bourque 1848–1937
        2. 2. Ferdinand Bourque 1856–1906
        3. 3. Jude Bourque 1846–1920
        4. 4. Obeline BOURQUE 1844–
        5. 5. Phillipe Bourque 1851–1881
        6. 6. Maximant Bourque 1853–1930
        7. 7. Hyppolite BOURQUE 1859–1907
        8. 8. Meilienne Bourque 1861–
        9. 9. Jeremiah ((Geremie)) Bourque 1842–1911
      12. 12. Ursule Bourque 1808–1877
    2. 2. Ursula Doiron 1785–1836 m. Paul Dugay 1770–1841
    3. 3. Catherine Doiron 1801–1853
    4. 4. Marie (Ursule) Doiron 1798–1879
    5. 5. Michel Doiron 1806–
    6. 6. François Doiron 1782–1812 m. Suzanne Landy 1786–
    7. 7. Jean Doiron 1797–1886
    8. 8. Pierre Doiron 1795–1871
    9. 9. David Doiron 1793–1879
    10. 10. Isabelle- (Elizabeth) Doiron 1791–1846 m. Hilarion (Le) Blanc 1784–1846
    11. 11. George (Francois) Doiron 1810–
    12. 12. Joseph Doiron 1802–1855
    13. 13. Marie Doiron 1793–1879
    14. 14. Appoline Doiron 1789–1870
  14. 14. Madeleine (Marie) Downey 1759–1792 m. Pierre Saulnier 1766–1787

David Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of David Dennis Downey dit Downing in County Cork, Ireland
County Cork, Ireland
1802
7 October 1802
Age 77
Death of David Dennis Downey dit Downing in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: County Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1802
    Event Place: Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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