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David Dennis Downing 1725–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Cork, Cork County, Ireland

Death Date: 7 Oct 1802

Death Location: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Downing

Mother: Margaret Donnell

Spouse(s): Dorothy Boudrot

Children(s): Madeleine Downing)

The story of David Dennis Downing began in 1725 in Cork, Cork County, Ireland. David Dennis Downing married Dorothy Boudrot, and had children including Madeleine Downey Or Downing. David Dennis Downing passed away in 1802 in Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of David Dennis Downing began in 1725 in Cork, Cork County, Ireland.
  • David Dennis Downing married Dorothy Boudrot, and had children including Madeleine Downey Or Downing.
  • David Dennis Downing passed away in 1802 in Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Downing
1700–1725
Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Margaret Donnell
1705–1726
Birth Location: Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Boudrot
1731–1818
Birth Location: Port Lajoie, now knows as Charlottetown, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Children(s)

Madeleine Downing)
1770–1861
Birth Location: Franklin Manor, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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David Downing's Ancestors

Self
David Downing
1725–1802
Birth Place: Cork, Cork County, Ireland
Parents
John Downing
1700–1725
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Margaret (O) Donnell
1705–1726
Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Downing's Descendants

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David (Dennis) Downing (1725–7 Oct 1802) m. Dorothy Boudrot (1731–1818)
  1. 1. Madeleine (Downey (or) Downing) 1770–1861 m. Joseph (Louis Michel) Petitpas 1762–1858
    1. 1. Charlotte (Petitpas) Tipas 1806– m. Joseph Robichaud 1804–
      1. 1. Benjamin Robichaud 1826–1906 m. Marguerite (O’Brien) (Brun) 1849–1937
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Robichaud 1877–1967 m. Stanislaus Elward 1873–1943
      2. 2. Henriette Robichaud 1844–
      3. 3. Jean Robichaud 1834–
      4. 4. Luc Robichaud 1846–
      5. 5. Madeleine Robichaud 1832–
        1. 1. Marie (Maillet) (Grey) 1854–1930
      6. 6. Marguerite Robichaud 1828–1894 m. Pierre (or Peter) Nowlan 1827–1870
        1. 1. Edouard (or Edward) Nowlan 1861–
        2. 2. Jean Nowlan 1854–
        3. 3. Genevieve Nowlan 1865–
        4. 4. Marie Nowlan 1868–1880
        5. 5. Henriette Nowlan 1870–1937 m. Isaac LeBlanc 1869–1938
        6. 6. Isabelle Nowlan 1859–1884
        7. 7. Alexis Nowlan 1857–1892
        8. 8. William Nowlan 1856–1905
      7. 7. Sophie Robichaud 1825–
    2. 2. Nicolas Petitpas 1792–1851
    3. 3. Henriette Petitpas 1814–1819
    4. 4. Brigitte Petitpas 1812–1870
    5. 5. David Petitpas 1807–1833
    6. 6. Therese (Caroline) Petitpas 1802–1859 m. Michel Robichaud 1809–1889
      1. 1. Polycarpe Robichaud 1850–
      2. 2. Pierre Robichaud 1840–
      3. 3. David Robichaud 1848–
      4. 4. David Robichaud 1830–1844
      5. 5. Anne-Marie Robichaud 1845–
      6. 6. Fidèle (N.) Robichaud 1835–1924
      7. 7. Henriette Robichaud 1837–1881
      8. 8. Simon (A Michel) Robichaud 1832–1911
      9. 9. Marguerite (Elizabeth) Robichaud 1843–1919
    7. 7. Marguerite Petitpas 1795–1821
    8. 8. Marie (Anne) Petitpas 1788–1877
    9. 9. Joseph Petitpas 1804–1839
    10. 10. Laurent Petitpas 1790–1845

David Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of David Dennis Downing in Cork, Cork County, Ireland
Cork, Cork County, Ireland
1802
7 Oct 1802
Age 77
Death of David Dennis Downing in Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1802
    Event Place: Franklin Manor, Menoudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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