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David Downs 1742–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 31 Oct 1787

Death Location: Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Ebenezer Downs

Mother: Dinah Bristol

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The story of David Downs began in 1742 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. David Downs passed away in 1787 in Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of David Downs began in 1742 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
  • David Downs passed away in 1787 in Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Downs
1707–1790
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Dinah Bristol
1705–1793
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Downs's Ancestors

Self
David Downs
1742–1787
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

David Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of David Downs in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1787
31 Oct 1787
Age 45
Death of David Downs in Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1787
    Event Place: Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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