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David Downs 1783–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1783

Birth Location: Loudoun County, VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 August 1856

Death Location: Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Catherine Hawkes

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The story of David Downs began in 1783 in Loudoun County, VA, Virginia, USA. David Downs passed away in 1856 in Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of David Downs began in 1783 in Loudoun County, VA, Virginia, USA.
  • David Downs passed away in 1856 in Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.

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David Downs's Ancestors

Self
David Downs
1783–1856
Birth Place: Loudoun County, VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Downs Sr.
1745–1805
Orange County, Virginia, British Colonies
Catherine Hawkes
1748–1805
Chesterfield (Chesterfield County), Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William Downs
1719–1759
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Fitch
1723–1830
Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Capt. (John) Hawkes
1727–1803
Mounteen Castle, Cork, Ireland
Bridget Wakely
1735–1798
Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Fitch
1696–1754
Margaret Clark
1697–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1783
3 March 1783
Birth of David Downs in Loudoun County, VA, Virginia, USA
Loudoun County, VA, Virginia, USA
1856
10 August 1856
Age 73
Death of David Downs in Springfield, Ross County, Ohio, USA
Springfield, Ross County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1783
    Event Place: Loudoun County, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1856
    Event Place: Springfield, Ross County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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