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Dorothy Ferne Downey 1924–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1924

Birth Location: Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 24 Jan 2021

Death Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Sterling Downey

Mother: Agnes Steeves

Spouse(s): Wendell Meldrum

Children(s):

In 1924, Dorothy Ferne Downey entered the world in Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada, born to Sterling Levi Downey And Agnes Beatrice Aggie Steeves. Dorothy Ferne Downey married Wendell Wynn Meldrum, and had children including Kirk Meldrum, Wynn Meldrum. Dorothy Ferne Downey passed away in 2021 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Dorothy Ferne Downey entered the world in Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada, born to Sterling Levi Downey And Agnes Beatrice Aggie Steeves.
  • Dorothy Ferne Downey married Wendell Wynn Meldrum, and had children including Kirk Meldrum, Wynn Meldrum.
  • Dorothy Ferne Downey passed away in 2021 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Downey's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Downey
1924–2021
Birth Place: Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Sterling Levi Downey
1899–1980
Curryville, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Agnes (Beatrice (Aggie)) Steeves
1905–1984
Albert Mines, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Oscar (Ellsworth) Downey
1861–1943
Curryville, Albert, New Brunswick
Rose (Eliza) Matthews
1863–1942
, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick
John (Nathaniel) Steeves
1846–1908
, , New Brunswick, Canada
Agnes (Jane) Smith
1860–1937
, , New Brunswick
Great-Grandparents
Levi Downey
1838–1927
Jane Wilbur
1833–1915
James Jr
1835–1909
Letitia McKinley
1838–1911
Hugh Steeves
1815–1886
Jane McLatchy
1823–1898
James Smith
1823–1893
Mary Sinclair
1825–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Downey
1802–1883
Sarah Wilbur
1804–1884
James McKinley
1791–1855
Rose Kyle
1813–1899
Deacon Steeves
1780–1852
Ann Sinton
1778–1856
Finlay Sinclair
1785–1859
Martha Lawrence
1789–1877

Dorothy Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1924
9 Feb 1924
Birth of Dorothy Ferne Downey in Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
2021
24 Jan 2021
Age 97
Death of Dorothy Ferne Downey in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1924
    Event Place: Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 2021
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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