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Eliza Downey 1827–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1827

Birth Location: Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 Nov 1901

Death Location: Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, United States

Father: Calvin Downey

Mother: Nancy Myers

Spouse(s): Schuyler Horton

Children(s): Schuyler Horton, Calvin Horton, Franklin Horton, Richard Horton, Eliza Horton, Celestia Horton, Lucinda Horton, George HORTON, Calvin Horton, Frederick Horton, Will Horton, Unknown HORTON, Ella HORTON

Eliza Downey was born in 1827 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Calvin C Downey And Nancy Anna Myers. Eliza Downey married Schuyler Melvin Horton, and had children including Calvin Hall Holly Horton, Calvin Hall Horton, Celestia A Horton, Eliza A Horton, Ella Bell Horton, Franklin Leroy Horton, Frederick Horton, George Henry Horton, Lucinda Horton, Richard Alvah Horton, Schuyler Wilson Horton, Unknown Horton, Will Horton. Eliza Downey passed away in 1901 in Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Eliza Downey was born in 1827 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Calvin C Downey And Nancy Anna Myers.
  • Eliza Downey married Schuyler Melvin Horton, and had children including Calvin Hall Holly Horton, Calvin Hall Horton, Celestia A Horton, Eliza A Horton, Ella Bell Horton, Franklin Leroy Horton, Frederick Horton, George Henry Horton, Lucinda Horton, Richard Alvah Horton, Schuyler Wilson Horton, Unknown Horton, Will Horton.
  • Eliza Downey passed away in 1901 in Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, United States.

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Eliza Downey's Ancestors

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Eliza Downey
1827–1901
Birth Place: Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Calvin C Downey
1800–1853
Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, United States
Nancy (Anna) Myers
1804–1883
of Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard Myers
1773–1851
Manfield, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Marie) Close
1774–1850
barnard castle, durham unitary authority, county durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Myers
1736–
Mary Hoggett
1741–1802
Thomas Close
1761–1796
Mary Heslop
1757–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Myers
1722–1814
Ann Hill
1730–1802
Henry Hoggett
1725–1761
Dorothea Wallis
1720–1768
John CLOSE
1733–1793
Grace MARSDEN
1737–1818
Thomas Helsop
1725–1783
Jane Hume
1723–1774

Eliza Downey's Descendants

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Eliza Downey (21 Jan 1827–28 Nov 1901) m. Schuyler (Melvin) Horton (25 Nov 1823–04 Jun 1897)
  1. 1. Schuyler (Wilson) Horton 1867–1916
  2. 2. Calvin (Hall "Holly") Horton 1865–1941
  3. 3. Franklin (LeRoy) Horton 1869–1956
  4. 4. Richard (Alvah) Horton 1846–1917
  5. 5. Eliza (A.) Horton 1849–1939
  6. 6. Celestia (A) Horton 1850–1933 m. Frederick Sanderson 1843–1933
    1. 1. Mabel (Lodemia) Sanderson 1875–1933 m. Frank (Frederick) Wipper 1883–1970
      1. 1. Irene (N) Wipper 1917–2004 m. Emerson (Plato) Call 1903–1970
      2. 2. Ruth (G) Wipper 1908–1988
      3. 3. John (F) Wipper 1910–1994 m. Dorothy (Madeline) Westwood 1914–1955
        1. 1. Jack F. 1932–2006
      4. 4. Edith (Magdelene) Sheren 1912–2003
    2. 2. Arthur (George) Sanderson 1871–
    3. 3. Walter (Frederick) Sanderson 1873–1950
  7. 7. Lucinda Horton 1856–1880
  8. 8. George (Henry) HORTON 1859–1939
  9. 9. Calvin (Hall) Horton 1865–1920
  10. 10. Frederick Horton 1870–
  11. 11. Will Horton 1870–
  12. 12. Unknown HORTON 1853–1860
  13. 13. Ella (Bell) HORTON 1860–1870

Eliza Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1827
21 Jan 1827
Birth of Eliza Downey in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1901
28 Nov 1901
Age 74
Death of Eliza Downey in Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, United States
Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Aurora, Du Page, Illinois, United States

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