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Elizabeth Sheldon Downs 1917–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1917

Birth Location: Derby, Connecticut

Death Date: 4 Nov 2002

Death Location: Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Frederich Downs

Mother: Florence Sheldon

Spouse(s): Louis Jr

Children(s): Sheldon Bradley, Lynn Bradley

Elizabeth Sheldon Downs was born in 1917 in Derby, Connecticut, the child of Frederich Dwight Downs And Florence Calista Sheldon. In 1930, Elizabeth Sheldon Downs resided in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth Sheldon Downs married Louis Harrison Bradley Jr, and had children including Carol Ann Bradley, Lynn Bradley, Sheldon Downs Bradley. Elizabeth Sheldon Downs passed away in 2002 in Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Sheldon Downs was born in 1917 in Derby, Connecticut, the child of Frederich Dwight Downs And Florence Calista Sheldon.
  • In 1930, Elizabeth Sheldon Downs resided in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elizabeth Sheldon Downs married Louis Harrison Bradley Jr, and had children including Carol Ann Bradley, Lynn Bradley, Sheldon Downs Bradley.
  • Elizabeth Sheldon Downs passed away in 2002 in Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Downs's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Downs
1917–2002
Birth Place: Derby, Connecticut
Parents
Frederich Dwight Downs
1881–1955
USA
Florence (Calista) Sheldon
1886–1968
Kansas
Grandparents
Albert (Uriah) Sheldon
1857–1906
Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
Friederika (Elisabeth) Wurster
1860–1949
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Orson Sheldon
1828–1914
Esther Broughton
1828–1901
Johann Wurster
1831–1923
Frederika Sager
1836–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uriah Sheldon
1797–1836
Calista Spicer
1801–1854

Elizabeth Downs's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Sheldon) Downs (11 Apr 1917–4 Nov 2002) m. Louis (Harrison Bradley) Jr (28 June 1915–12 February 1985)
  1. 1. Sheldon (Downs) Bradley 1940–2007
  2. 2. Lynn Bradley 1945–2015

Elizabeth Downs's Timeline

3 Records

1917
11 Apr 1917
Birth of Elizabeth Sheldon Downs in Derby, Connecticut
Derby, Connecticut
1930
1930
Age 13
Elizabeth Sheldon Downs resided here in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
2002
4 Nov 2002
Age 85
Death of Elizabeth Sheldon Downs
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Derby, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 2340007
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 2340007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Nov 2002
    Event Place: Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Elizabeth Sheldon Downs Bradley 4 Nov 2002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 2002
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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