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James Downey 1806–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Cartron-Gibbough, County Leitrim, Ireland

Death Date: 10 Apr 1873

Death Location: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Father: Henry Downey

Mother: Catherine Ross

Spouse(s): Mary Siberry

Children(s): James Downey, Henry Downey, Jane Downey

The story of James Downey began in 1806 in Cartron-Gibbough, County Leitrim, Ireland. James Downey married Mary Siberry, and had children including Henry Thomas Downey, James Robert Downey, Jane Downey. James Downey passed away in 1873 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of James Downey began in 1806 in Cartron-Gibbough, County Leitrim, Ireland.
  • James Downey married Mary Siberry, and had children including Henry Thomas Downey, James Robert Downey, Jane Downey.
  • James Downey passed away in 1873 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

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James Downey's Ancestors

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James Downey
1806–1873
Birth Place: Cartron-Gibbough, County Leitrim, Ireland
Parents
Henry T Downey
1754–1824
Grange, Sligo, Ireland
Catherine Ross
1755–1809
Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Beecham) Downey
1730–1800
Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
Florence (Julia) Finerty
1725–1755
Ireland
Ross
1720–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Downey's Descendants

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James Downey (1806–10 Apr 1873) m. Mary Siberry (1821–7 Sep 1907)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Downey 1845–1939 m. Susan Long 1857–1920
    1. 1. John Downey 1897–1952 m. Hilda (Florence) Irwin 1915–1983
    2. 2. Thomas Downey 1878–1962 m. Mary (Florence) Howe 1891–1941
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Downey 1885–1939
    4. 4. Susan Downey 1889–1973 m. Robert Allen 1889–
      1. 1. Stanley (Downey) Allen 1922–2009 m. Martie –2016
    5. 5. Henry Downey 1895–1905
    6. 6. Robert Downey 1880–1962 m. Maude Jackson 1883–
    7. 7. John Downey 1883–1884
  2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Downey 1847–1873
  3. 3. Jane Downey 1844–1895 m. William (Ritchie) McCullagh 1845–1919
    1. 1. Margaret ('Maggie') McCullagh 1873–1945
    2. 2. William (Henry) McCullagh 1872–1949
    3. 3. Mary (J) McCullagh 1875–1930
    4. 4. Fannie McCullagh 1884–1908
    5. 5. Anne (Catherine) McCullagh 1878–1944

James Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1806
1806
Birth of James Downey in Cartron-Gibbough, County Leitrim, Ireland
Cartron-Gibbough, County Leitrim, Ireland
1873
10 Apr 1873
Age 67
Death of James Downey in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Cartron-Gibbough, County Leitrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1873
    Event Place: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

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