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James Patrick DOWNEY 1857 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 18, 1857

Birth Location: Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: May 1, 1942

Death Location: Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: Michael Downey

Mother: Mary Hall

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James Patrick DOWNEY was born in 1857 in Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of Michael Downey and Mary Esther Hall. James Patrick DOWNEY passed away in 1942 in Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Patrick DOWNEY was born in 1857 in Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of Michael Downey and Mary Esther Hall.
  • James Patrick DOWNEY passed away in 1942 in Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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James DOWNEY's Ancestors

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James DOWNEY
1857 – 1942
Birth Place: Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
Michael Downey
1825 – 1885
Port Hood, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
Mary (Esther) Hall
1824 – 1899
Codroy, Newfoundland, Canada
Grandparents
Patrick Downey
1784 – 1868
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Anastasia O'Hearn
1786 – 1865
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Paul Hall
1792 – 1881
England
Elizabeth Dillon
1797 – 1863
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
John Hall
1740 – 1808
Elizabeth DeYoung
Edward Dillon
1770 – 1843
Ann Martell
1772 – 1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hall
Esther DeYoung
Neil Dillon
1740 –
Charles Martell
1732 – 1819
Ann Schmidt
1739 – 1804

James DOWNEY's Timeline

2 Records

1857
May 18, 1857
Birth of James Patrick DOWNEY in Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1942
May 1, 1942
Age 85
Death of James Patrick DOWNEY in Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 18, 1857
    Event Place: Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1, 1942
    Event Place: Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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