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Jane Ellen Downs 1895–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1895

Birth Location: Saint-Joseph, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: May 1943

Death Location: Barbeau, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Thomas Harkness

Mother: Margaret Dermott

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In 1895, Jane Ellen Downs entered the world in Saint-Joseph, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada, born to Thomas Robert Henry Harkness And Margaret Maria Mc Dermott. Jane Ellen Downs passed away in 1943 in Barbeau, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Jane Ellen Downs entered the world in Saint-Joseph, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada, born to Thomas Robert Henry Harkness And Margaret Maria Mc Dermott.
  • Jane Ellen Downs passed away in 1943 in Barbeau, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Jane Downs's Ancestors

Self
Jane Downs
1895–1943
Birth Place: Saint-Joseph, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Thomas Robert Henry Harkness
1859–1934
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Margaret (Maria Mc) Dermott
1867–1897
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Murray) Harkness
1826–1907
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Melissa Grimshaw
1835–1907
Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Grimshaw
1812–1897
Mary Blair
1812–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zephaniah Grimshaw
1790–1872
Jerusha Hunter
1779–1815

Jane Downs's Timeline

4 Records

1895
5 September 1895
Birth of Jane Ellen Downs in Saint-Joseph, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
Saint-Joseph, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
1900
1900
Age 5
Jane Ellen Downs resided here in Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA
Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Jane Ellen Downs resided here in Sugar Island, Chippewa, Michigan, USA
Sugar Island, Chippewa, Michigan, USA
1943
May 1943
Age 48
Death of Jane Ellen Downs in Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan, United States of America
Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1895
    Event Place: Saint-Joseph, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1898
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sugar Island, Chippewa, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1943
    Event Place: Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barbeau, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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