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Joel Downing 1771–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 15 February 1854

Death Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Daniel Downing

Mother: Hannah Adams

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Joel Downing was born in 1771 in Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Daniel Downing And Hannah Adams. Joel Downing passed away in 1854 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Downing was born in 1771 in Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Daniel Downing And Hannah Adams.
  • Joel Downing passed away in 1854 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Joel Downing's Ancestors

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Joel Downing
1771–1854
Birth Place: Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Daniel Downing
1739–1813
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Adams
1742–1813
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan (Downing) II
1703–1786
Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Gates
1702–1778
Preston City, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Downing
1676–1729
Mary Perigo
1677–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Downing
1652–1729
Mary Bunce
1645–1679

Joel Downing's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Joel Downing in Connecticut, United States of America
Connecticut, United States of America
1854
15 February 1854
Age 83
Death of Joel Downing in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America
Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1854
    Event Place: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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