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Joel Downs 1784–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1784

Birth Location: Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 27 SEP 1862

Death Location: Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio

Father: Abraham Downs

Mother: Sarah Day

Spouse(s): Lois Mansfield

Children(s): Rebeccah Downs

The story of Joel Downs began in 1784 in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Joel Downs married Lois Mansfield, and had children including Rebeccah Downs. Joel Downs passed away in 1862 in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Downs began in 1784 in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  • Joel Downs married Lois Mansfield, and had children including Rebeccah Downs.
  • Joel Downs passed away in 1862 in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio.

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Joel Downs's Ancestors

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Joel Downs
1784–1862
Birth Place: Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Parents
Abraham Downs
1730–1810
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Day
1765–1842
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Samuel ((2)) Downs
1696–1777
West Haven, Conn.
Great-Grandparents
Christian Pinion
1664–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Downs's Descendants

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Joel Downs (23 Jun 1784–27 SEP 1862) m. Lois Mansfield (21 May 1786–23 December 1872)
  1. 1. Rebeccah Downs 1804–1880 m. Noah Dunbar 1795–1855
    1. 1. Mary (Ann (Maria)) Dunbar 1822–1891 m. John (Gibson Fenno) DNA 1806–1885
      1. 1. Olive (Marie Fenno) Tidd 1860–1913 m. Richard (D) Tidd 1848–1928
        1. 1. Edna (Matilda) Cashner 1888–1964 m. William (Howe) Nichols 1862–1922

Joel Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1784
23 Jun 1784
Birth of Joel Downs in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
1862
27 SEP 1862
Age 78
Death of Joel Downs in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio
Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1784
    Event Place: Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1862
    Event Place: Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio

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