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John Franklin Downes 1857–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Death Date: ABT 1910

Death Location: Lewiston, Maine (Androscoggin)

Father: Theodore Downes

Mother: Nancy Norton

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In 1857, John Franklin Downes entered the world in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth), born to Theodore Shederic Downes And Nancy M Norton. In 1860, John Franklin Downes resided in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth). John Franklin Downes passed away in 1910 in Lewiston, Maine (Androscoggin).

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Biography

  • In 1857, John Franklin Downes entered the world in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth), born to Theodore Shederic Downes And Nancy M Norton.
  • In 1860, John Franklin Downes resided in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth).
  • John Franklin Downes passed away in 1910 in Lewiston, Maine (Androscoggin).

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John Downes's Ancestors

Self
John Downes
1857–1910
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Parents
Theodore Shederic Downes
1824–1883
Mexico, Maine (Oxford)
Nancy (M.) Norton
1825–
Massachusetts
Grandparents
Nahum (G.) Downes
1800–
Mexico, Maine (Oxford)
Rebecca (Davis) York
1806–
Livermore, Maine (Androscoggin)
Warren Norton
1810–
Huldah Cutting
1810–
Great-Grandparents
William Downes
1784–
Lois Downes
1784–
Benjamin York
1761–
Sarah Hinckley
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Downes's Timeline

3 Records

1857
1857
Birth of John Franklin Downes in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1860
JUL 1860
Age 3
John Franklin Downes resided here in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1910
ABT 1910
Age 53
Death of John Franklin Downes in Lewiston, Maine (Androscoggin)
Lewiston, Maine (Androscoggin)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source: 1860 census, Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth), Pg. 292 - 29 Jul 1860

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JUL 1860
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source: 1860 census, Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Plymouth), Pg. 292 - 29 Jul 1860

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1910
    Event Place: Lewiston, Maine (Androscoggin)

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