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John Franklin Downey 1830 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1830

Birth Location: , Killorin, County Kerry, Ireland

Death Date: 3 Feb 1925

Death Location: Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Timothy Downey

Mother: Nancy Cronin

Spouse(s): Katherine Loftus

Children(s): Mary Downey, Anna Downey, Katherine Downey, Sarah Downey, John Downey, Ella Downey, Lawrence Downey, Anna Downey, Charles Downey

In 1830, John Franklin Downey entered the world in , Killorin, County Kerry, Ireland, born to Timothy Downey and Nancy Cronin. John Franklin Downey married Katherine Cecelia Loftus, and had children including Mary Downey, Anna Ruth Downey, Katherine (Katie) Estelle Downey, Sarah A Downey, John P Downey, Ella Jane Downey, Lawrence Downey, Anna May Downey, Charles J Downey. John Franklin Downey passed away in 1925 in Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1830, John Franklin Downey entered the world in , Killorin, County Kerry, Ireland, born to Timothy Downey and Nancy Cronin.
  • John Franklin Downey married Katherine Cecelia Loftus, and had children including Mary Downey, Anna Ruth Downey, Katherine (Katie) Estelle Downey, Sarah A Downey, John P Downey, Ella Jane Downey, Lawrence Downey, Anna May Downey, Charles J Downey.
  • John Franklin Downey passed away in 1925 in Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Timothy Downey
Birth Location: Ireland
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Nancy Cronin
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Loftus
1832 – 1921
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Mary Downey
1857 – 1885
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Anna Downey
1859 – 1931
Birth Location: West Roxbury County, Massachusetts
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Katherine Downey
1860 – 1901
Birth Location: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Downey
1861 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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John Downey
1862 –
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Ella Downey
1864 – 1938
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Lawrence Downey
1864 –
Birth Location: West Roxbury, Massachusetts
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Anna Downey
1866 – 1958
Birth Location: Hampden County, MA
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Charles Downey
1869 – 1951
Birth Location: Hampden County, MA
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John Downey's Ancestors

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John Downey
1830 – 1925
Birth Place: , Killorin, County Kerry, Ireland
Parents
Timothy Downey
Ireland
Nancy Cronin
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Downey's Descendants

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John (Franklin) Downey (24 Jun 1830 – 3 Feb 1925) m. Katherine (Cecelia) Loftus (24 Dec 1832 – 16 March 1921)
  1. 1. Mary Downey (Nov 1857 – 1885)
  2. 2. Anna (Ruth) Downey (2 Dec 1859 – 2 Jan 1931) m. John (M) Zimmerly (Jan 1855 – 13 Aug 1933)
    1. 1. Sarah (C) Zimmerly (Abt. 1878 – )
    2. 2. Lillie (E) Zimmerly (Abt. 1879 – )
    3. 3. Anna (Virginia) Zimmerly (Mar 1881 – 3 Jan 1929) m. Edward (Mills) Bowman (10 Jul 1876 – 16 December 1942)
      1. 1. Elmer (Lynn) Bowman (29 Oct 1914 – 27 Jul 1968) m. Vera (Mae) Paschen (26 Mar 1917 – 22 Oct 1985)
        1. 1. Janice (L) Bowman (29 Mar 1937 – 5 Oct 1975)
        2. 2. Nancy (L) Bowman (abt 1945 – )
        3. 3. Patricia (Ann Bowman) Koma (2 Jan 1948 – 7 Jan 1989)
      2. 2. John (Edward) Bowman (3 Oct 1915 – 8 Mar 1959) m. Frances (Mildred) Herman (10 Mar 1916 – 19 Jul 2002)
        1. 1. John (E) Bowman (1 Jun 1941 – 22 Jul 1971) m. Virginia (Lee) Bowman
        2. 2. Robert (W) Bowman (6 Dec 1946 – 22 Nov 2007) m. Renae (Ann) Norkiewicz (1 Feb 1952 – )
        3. 3. Alan (Charles) Bowman (6 Oct 1952 – 21 Sep 2012)
      3. 3. William (C) Bowman (27 Feb 1920 – 12 Feb 1999) m. Kathleen Quinn (18 Sep 1925 – 22 Dec 2007)
        1. 1. Kelly Bowman
    4. 4. Eva (May) Zimmerly (Jun 1884 – 6 Feb 1926) m. William (Garfield) Rees (12 Jan 1881 – 20 Jan 1915) m. Thomas (Francis) McCabe (4 Mar 1874 – 31 Oct 1939)
      1. 1. Chester (Francis) Rees (26 Jun 1902 – 1 Apr 1982) m. Margaret (V) McLaughlin (23 Sep 1909 – 21 Mar 1987)
        1. 1. Eileen (P) Rees (abt 1932 – )
        2. 2. James (Viet) Rees (4 Jan 1935 – 19 May 2007) m. Judith (A) Young (16 Dec 1936 – 20 Jun 2021)
        3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Rees (21 Mar 1936 – 6 Apr 1993) m. John (Fredrick) Schloeman (25 Apr 1929 – 27 Aug 2011)
        4. 4. John (T) Rees (abt 1940 – )
        5. 5. David (A) Rees (abt 1949 – )
      2. 2. Anna (Mary) Rees (abt 1904 – ) m. Vincent (William) Kail (10 Oct 1894 – 21 Sep 1960) m. Berrryman
        1. 1. William (John) Kail (3 Oct 1921 – 16 Nov 1992) m. Margaret (A) Andrews (20 Dec 1920 – Jan 1980)
      3. 3. Thelma (A) Rees (1906 – 4 Dec 1962) m. Ira (Joseph) Wright (11 Feb 1907 – 24 Jun 1982)
        1. 1. Thelma (Irene) Wright (18 Nov 1924 – ) m. James Cochin (29 Mar 1922 – 19 Sep 1999)
      4. 4. Rebekah (Ruth) Rees (1908 – 24 Oct 1989) m. Harry (Paul) Clare (15 Mar 1902 – 29 Jun 1977)
        1. 1. Elva ((Eva) May) Clare (27 May 1926 – 14 May 1995) m. John (Asper) Fitze (6 December 1919 – 21 Aug 1985)
        2. 2. Virginia (A) Clare (29 Jan 1931 – ) m. John (Wesley) Hopkins (5 Feb 1926 – 7 Mar 1997)
        3. 3. Jeanetta (A Clare) White (Jan 1934 – )
        4. 4. Ruth (Clara) Clare (13 Aug 1935 – 2 Oct 1993) m. Lawrence (C) Howard (May 11 1926 – Jan 1994)
      5. 5. Tenas (Evelyn) Rees (23 May 1911 – 2 Jan 1980) m. Charles (Edwin) Hollar (16 Nov 1911 – 12 Sep 1961)
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Hollar (12 Sep 1935 – 2 Aug 2012) m. Sherman (W) Thompson (5 Nov 1933 – 22 Aug 2022)
      6. 6. Edna McCabe (5 Aug 1916 – 19 Mar 1973) m. Harry (John) Weitzel (22 Jan 1914 – 26 May 2005)
        1. 1. Harry (John) Weitzel (26 July 1938 – ) m. Jan Mandel m. Suzanne Hanks (20 Mar 1942 – ) m. Susan (Gorman) Glass (2 Jun 1945 – 13 Mar 2004)
        2. 2. Elissa (Anne) Weitzel (2 Mar 1944 – 24 May 2020) m. Winford (H) Chick (3 Apr 1941 – 1 December 2014) m. Jay (Lee) Chambliss (19 Mar 1944 – )
        3. 3. Elaine (Frances) Weitzel (4 Sep 1951 – ) m. Leroy (C) Forster (30 Oct 1941 – ) m. Benjamin (Conrad) Dickerson (25 June 1950 – )
    5. 5. John (Marine) Zimmerly (22 Mar 1889 – 8 May 1956)
    6. 6. Charles (Downey) Zimmerly (23 Sep 1889 – 18 Feb 1935) m. Freida Vogtman (23 Nov 1888 – 17 Oct 1965)
      1. 1. Gladys (Irene) Zimmerly (29 May 1921 – 5 May 1987) m. Edward (Charles) Gest (9 Jul 1919 – 23 May 2004)
        1. 1. Janet (G) Gest (abt 1946 – )
        2. 2. Nancy (I) Gest (abt 1950 – )
      2. 2. William (Robert) Zimmerly (24 Jul 1923 – 28 May 1990) m. Ernestine (Lucille) Smart (2 Jul 1926 – 2013)
        1. 1. Charles (Robert) Zimmerly (19 Jul 1947 – )
        2. 2. Claudia (Lucille) Zimmerly (3 Apr 1951 – ) m. Thomas (J) Slater (3 Aug 1954 – ) m. Richard (Gregory) Fleming
    7. 7. Ruth (C) Zimmerly (7 Aug 1892 – Jan 1963) m. Harry (Hanson) Snyder (11 Mar 1893 – 19 Nov 1953)
      1. 1. Catherine (Downey) Snyder (8 Mar 1914 – 14 Mar 1990) m. John (Michael) Zlogar (15 Oct 1914 – 22 Aug 1988)
        1. 1. Larry (E) Slayton (15 Jan 1935 – 20 Oct 2004) m. Rosemary (Frances) Pucci (3 Oct 1943 – 21 Apr 2002)
      2. 2. Sarah (May) Snyder (11 May 1915 – 25 Nov 1993) m. Joseph Titus (abt 1914 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (Ruth) Titus (abt 1939 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Ruth) Titus (abt 1939 – )
      3. 3. Ruth (Louise) Snyder (24 Mar 1927 – 1 Sep 2001) m. Raymond (Washington) Shoemake (14 May 1927 – 27 Jan 1978)
        1. 1. Ruth Fitzgibbon ( – 31 Mar 2022)
      4. 4. John (Charles) Snyder (16 Mar 1929 – )
    8. 8. William (D) Zimmerly
  3. 3. Katherine ((Katie) Estelle) Downey (29 Aug 1860 – 26 Nov 1901) m. Thomas (Joseph) Flood (8 Dec 1862 – 1 Sep 1910)
    1. 1. Agnes (Julia) Flood (9 Jul 1882 – 26 Mar 1964) m. George (Thomas) McNiff (12 Oct 1882 – 1950)
      1. 1. Katherine (Estelle) McNiff (24 Sep 1920 – 20 Mar 2000) m. Kenneth (Fredrick) Leach (19 Aug 1920 – 21 Sep 1996)
        1. 1. Kevin (T) Leach (22 Aug 1945 – 14 Oct 2014) m. Linda Stewart (1946 – ) m. Cheryl (L) Lawless (abt 1946 – )
        2. 2. Stephen (H) Leach (5 Mar 1949 – 14 Aug 2006)
        3. 3. Cheryl (C) Leach (15 Jul 1954 – ) m. Clifford (A) Webb
    2. 2. Katherine (Christine) Flood (12 Dec 1883 – 25 Jul 1970) m. Edwin (Lee) Nute (19 Jun 1883 – 25 Oct 1978)
  4. 4. Sarah (A) Downey (abt 1861 – )
  5. 5. John (P) Downey (2 Feb 1862 – ) m. Alice (A) Cace (Jul 1862 – 23 Nov 1903)
    1. 1. John Downey (Dec 1872 – )
    2. 2. Child Downey (2 Oct 1888 – 2 Oct 1888)
    3. 3. Franklin (Jerome) Downey (14 Aug 1896 – 29 July 1946) m. Irene (Gladys) Moss (27 Jan 1901 – 1959) m. Agnes Francoeur (Jul 1897 – 26 Oct 1987)
      1. 1. Franklin Downey (28 Nov 1917 – 19 Mar 2000)
  6. 6. Ella (Jane) Downey (abt 1864 – 13 Oct 1938)
  7. 7. Lawrence Downey (15 Oct 1864 – )
  8. 8. Anna (May) Downey (7 Aug 1866 – 16 Jun 1958)
  9. 9. Charles (J) Downey (23 Mar 1869 – 24 Nov 1951) m. Mary (Estella) Cormick (abt 1875 – 10 Oct 1940)
    1. 1. Charles (John) Downey (20 Feb 1905 – 12 Nov 1976) m. Louise A (18 Dec 1900 – 20 Nov 1979)
    2. 2. Helen (M) Downey (abt 1910 – Oct 1986) m. Edmond (Thomas) Reidy (17 Jun 1899 – 22 Nov 1982)
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Reidy (13 Mar 1943 – 15 Apr 1990)
      2. 2. Edmond (T) Reidy (26 Dec 1946 – )

John Downey's Timeline

8 Records

1830
24 Jun 1830
Birth of John Franklin Downey in , Killorin, County Kerry, Ireland
, Killorin, County Kerry, Ireland
1860
1860
Age 30
John Franklin Downey resided here in Roxbury Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1870
1870
Age 40
John Franklin Downey resided here in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
John Franklin Downey resided here in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 70
John Franklin Downey resided here in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 80
John Franklin Downey resided here in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 90
John Franklin Downey resided here in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1925
3 Feb 1925
Age 95
Death of John Franklin Downey in Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1830
    Event Place: , Killorin, County Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Copies of Petitions and Records of Naturalization in New England Courts, 1939 - ca. 1942; NAI Number: 4752894; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_701; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 1046.
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 525; Page: 520B; Enumeration District: 093
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 534; Family History Film: 1254534; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 275; Image: 0147
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_616; Page: 200B; Family History Library Film: 552115
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fall River Ward 3, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_604; Page: 425B; Family History Library Film: 552103
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 650; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0521; FHL microfilm: 1240650
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Roxbury Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: 944; Image: 574.
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0544; FHL microfilm: 1374602
    [10] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1857
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_701; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 1046.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 650; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0521; FHL microfilm: 1240650

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1860
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0544; FHL microfilm: 1374602

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Roxbury Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Roxbury Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: 944; Image: 574.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_616; Page: 200B; Family History Library Film: 552115
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fall River Ward 3, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_604; Page: 425B; Family History Library Film: 552103

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 525; Page: 520B; Enumeration District: 093
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 534; Family History Film: 1254534; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 275; Image: 0147

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 650; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0521; FHL microfilm: 1240650

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0544; FHL microfilm: 1374602

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_701; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 1046.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Copies of Petitions and Records of Naturalization in New England Courts, 1939 - ca. 1942; NAI Number: 4752894; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampden County, MA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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