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Jonathan Downs 1723–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Downs

Mother: Mary Blakeslee

Spouse(s): Sarah Welch

Children(s): Sarah Downs

Jonathan Downs was born in 1723 in New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America, the child of Samuel Downs And Mary Blakeslee. Jonathan Downs married Sarah Welch, and had children including Sarah Downs. Jonathan Downs passed away in 1801 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Downs was born in 1723 in New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America, the child of Samuel Downs And Mary Blakeslee.
  • Jonathan Downs married Sarah Welch, and had children including Sarah Downs.
  • Jonathan Downs passed away in 1801 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Downs
1696–1776
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Blakeslee
1696–1779
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Welch
1724–1802
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, BC
SW

Children(s)

Sarah Downs
1746–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Jonathan Downs's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Downs
1723–1801
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America
Parents
Samuel Downs
1696–1776
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Mary Blakeslee
1696–1779
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Downs
1662–1711
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Christiana Pinion
1660–1710
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Samuel Blakeslee
1662–1732
New Haven, New Haven, CT, British Colonial America
Sarah KIMBERLY
1663–1732
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Downs
1630–1679
Mary Caffinch
1637–1679
Thomas Pinion
1661–1710
Mercy Mansfield
1642–1666
Samuel Blakeslee
1599–1672
* Potter
1633–1723
Nathaniel KIMBERLY
1636–1705
Mary Robbins
1642–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Downes
1604–
Martha Hilliard
1605–1680
Thomas Caffinch
1591–1665
Bridget (Dyne)
1593–1665
Nicholas Pinion
1614–1676
Elizabeth Starre
1612–1667
Andrew Lynn
1623–1683
Elizabeth Walton
1629–1683
Thomas Blakeslee
1567–1626
Jane Walleys
1577–1626
John Potter
1609–1644
Elizabeth Wood
1606–1677
Thomas Kimberly
1604–1672
Alice Atwood
1608–1659
John Robbins
1616–1660
Mary Welles
1616–1659

Jonathan Downs's Descendants

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Jonathan Downs (1723–1801) m. Sarah Welch (1724–1802)
  1. 1. Sarah Downs 1746– m. Richard Collard 1745–1789
    1. 1. Elijah (Franklin Collard) Sr 1765–1852 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Whitfill 1779–1820
      1. 1. Joseph (Bo) Collard 1798–1870 m. Sarah (E.) Chitwood 1802–1865
        1. 1. Elijah Collard 1824–1895 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Woods 1845–1908

Jonathan Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Jonathan Downs in New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America
New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America
1801
1801
Age 78
Death of Jonathan Downs in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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