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Jonathan Downs 1738–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 Oct 1818

Death Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Father: Henry Downs

Mother: Jane Douglas

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Jonathan Downs was born in 1738 in Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Downs And Jane Douglas. Jonathan Downs passed away in 1818 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Downs was born in 1738 in Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Downs And Jane Douglas.
  • Jonathan Downs passed away in 1818 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Jonathan Downs's Ancestors

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Jonathan Downs
1738–1818
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Downs
1708–1778
England
Jane Douglas
1678–1784
Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
General (Valerius Douyon) Downs
1680–1715
Manchester, England
Renée Vallet
1681–
Cotes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
William Douglas
1645–1682
Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Mary (Margaret) Gordon
1642–1704
Great-Grandparents
Valerius Downs
1659–
Louise Maulet
–1748
Jacques Vallet
1631–1671
MARGARET FORBES
1631–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Louise Messerou
1643–
Vital Douyen
1638–
Mathurin Valet
1595–1670
Jeanne Gerard
–1657
ARTHOUR #
1609–1669
ISSOBELL #
1611–1661

Jonathan Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Jonathan Downs in Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Virginia, United States
1818
18 Oct 1818
Age 80
Death of Jonathan Downs in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1818
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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