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Joseph G. Downey 1923–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 28 February 1982

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Vincent Downe

Mother: Christina Brown

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Joseph G. Downey was born in 1923 in Canada, the child of Vincent Downe And Christina Brown. In 1935, Joseph G. Downey resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. In 1940, Joseph G. Downey resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Joseph G. Downey passed away in 1982 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph G. Downey was born in 1923 in Canada, the child of Vincent Downe And Christina Brown.
  • In 1935, Joseph G. Downey resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • In 1940, Joseph G. Downey resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • Joseph G. Downey passed away in 1982 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Joseph Downey's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Downey
1923–1982
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Vincent Downe
1901–1924
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Christina Brown
1902–1978
Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Frederick Downey
1867–1903
Canada
Marie (Fanny) White
1864–1954
Canada
Thomas Brown
1862–1927
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Anne ('Fannie') Fenger
1864–1950
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Downey
1819–1901
Bridget McTague
1830–1898
Isabella Fisher
1834–1884
John Fenger
1834–1904
Annie Ford
1839–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Downey
1800–
Margaret Lenahan
1800–
Bernard McTague
1792–1870
Alice Tone
–1833
Anna Wallenwein
1791–1852

Joseph Downey's Timeline

4 Records

1923
30 Apr 1923
Birth of Joseph G. Downey in Canada
Canada
1935
1935
Age 12
Joseph G. Downey resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 17
Joseph G. Downey resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1982
28 February 1982
Age 59
Death of Joseph G. Downey in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01863; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 84-761
    [3] Michigan, Death Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 378-18-6057; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01863; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 84-761

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01863; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 84-761

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1982
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Michigan, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 378-18-6057; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951

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