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Joseph Downs 1732–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1732

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Seth Downs

Mother: Mercy Sperry

Spouse(s): Phebe Sperry

Children(s): Edward Downs

Joseph Downs was born in 1732 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Seth Downs And Mercy Sperry. Joseph Downs married Phebe Sperry, and had children including Edward Downs. Joseph Downs passed away in 1779 in Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Downs was born in 1732 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Seth Downs And Mercy Sperry.
  • Joseph Downs married Phebe Sperry, and had children including Edward Downs.
  • Joseph Downs passed away in 1779 in Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Downs
1704–1767
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Mercy Sperry
1702–1779
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Phebe Sperry
1735–
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
PS

Children(s)

Edward Downs
1773–1853
Birth Location: Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
ED

Joseph Downs's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Downs
1732–1779
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Seth Downs
1704–1767
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Mercy Sperry
1702–1779
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Richard Sperry
1652–1734
Martha (Jane) Mansfield
1660–1730
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mansfield
1637–1692
Mary Potter
1641–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William 10GGF
1602–1684
Elizabeth 10GGM
1610–1662

Joseph Downs's Descendants

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Joseph Downs (22 Feb 1732–1779) m. Phebe Sperry (18 Feb 1735–)
  1. 1. Edward Downs 1773–1853 m. Hannah Worcester 1779–1855
    1. 1. Leverett Downes 1808–1897
    2. 2. Almon Downs 1808–1878
    3. 3. Laura Downs 1803–1861 m. Hosea (Frank) Knapp 1799–1888
      1. 1. Oscar (Frank) Knapp 1838–1911
      2. 2. Rufus (J) Knapp 1846–1893
      3. 3. Elizabith (Amelia) Knapp 1842–1900 m. George (Wright) Elliott 1836–1910
      4. 4. Lucinda (M) Knapp 1833–1925 m. Elihu Carter 1828–
        1. 1. Henry Carter 1852–
        2. 2. Fanny (M) Carter 1854–
      5. 5. Methettable Knapp 1829–1926 m. Jason Payne 1821–1894
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Knapp 1828–1898 m. Alexander (Pierce) Trimble 1822–1900
      7. 7. Martha (Phoebe) Knapp 1824–1888 m. Philo Sage 1824–1873
      8. 8. Julia (Ann) Knapp 1826–1913 m. Nathaniel Temple 1815–1896
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Temple 1844–1867
        2. 2. Maria (Melissa) Temple 1847–1920 m. Lester (Woodbury) Brown 1844–1909
        3. 3. Hosea (Richard) Temple 1851–1876
        4. 4. Charles (Hamilton) Temple 1853–1926
        5. 5. Julia (Eleanor) Temple 1857–1887
        6. 6. Nathanial Temple 1859–1881
        7. 7. Alma (Elnora) Temple 1865–1866

Joseph Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1732
22 Feb 1732
Birth of Joseph Downs in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1779
1779
Age 47
Death of Joseph Downs in Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1732
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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