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Joseph Downs 1764–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Fairfield (Greenfield), CT

Death Date: 13 DEC 1842

Death Location: Weston (Easton), CT

Father: Nathaniel Downs

Mother: Sarah Chauncey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Downs

Children(s):

The story of Joseph Downs began in 1764 in Fairfield (Greenfield), CT. Joseph Downs married Elizabeth Downs. Joseph Downs passed away in 1842 in Weston (Easton), CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Downs began in 1764 in Fairfield (Greenfield), CT.
  • Joseph Downs married Elizabeth Downs.
  • Joseph Downs passed away in 1842 in Weston (Easton), CT.

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Spouses(s)

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Joseph Downs's Ancestors

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Joseph Downs
1764–1842
Birth Place: Fairfield (Greenfield), CT
Parents
Nathaniel Downs
1714–1779
Fairfield, CT
Sarah Chauncey
1721–1775
Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Grandparents
John Downs
1672–1753
New Haven, CT
Deborah Odell
1682–1745
Israel Chauncey
1693–1737
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Martha Wakeman
1700–
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Great-Grandparents
John Odell
Charles Chauncey
1668–1714
Sarah Burr
1675–1697
John Wakeman
1659–
Martha Hubbell
–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Chauncey
1644–1702
Mary Nichols
1647–1668
John Burr
1633–1694
Sarah Fitch
1646–1704
Samuel Wakeman
1635–1691
Hannah Goodyear
1637–1721
Richard Hubbell
1625–1699
Elizabeth Meigs
1635–1664

Joseph Downs's Timeline

3 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Joseph Downs in Fairfield (Greenfield), CT
Fairfield (Greenfield), CT
1764
1764
Birth of Joseph Downs
None
1842
13 DEC 1842
Age 78
Death of Joseph Downs in Weston (Easton), CT
Weston (Easton), CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Fairfield (Greenfield), CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1842
    Event Place: Weston (Easton), CT

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