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Margaret Downey 1757 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1833

Death Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Peter Downey

Mother: Margaret Aston

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Margaret Downey was born in 1757 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Downey and Margaret Aston. Margaret Downey passed away in 1833 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Downey was born in 1757 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Downey and Margaret Aston.
  • Margaret Downey passed away in 1833 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Margaret Downey's Ancestors

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Margaret Downey
1757 – 1833
Birth Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Downey
1734 – 1803
Amelia, Virginia, Unites States
Margaret Aston
1736 – 1800
Amelia, Virginia, Unites States
Grandparents
William Aston
1709 – 1766
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Mary McElroy
1713 – 1792
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Mcelroy
1690 – 1763
Frances Durham
1694 – 1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald (McElroy?)
1655 – 1690
Rachel Durham
1650 – 1691
James Durham
1675 – 1725
Mary Staley
1677 –

Margaret Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of Margaret Downey in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
1833
1833
Age 76
Death of Margaret Downey in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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