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MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny 1715–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States

Death Date: 19 Dec 1789

Death Location: Matituck, Suffolk, New York, USA

Father: Caleb Howell

Mother: Margaret Parshall

Spouse(s): JOHN DOWNS

Children(s): ABIGAIL PENNEY

The story of MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny began in 1715 in Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States. MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny married John Downs, and had children including Abigail Downs Penney. MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny passed away in 1789 in Matituck, Suffolk, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny began in 1715 in Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States.
  • MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny married John Downs, and had children including Abigail Downs Penney.
  • MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny passed away in 1789 in Matituck, Suffolk, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Howell
1667–1732
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
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Margaret Parshall
1687–1769
Birth Location: Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

JOHN DOWNS
1704–1745
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

ABIGAIL PENNEY
1740–1787
Birth Location: Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
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MARGARET Penny's Ancestors

Self
MARGARET Penny
1715–1789
Birth Place: Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States
Parents
Caleb Jacob Howell
1667–1732
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Margaret Parshall
1687–1769
Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MARGARET Penny's Descendants

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MARGARET (HOWELL Downs) Penny (1715–19 Dec 1789) m. JOHN DOWNS (17 Jul 1704–18 Jul 1745)
  1. 1. ABIGAIL (DOWNS) PENNEY 1740–1787 m. WILLIAM PENNEY 1742–1832
    1. 1. JOHN PENNY 1766–1850 m. SARAH CORWIN 1739–1832
      1. 1. William Penney 1792–1872 m. Catherine Penney 1791–1876
        1. 1. William (P) Penney 1817–1895 m. Ann (Elizabeth J) Oakley 1822–1899
        2. 2. Catherine Penney 1815–
        3. 3. James (Fanning) Penney 1819–
        4. 4. Joshua (Fanning) Penney 1822–1910
        5. 5. Mary (A.) Penney 1824–
        6. 6. John (Fanning) Penney 1827–1907
        7. 7. Sarah (C.) Penney 1830–1923
        8. 8. Perdy (Manassah) Penney 1832–1915
        9. 9. Rosaline Penney 1836–
        10. 10. Antoinette (P Penney) m:Ketcham 1838–1911
        11. 11. William (Fanning) Penney 1813–1813

MARGARET Penny's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny in Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States
Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States
1789
19 Dec 1789
Age 74
Death of MARGARET HOWELL Downs Penny in Matituck, Suffolk, New York, USA
Matituck, Suffolk, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Gardiners Island, Suffolk, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Matituck, Suffolk, New York, USA
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