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Mary Isabella Downs 1836–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 15 Dec 1873

Death Location: Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Henry Downs

Mother: Eliza Christopher

Spouse(s): Andrew Alford

Children(s): Archibald Alford, Isabella Alford, James Alford, Robert Alford, Agnes Alford, William Alford, Eliza Alford

Mary Isabella Downs was born in 1836 in New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Henry Downs And Eliza Christopher. In 1851, Mary Isabella Downs resided in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1861, Mary Isabella Downs resided in Matapédia, Bonaventure, Canada East, Canada. Mary Isabella Downs married Andrew Freeman Alford, and had children including Agnes E Alford, Archibald Kerr Alford, Eliza Ann Alford, Isabella Alice Bella Alford, James Downs Alford, Robert Alford, William Alford. Mary Isabella Downs passed away in 1873 in Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Mary Isabella Downs was born in 1836 in New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Henry Downs And Eliza Christopher.
  • In 1851, Mary Isabella Downs resided in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1861, Mary Isabella Downs resided in Matapédia, Bonaventure, Canada East, Canada.
  • Mary Isabella Downs married Andrew Freeman Alford, and had children including Agnes E Alford, Archibald Kerr Alford, Eliza Ann Alford, Isabella Alice Bella Alford, James Downs Alford, Robert Alford, William Alford.
  • Mary Isabella Downs passed away in 1873 in Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Downs
1811–1884
Birth Location: Scotland
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Eliza Christopher
1814–1876
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
EC

Spouses(s)

Andrew Alford
1831–1899
Birth Location: Sunny Corner, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
AA

Children(s)

Archibald Alford
1864–1942
Birth Location: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
AA
Isabella Alford
1871–1953
Birth Location: Runnymede, Quebec, Canada
IA
James Alford
1854–1930
Birth Location: New Brunswick Colony, Great Britain
JA
Robert Alford
1857–1915
Birth Location: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Canada East, Great Britain
RA
Agnes Alford
1869–
Birth Location: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
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William Alford
1858–
Birth Location: Lower Canada
WA
Eliza Alford
1863–1953
Birth Location: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
EA

Mary Downs's Ancestors

Self
Mary Downs
1836–1873
Birth Place: New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Henry Downs
1811–1884
Scotland
Eliza Christopher
1814–1876
New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
William (Henry) Downs
1777–1851
Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Bryce
1782–1890
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Downs's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Isabella) Downs (1836–15 Dec 1873) m. Andrew (Freeman) Alford (1831–05 Mar 1899)
  1. 1. Archibald (Kerr) Alford 1864–1942 m. Jane (Ritchie "Jenny" ADAMS) * 1870–1930
    1. 1. George (Donald ALFORD) * 1908–1983
      1. 1. Elinor (Kathleen ALFORD) * 1943–2002
    2. 2. Olive (Lavina) ALFORD 1900–1946 m. John (Clyde) McCulloch 1890–1957
    3. 3. Laura (Herdman) ALFORD 1893–1976
    4. 4. Hazel (Ellen) ALFORD 1895–1982
    5. 5. James (Andrew ALFORD) * 1898–1964 m. Ethel (Jean) MacDonald 1905–1991
      1. 1. Jacqueline (Elsie ALFORD) * 1930–2012 m. Robert (Archibald) Smith 1919–1970
        1. 1. John (William) SMITH 1950–2016
      2. 2. Hazel (Ramona) ALFORD 1929–2011 m. Donald (Richard "Dick") FIRTH 1926–2008
        1. 1. Shirley (Isobel) FIRTH 1951–1951
    6. 6. Rexford (Archibald ALFORD) * 1903–1975 m. Florence (Marion) Dobson 1905–2000
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jayne ALFORD) * 1937–2019 m. William (Alexander) Sutherland 1938–2015
    7. 7. William (Morland Hardy) ALFORD 1912–1988 m. Willa (Isabel) SHERRARD 1922–1990
    8. 8. Isabella (Jane) ALFORD 1894–1895
  2. 2. Isabella (Alice Bella) Alford 1871–1953 m. Donald (Frazer) Adams 1869–1964
    1. 1. Louisa (Margaret) ADAMS 1906–
    2. 2. Mildred (Eliza) ADAMS 1908–
    3. 3. Christina (MacDonald ADAMS) * 1900–1986 m. John (Earle) MacLeod 1896–1961
      1. 1. Christina (Donalda) MACLEOD 1931–1932
      2. 2. James (Andrew Adams) MACLEOD 1925–1944
      3. 3. Donald (Fraser) MACLEOD 1935–2006
      4. 4. Willa (Lou) MACLEOD 1929– m. John (Alexander "Jack") Cooling 1930–2014
      5. 5. Jean (Millicent) MACLEOD 1927–2013 m. George (Wesley) Duncan 1918–1994
      6. 6. Mildred MACLEOD 1941–2014
      7. 7. Isabel (Agnes) MACLEOD 1923–2007 m. Douglas (Wesley) Montgomery 1921–2006
    4. 4. John (Archibald "Gordon") ADAMS 1912–
    5. 5. Alma (Grace) ADAMS 1904– m. Alexander (Busteed) Dickson 1901–1973
    6. 6. Donald (Alford) ADAMS 1906–1999 m. Elizabeth WATTERS 1920–
    7. 7. Irene (Isabella) ADAMS 1897–1988 m. Jay (Calvin) Smith 1876–1940 m. John (Livingston) Wyers 1874–1930
      1. 1. Charles (Wesley) SMITH 1932–1952
      2. 2. John (Alison) WYERS 1925–1989
      3. 3. Maxine (Mae) WYERS 1927–1996
      4. 4. Claire (Irene) WYERS 1926–
    8. 8. James (Andrew) ADAMS 1893–1917
    9. 9. Mary (JaneJean May) ADAMS 1894–1974 m. John (Livingston) WYERS 1896–1992
  3. 3. James (Downs) Alford 1854–1930
  4. 4. Robert Alford 1857–1915
  5. 5. Agnes (E.) Alford 1869–
  6. 6. William Alford 1858–
  7. 7. Eliza (Ann) Alford 1863–1953 m. Harvey (C) Gillis 1854–1931
    1. 1. Margaret (Ivah) Gillis 1906–1976 m. George (Stewart) Duncan 1901–1970
      1. 1. Douglas (Stuart) Duncan 1929–2000 m. Mary (Elizabeth Duncan) Shaddick 1930–2000
    2. 2. John Gillis 1883–1894
    3. 3. Estelle Gillis 1890–1967
    4. 4. Marian Gillis 1893–1894
    5. 5. Andrew (Alford) Gillis 1888–1967
    6. 6. Gertrude (Gladys) Gillis 1895–1977
    7. 7. Jean (Lillian) Gillies 1898–1983
    8. 8. William (West) Gillis 1901–1974
    9. 9. Isabella (Sarah) Gillis 1886–1969

Mary Downs's Timeline

7 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Mary Isabella Downs in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1851
1851
Age 15
Mary Isabella Downs resided here in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
1861
1861
Age 25
Mary Isabella Downs resided here in Matapédia, Bonaventure, Canada East, Canada
Matapédia, Bonaventure, Canada East, Canada
1871
Abt. 1871
Age 35
Mary Isabella Downs resided here in Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec
Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec
1873
15 Dec 1873
Age 37
Death of Mary Isabella Downs in Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
1880
1880
Age 44
Mary Isabella Downs resided here in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA
Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA
1891
1891
Age 55
Mary Isabella Downs resided here in Matapédia and Milikek and Patapédia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Matapédia and Milikek and Patapédia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Restigonche, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C-996; Page: 12; Line: 13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Matapédia, Bonaventure, Canada East, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1269-1270

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1871
    Event Place: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec; Roll: C-10370; Page: 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota; Roll: 637; Page: 261D; Enumeration District: 033

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Matapédia and Milikek and Patapédia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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