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Mehitabel Downs 1709–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1709

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

Death Date: 5 Aug 1788

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Ebenezer Downs

Mother: Mary Humphreville

Spouse(s): Jonathan Sr

Children(s): Jonathan Jr, Mehitabel Sperry

Mehitabel Downs was born in 1709 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Ebenezer Downs And Mary Humphreville. Mehitabel Downs married Jonathan Sperry Sr, and had children including Jonathan Sperry Jr, Mehitabel Sperry. Mehitabel Downs passed away in 1788 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Mehitabel Downs was born in 1709 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Ebenezer Downs And Mary Humphreville.
  • Mehitabel Downs married Jonathan Sperry Sr, and had children including Jonathan Sperry Jr, Mehitabel Sperry.
  • Mehitabel Downs passed away in 1788 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Downs
1667–1711
Birth Location: Exeter,,Devon,England
ED
Mary Humphreville
1667–
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Jonathan Sr
1696–1769
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
JS

Children(s)

Jonathan Jr
1731–1758
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
JJ
Mehitabel Sperry
1739–1836
Birth Location: –
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Mehitabel Downs's Ancestors

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Mehitabel Downs
1709–1788
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Downs
1667–1711
Exeter,,Devon,England
Mary Humphreville
1667–
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (W) Downs
1630–1679
Mary Caffinch
1634–1679
John Humphreville
1630–1720
Mary Umberfield
1645–1707
Great-Grandparents
Richard Downs
1604–
Martha Hilliard
1605–1680
Thomas Caffinch
1591–1665
Bridget Inge
1593–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Downs
1573–1614
Margaret Allanbridge
1580–

Mehitabel Downs's Descendants

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Mehitabel Downs (23 Aug 1709–5 Aug 1788) m. Jonathan (Sperry) Sr (7 Jul 1696–16 Apr 1769)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Sperry) Jr 1731–1758 m. Mehitabel (Elizabeth) Collins 1731–1810
    1. 1. Alexander Sperry 1752–1817 m. Eunice Wooster 1751–1802
      1. 1. Polly Sperry 1784–1819 m. Justus Dartt 1780–1865
        1. 1. "Betsey" (Elizabeth Ann) Dartt 1803–1843 m. David (Carter) Haven 1795–1871
        2. 2. Chauncey Dartt 1815–1863
        3. 3. Clarissa Dartt 1805–1852
        4. 4. Lucretia Dartt 1813–1886
        5. 5. Justus (Marshall) Dartt 1804–1877
        6. 6. Spencer Dartt 1808–1833
        7. 7. Eli Dartt 1811–1886
        8. 8. Harriet Dartt 1809–1881
  2. 2. Mehitabel Sperry 1739–1836

Mehitabel Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1709
23 Aug 1709
Birth of Mehitabel Downs in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1788
5 Aug 1788
Age 79
Death of Mehitabel Downs in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1709
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1788
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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