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Michael Downey 1835–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1835

Birth Location: Alleghany Co.

Death Date: 13 Apr 1916

Death Location: Alleghany Co., Virginia

Father: Archibald Downey

Mother: Sarah Evans

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Michael Downey was born in 1835 in Alleghany Co., the child of Archibald Jacob Downey And Sarah Evans. Michael Downey passed away in 1916 in Alleghany Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • Michael Downey was born in 1835 in Alleghany Co., the child of Archibald Jacob Downey And Sarah Evans.
  • Michael Downey passed away in 1916 in Alleghany Co., Virginia.

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Michael Downey's Ancestors

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Michael Downey
1835–1916
Birth Place: Alleghany Co.
Parents
Archibald Jacob Downey
1794–1860
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Evans
1805–1890
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
John (Archibald "Big John ") Downey
1760–1848
Donegal, Ireland
Jane Glass
1778–1854
Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Stevens
1765–1825
Virginia
William (B.) Matheney
1759–1836
Augusta, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Mary Wright
1710–1763
William Matheny
1720–1800
Elizabeth Sims
1725–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1835
11 Jan 1835
Birth of Michael Downey in Alleghany Co.
Alleghany Co.
1916
13 Apr 1916
Age 81
Death of Michael Downey in Alleghany Co., Virginia
Alleghany Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1835
    Event Place: Alleghany Co.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Alleghany Co., Virginia

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