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Oliver Porter Downey 1841–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1841

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 10 December 1892

Death Location: Knox County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Downey

Mother: Sara Palmer

Spouse(s): Sarah Pickle

Children(s): Frances Downey

The story of Oliver Porter Downey began in 1841 in Pennsylvania. Oliver Porter Downey married Sarah Catherine Pickle, and had children including Frances Margaret Downey. Oliver Porter Downey passed away in 1892 in Knox County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Porter Downey began in 1841 in Pennsylvania.
  • Oliver Porter Downey married Sarah Catherine Pickle, and had children including Frances Margaret Downey.
  • Oliver Porter Downey passed away in 1892 in Knox County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Downey
1806–
Birth Location: Maryland
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Sara Palmer
1807–1870
Birth Location: Pennyslvania, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Pickle
1845–1900
Birth Location: Knox County, Indiana, USA
SP

Children(s)

Frances Downey
1868–1930
Birth Location: Knox County, Indiana, USA
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Oliver Downey's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Downey
1841–1892
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
James Isaac Downey
1806–
Maryland
Sara Palmer
1807–1870
Pennyslvania, USA
Grandparents
James (Downey) Jr
1777–1827
Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine Wishard
1781–1855
Antrim, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Downey
1753–1838
Rosanna Dinwiddie
1758–1818
Edward Wishard
1755–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oliver Downey's Descendants

1.
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Oliver (Porter) Downey (Abt 1841–10 December 1892) m. Sarah (Catherine) Pickle (Nov 1845–6 Nov 1900)
  1. 1. Frances (Margaret) Downey 1868–1930 m. Morton (Perry) Scott 1864–1896
    1. 1. James (L) Scott 1891–1919 m. Blanche (Edith) Donaldson 1893–
      1. 1. Kenneth (Geroge) Scott 1914–1976 m. Francis Scott 1915–1990
        1. 1. Nancy (Scott) Parsons 1939–2020 m. Douglas (D) Parsons 1937–2018
        2. 2. Kenneth Scott 1936–2003

Oliver Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1841
Abt 1841
Birth of Oliver Porter Downey in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1892
10 December 1892
Age 51
Death of Oliver Porter Downey in Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Knox County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1841
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1892
    Event Place: Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
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