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Richard Downs 1724–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1724

Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Waterboro, York, Maine, United States

Father: Gershom Downs

Mother: Sarah Hall

Spouse(s): Patience Bracy

Children(s): Sarah (Smith)

Richard Downs was born in 1724 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, the child of Gershom Downs And Sarah Hall. Richard Downs married Patience Bracy, and had children including Sarah Ann Downs Smith. Richard Downs passed away in 1805 in Waterboro, York, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Downs was born in 1724 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, the child of Gershom Downs And Sarah Hall.
  • Richard Downs married Patience Bracy, and had children including Sarah Ann Downs Smith.
  • Richard Downs passed away in 1805 in Waterboro, York, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gershom Downs
1680–1750
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
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Sarah Hall
1684–1738
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Patience Bracy
1724–1771
Birth Location: Berwick, York County, Maine, United States of America
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Children(s)

Sarah (Smith)
1767–1842
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
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Richard Downs's Ancestors

Self
Richard Downs
1724–1805
Birth Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Parents
Gershom Downs
1680–1750
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Sarah Hall
1684–1738
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Martha Wentworth
1659–1700
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Joseph Hall
1644–1685
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Elizabeth ((widow)) Hall
1655–1717
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Deacon
1610–1677
Sarah Stone
1631–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Downs's Descendants

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Richard Downs (21 Jun 1724–1805) m. Patience Bracy (14 June 1724–28 Aug 1771)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann Downs) (Smith) 1767–1842 m. Gabriel (Darius) Smith 1764–1841
    1. 1. William (J) Smith 1785–1851 m. Rebecca Butlar 1797–1868 m. Mary Anderson 1805–
      1. 1. Etta (Jane) Smith 1835–1921 m. Thomas (James) Page 1818–1901
        1. 1. Maggie Graham 1869–1965 m. Harvey Singletary 1851–1937 m. Joseph Singletary 1866–
        2. 2. Poindexter (D) Page 1857–1931
        3. 3. William (Owen) Page 1862–1949
        4. 4. Thomas (Allen) Page 1866–1919
        5. 5. Bosie (Electra) Page 1860–1940
        6. 6. Sarah (Eugenia "Jinnie") Page 1874–1909
      2. 2. William (James) Smith 1820–1877
      3. 3. Caroline (Jane) Smith 1817–1909
      4. 4. Daniel SMITH 1822–1891
      5. 5. John (Henry) SMITH 1824–1862
      6. 6. Sarah (M) SMITH 1830–1866

Richard Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1724
21 Jun 1724
Birth of Richard Downs in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
1805
1805
Age 81
Death of Richard Downs in Waterboro, York, Maine, United States
Waterboro, York, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1724
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Waterboro, York, Maine, United States
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