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Robert Downey 1720–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1720

Birth Location: Frederick Co., Maryland

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Frederick Co, Maryland, USA

Father: James Downey

Mother: Hannah (Ellet)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Downey

The story of Robert Downey began in 1720 in Frederick Co., Maryland. Robert Downey married Catherine, and had children including Mary Catherine Downey. Robert Downey passed away in 1754 in Frederick Co, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Downey began in 1720 in Frederick Co., Maryland.
  • Robert Downey married Catherine, and had children including Mary Catherine Downey.
  • Robert Downey passed away in 1754 in Frederick Co, Maryland, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Downey's Ancestors

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Robert Downey
1720–1754
Birth Place: Frederick Co., Maryland
Parents
James Miller Downey
1691–1761
Dalenderry Par, Antrim, , Ireland
Hannah (J Ellott) (Ellet)
1683–1763
Falls, Bucks, PA, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM DOWNEY
1679–
Witheridge, Devonshire, England
Sarah Miller
1680–1744
Mere, Wiltshire, England
William (B) Eliot
1654–1721
East Coker, Somerset, England
Mary (Burt or) Brown
1661–1714
Taunton, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Eliot
1627–1704
Mary Vivion
1627–1720
Richard III
1629–1685
Charity Hall
1634–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Ellet)
1603–1673
Phoebe Woodbury
1605–1661
Richard Vivion
1589–1630
Anna Munday
1598–1635

Robert Downey's Descendants

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Robert Downey (Abt 1720–1754)
  1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Downey 1738–1802

Robert Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1720
Abt 1720
Birth of Robert Downey in Frederick Co., Maryland
Frederick Co., Maryland
1754
1754
Age 34
Death of Robert Downey in Frederick Co, Maryland, USA
Frederick Co, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1720
    Event Place: Frederick Co., Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Frederick Co, Maryland, USA

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