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Robert Downey 1788–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: John Downey

Mother: Margaret Wade

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Robert Downey was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA, the child of John Downey And Margaret Wade. Robert Downey passed away in 1850 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Downey was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA, the child of John Downey And Margaret Wade.
  • Robert Downey passed away in 1850 in North Carolina, USA.

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Robert Downey's Ancestors

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Robert Downey
1788–1850
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Downey
1760–1819
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Wade
1768–1817
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Downey
1730–1809
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Bryant
1750–1820
Warren, North Carolina
Charles Wade
1724–1814
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia
Isabella Boyd
1739–1780
Boyd Ferry, Halifax Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
John Downey
1691–1755
Elizabeth
1698–1760
Robert Sr
1700–1770
Elizabeth Wade
1690–1770
John Boyd
1712–1757
Mary Lawson
1719–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Downey
1625–1695
Philemon Hawkins
1690–1725
Sarah Smith
1680–
James Ii
1665–1740
Margaret (Thomas
1665–1700
John Hampton
1650–1718
Mary Mann
1650–1703
George Boyd
1691–1731
Isabella Irvine
1695–1749
John Lawson
1690–1748
Mary Graham
1695–1751

Robert Downey's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Robert Downey in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 62
Death of Robert Downey in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

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