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Robert Nelson Downs 1866–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1866

Birth Location: Bonaventure Co., Québec, Canada

Death Date: 13 Jan 1944

Death Location: Menomonee, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: John Downs

Mother: Jean Calder

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Robert Nelson Downs was born in 1866 in Bonaventure Co., Québec, Canada, the child of John Downs And Jean Mary Jane Calder. Robert Nelson Downs passed away in 1944 in Menomonee, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Nelson Downs was born in 1866 in Bonaventure Co., Québec, Canada, the child of John Downs And Jean Mary Jane Calder.
  • Robert Nelson Downs passed away in 1944 in Menomonee, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Robert Downs's Ancestors

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Robert Downs
1866–1944
Birth Place: Bonaventure Co., Québec, Canada
Parents
John Downs
1825–1914
Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Jean (Mary "Jane") Calder
1827–1905
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (William Downs) *
1803–1874
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marrian (McDonald) Thomson
1802–1866
Barony Parish, Glasgow, Scotland
George Calder
1799–1887
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Jean ("Jane") Milne
1803–1890
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Downs
1777–1851
Elizabeth Bryce
1782–1890
Kenneth Thomson
1778–1884
Janet MacDonald
1780–1841
Thomas Calder
1767–
Elizabeth Sim
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1866
2 Feb 1866
Birth of Robert Nelson Downs in Bonaventure Co., Québec, Canada
Bonaventure Co., Québec, Canada
1944
13 Jan 1944
Age 78
Death of Robert Nelson Downs in Menomonee, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA
Menomonee, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1866
    Event Place: Bonaventure Co., Québec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Menomonee, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA

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