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Thomas Downs 1785–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: VA On Flatboat VA, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 23 August 1863

Death Location: Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Catherine Hawkes

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The story of Thomas Downs began in 1785 in VA On Flatboat VA, Ohio, USA. Thomas Downs passed away in 1863 in Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Downs began in 1785 in VA On Flatboat VA, Ohio, USA.
  • Thomas Downs passed away in 1863 in Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Thomas Downs's Ancestors

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Thomas Downs
1785–1863
Birth Place: VA On Flatboat VA, Ohio, USA
Parents
John Downs Sr.
1745–1805
Orange County, Virginia, British Colonies
Catherine Hawkes
1748–1805
Chesterfield (Chesterfield County), Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William Downs
1719–1759
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Fitch
1723–1830
Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Capt. (John) Hawkes
1727–1803
Mounteen Castle, Cork, Ireland
Bridget Wakely
1735–1798
Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Fitch
1696–1754
Margaret Clark
1697–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Thomas Downs in VA On Flatboat VA, Ohio, USA
VA On Flatboat VA, Ohio, USA
1863
23 August 1863
Age 78
Death of Thomas Downs in Springfield, Ross, Ohio, USA
Springfield, Ross, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: VA On Flatboat VA, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 August 1863
    Event Place: Springfield, Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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