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Vera Idella Downing 1907–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1907

Birth Location: Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 3 Aug 1989

Death Location: Lower Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Roy Downing

Mother: Effa Tingley

Spouse(s): Axel Steeves

Children(s): Effa Steeves, _____ Steeves, Winston Steeves, Doreen Steeves, Richard Steeves

Vera Idella Downing was born in 1907 in Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Roy Stillman Downing And Effa Lena Tingley. In 1921, Vera Idella Downing resided in Parish Hopewell, St John and Albert, New Brunswick. Vera Idella Downing married Axel S Steeves, and had children including Doreen Adelaide Steeves, Effa Lelia Steeves, Oscar Wayne Steeves, Richard Bedford Bennett Steeves, Steeves, Winston Noel Steeves. Vera Idella Downing passed away in 1989 in Lower Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Vera Idella Downing was born in 1907 in Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Roy Stillman Downing And Effa Lena Tingley.
  • In 1921, Vera Idella Downing resided in Parish Hopewell, St John and Albert, New Brunswick.
  • Vera Idella Downing married Axel S Steeves, and had children including Doreen Adelaide Steeves, Effa Lelia Steeves, Oscar Wayne Steeves, Richard Bedford Bennett Steeves, Steeves, Winston Noel Steeves.
  • Vera Idella Downing passed away in 1989 in Lower Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vera Downing's Ancestors

Self
Vera Downing
1907–1989
Birth Place: Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Roy Stillman Downing
1882–1977
Caledonia, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Effa (Lena) Tingley
1883–1915
Chester, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Mariner (James) Downing
1854–1941
Harvey, Albert, New Brunswick
Sarah (Ann) Tingley
1861–1934
Riverside, Albert, New Brunswick
Allen Tingley
1860–1896
, , New Brunswick
Laura (C) Tingley
1865–
, , New Brunswick
Great-Grandparents
Mariner Downing
1826–1903
Eliza Fitzgerald
1825–1901
John Tingley
1832–1917
Elizabeth Cole
1833–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vera Downing's Descendants

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Vera (Idella) Downing (26 Oct 1907–3 Aug 1989) m. Axel (S) Steeves (Abt. 1899–23 May 1951)
  1. 1. Effa (Lelia) Steeves 1930–2003 m. Earl (Allanach) Adair 1931–2015
  2. 2. _____ Steeves 1927–2013 m. Mina (Wilhelmina Joyce) Ritchie 1930–2025
  3. 3. Winston (Noel) Steeves 1940–2016
  4. 4. Doreen (Adelaide) Steeves 1932–2020 m. William (Lester) Power 1925–2018
  5. 5. Richard (Bedford Bennett) Steeves 1936–2024

Vera Downing's Timeline

3 Records

1907
26 Oct 1907
Birth of Vera Idella Downing in Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 14
Vera Idella Downing resided here in Parish Hopewell, St John and Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Parish Hopewell, St John and Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1989
3 Aug 1989
Age 82
Death of Vera Idella Downing in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 36; Census Place: Polling Division No 60 - Hopewell, St John and Albert, New Brunswick; Page Number: 11
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Parish Hopewell, St John and Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 36; Census Place: Polling Division No 60 - Hopewell, St John and Albert, New Brunswick; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1989
    Event Place: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lower Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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