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William Downs 1834–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Ardoch, Walsh Co., North Dakota

Father: Henry Downs

Mother: Eliza Christopher

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William Downs was born in 1834 in Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, the child of Henry Downs And Eliza Christopher. In 1851, William Downs resided in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1880, William Downs resided in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA. William Downs passed away in 1886 in Ardoch, Walsh Co., North Dakota.

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Biography

  • William Downs was born in 1834 in Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, the child of Henry Downs And Eliza Christopher.
  • In 1851, William Downs resided in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1880, William Downs resided in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA.
  • William Downs passed away in 1886 in Ardoch, Walsh Co., North Dakota.

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William Downs's Ancestors

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William Downs
1834–1886
Birth Place: Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick
Parents
Henry Downs
1811–1884
Scotland
Eliza Christopher
1814–1876
New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
William (Henry) Downs
1777–1851
Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Bryce
1782–1890
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Downs's Timeline

4 Records

1834
1834
Birth of William Downs in Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick
Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick
1851
1851
Age 17
William Downs resided here in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
1880
1880
Age 46
William Downs resided here in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA
Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA
1886
1886
Age 52
Death of William Downs in Ardoch, Walsh Co., North Dakota
Ardoch, Walsh Co., North Dakota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Ardoch, Walsh Co., North Dakota

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