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William Alfred Downs 1884–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1884

Birth Location: Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Death Date: 8 December 1968

Death Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Mark Downes

Mother: Esther Victoria

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ray Downs, Reva Downs

William Alfred Downs was born in 1884 in Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States of America, the child of Mark Downes And Esther Victoria. William Alfred Downs married Florence Judd, and had children including Ray J Downs, Reva Mae Downs. William Alfred Downs passed away in 1968 in Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Alfred Downs was born in 1884 in Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States of America, the child of Mark Downes And Esther Victoria.
  • William Alfred Downs married Florence Judd, and had children including Ray J Downs, Reva Mae Downs.
  • William Alfred Downs passed away in 1968 in Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Downs's Ancestors

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William Downs
1884–1968
Birth Place: Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
Parents
Mark Downes
1841–1927
Forncett, Utah County, Norfolk, England
Esther Victoria
1839–1913
Charlbury, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Lydia Drake
1821–1880
Forncett St Mary, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Drake
1796–
Keziah Miller
1790–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1767–1841
Lydia Shardelow
1767–1836
Lucy Knights
1751–1826

William Downs's Descendants

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William (Alfred) Downs (29 January 1884–8 December 1968)
  1. 1. Ray (J.) Downs 1918– m. Mary Allens 1923–2015
  2. 2. Reva (Mae) Downs 1917–2007 m. Ray (Stanley) Keetch 1915–
    1. 1. Connie Keetch 1939–2010

William Downs's Timeline

2 Records

1884
29 January 1884
Birth of William Alfred Downs in Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
1968
8 December 1968
Age 84
Death of William Alfred Downs in Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1884
    Event Place: Orem, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Wyoming, U.S., Marriage Records, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, Wyoming; County Marriage Records through 1908

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1968
    Event Place: Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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