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Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey 1820–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1820

Birth Location: Granville County, NC

Death Date: 16 Feb 1898

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Downey

Mother: Mary Gooch

Spouse(s): Susan Royster

Children(s): Thomas Downey

The story of Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey began in 1820 in Granville County, NC. Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey married Susan Rebecca Royster, and had children including Thomas Matthew Downey. Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey passed away in 1898 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey began in 1820 in Granville County, NC.
  • Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey married Susan Rebecca Royster, and had children including Thomas Matthew Downey.
  • Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey passed away in 1898 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Zebulon Downey's Ancestors

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Zebulon Downey
1820–1898
Birth Place: Granville County, NC
Parents
Robert Elliott Downey
1770–1840
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Gooch
1795–1850
Granville County, NC
Grandparents
William Gooch
1762–1826
Amelia, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Gooch
1772–1805
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rowland Gooch
1730–1822
Lively (Gooch)
1740–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lucy Wade
1709–1768
Katy John
1710–

Zebulon Downey's Descendants

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Zebulon (Montgomery Pike) Downey (abt 1820–16 Feb 1898) m. Susan (Rebecca) Royster (1843–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Matthew) Downey 1866–1939 m. Rosa (Lee) Hurst 1893–1939
    1. 1. Harold (Edward Downey) Sr 1923–1966 m. Bernice (Margaret) Parsons 1924–1985

Zebulon Downey's Timeline

3 Records

1820
abt 1820
Birth of Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey in Granville County, NC
Granville County, NC
1863
4 Oct 1863
Age 43
Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey was married in Granville, North Carolina
Granville, North Carolina
1898
16 Feb 1898
Age 78
Death of Zebulon Montgomery Pike Downey in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1820
    Event Place: Granville County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1863
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

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