Born in Newton Moor, Cheshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter O'Dowd
and Bridget (O'Donnell) Dowd
Sister of
David Dowd, John T Dowd, William Dowd, Mary Dowd, Michael Dowd, Thomas Dowd, James Henry Dowd, Margaret Dowd, Agnes Dowd and Honora Dowd
Wife of
James Henry Riley
— married
24 Oct 1876 in St Lawrence Church in New Bedford, MA
Descendants 
Mother of
Walter Riley, Thomas Patrick Riley, James Henry Riley, Annie Louise (Riley) Johnson, Frances J. Riley, Mary M. Riley, Joseph Francis Riley, Agnes E. Riley, James E. Riley, William Edward Riley, Henry F. Riley, Frances Riley, Isabel F. Riley and Evelyn J. Riley
Died
at about age 67
in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2013
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Biography
Frances (age 19), daughter of Peter & Bridget, married James H Riley (age 21) on 19 October 1876 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
Census Records
- 1871 age 14 in Newton, Cheshire with parents; cotton weaver. [2]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004279296; FHL microfilm: 001994022
FamilySearch Record: Q2ZM-GS4B (accessed 29 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9VD-J9MT-3 Image number 00526
Frances M Dowd (19) marriage to James H Riley (21) on 19 Oct 1876 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZP7-PYN : 11 December 2017), household of Peter Dowd, 1871.
- http://records.ancestry.com/Joshua_Bishop_Johnson_records.ashx?pid=10708377
- http://genforum.genealogy.com/englandcountry/messages/60581.html
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
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