Jean Baptiste
(John)
Downey
aka Downing, Donelle
Born in Franklin Manor, Colony of Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Jean-Baptiste Downing
and Marguerite Haché
Brother of
Louis Bonnevie [half], Esther Bonnevie [half], Christine Louise Bonnevie [half], Anne Bonnevie [half], Joseph Bonnevie [half], Dorothée Downing, Charlotte Downey and Barbe Downey
Husband of
Marie-Josephe Doiron
— married
1801 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Moyse Downey, Francois Downey, Barbe Marie (Downey) Richard, Rosalie Downey, Joseph Downey, Prudentienne Downey, Hyacinthe Downing, Antoine Downing, Nathalie Downey and Jean Downey
Died
at age 90
in Shemogue, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
Jean-Baptiste Downey was born on July 8, 1781 at Franklin Manor NS.[1]
Jean-Baptiste Downey was buried on September 27,1871 at Cape Pele NB.[2]
Research Notes
•Jean-Baptiste Downey's marriage record, and the birth records of his oldest children, have not yet been located. Although, Jean-Baptiste's eldest son, Moyse, who was born about 1801, has Memramcook NB entered as his place of birth on his death record.
•If anyone would like to change the spelling of the last name from Downey to Downing on all the descendants profiles, please feel free to do so.
Sources
- ↑ Annette Owen, "Our Maritime Ties", Jean Downey (I977): http://ourmaritimeties.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I977&tree=Annette
- ↑ University of Moncton, "Registres de paroisses acadiennes", Cap-Pelé (1813-1916), (Delahunt - Larkins PDF), Jean Downing (198): http://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/node/37
See also:
- Library and Archives Canada, 1851 Census, New Brunswick, Westmorland, Botsford, John Downing: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e092/e002294646.jpg
- Library and Archives Canada, 1861 Census, New Brunswick, Westmorland, Botsford, John Downer: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4108522_00045.jpg
- Library and Archives Canada, 1871 Census, Westmorland, Botsford, Jean Downings: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396277_00653.jpg
- White, Stephen A. La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994). (Doiron) -> White, Stephen A. La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994). (Doiron)
- Gilles Pinet, My Acadian Family | Ma famille acadienne, Jean Baptiste Downey
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Thomas Patin
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Other, haplogroup H, FTDNA kit #N28763 - Jolene LeBlanc :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H, FTDNA kit #B182132
- Christy Woodward :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H, FTDNA kit #B884943, MitoYDNA ID T18014 [compare]
- Denise Hendricks :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test
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~6.25%
Clorice Surette :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T108718 [compare], FTDNA kit #427697
-
~3.12%
~9.38%
Angèle (LeBlanc) Barker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QW6507897 [compare], Ancestry member angelebarker
-
~1.56%
Susanne Surette :
23andMe, GEDmatch M568888 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Gisèle Cormier :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY6896236 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch JH8696373 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Marcel Cormier :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #IN133450
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Chantal Cormier :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Daniel Richard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A570032 [compare], Ancestry member sandan81
-
~1.56%
Jean-Paul Gallant :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FK9982552 [compare], Ancestry member jeanpaulgallant
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Delcia Ouellette :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A984541 [compare], Ancestry member delcia13
-
~1.56%
~9.38%
Justin Russ :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL2660333 [compare], yourDNAportal JUS2154f61d, Ancestry member JustinRuss
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ST7509252 [compare], yourDNAportal JUS2154f61d, FTDNA kit #N66807
-
~0.98%
Joe Cossette :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Maria Goguen :
23andMe, GEDmatch A112569 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Gérard Arsenault :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A418688 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Larry Legere :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member larryle156
-
~0.78%
Rodney Ouellette :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Pauline Dugas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LF5480456 [compare]
-
~0.78%
N Burke :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Susanne Boudreau :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member suesusanne
-
~0.39%
Andrew Gallant :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Tom Surette :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Michael Hanks :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK47261
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Downing-1517 and Downey-1243 appear to represent the same person because: Same person (birth date, spouse, child match).
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Kim LeBlanc
Downey-1243 and Downing-1821 appear to represent the same person because: Besides the name variations, facts match.
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by Kim LeBlanc
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