Born about in Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Cropley
and Mary (Marshall) Cropley
Sister of
William Cropley, Henry Alline Cropley, Catharine (Cropley) Miller, John Cropley, Rachel (Cropley) Gates, Edward Cropley, David Cropley and James Cropley
Wife of
James Downie
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Catherine (Downey) Sevey, Susan (Downie) Cleveland, Allen Downie, Edward Manning Downie and Lucilla J. (Downey) Baker
Died
at about age 90
in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2009
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Biography
Born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia.[1]
Mother of Edward Downie.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWXF-2YX : 10 December 2014), Mary Cropley in entry for Edward M. Downie, 14 Jan 1902; citing Haverhill, Massachusetts, v 528 p 691, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,736.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," Mary Cropley in entry for Edward M. Downie
- History of the county of Annapolis : including old Port Royal and Acadia : with memoirs of its representatives in the provincia Biographical and geneological sketches of the families of the early English settlers and grantees of the county of Annapolis, p. 496, Calnek, W. A., Toronto, W. Briggs, 1897.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Ted (Whitten) Whittenkraus 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M811699 [compare] [compare x]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Paula Degree :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Susan (Bartlett) Hamill :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Deborah White :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Chris Whitten :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR61965ed9, Genomelink CBBIDwBmvAGS
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A820770 [compare], Ancestry member ciwhitten
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #330041
+
Living DNA
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~1.56%
Jennifer (Hamill) Andreas :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Stephanie (Hamill) Goff :
23andMe
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~1.56%
James Hamill :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Dawn (Greenman) Walker :
23andMe, GEDmatch BP7949964 [compare] [compare x], yourDNAportal DAW86669ca4
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EB4206525 [compare] [compare x], yourDNAportal DAW2822edcc, Ancestry member dawncherie64
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~1.56%
Hollis Bartlett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hbartlett72814
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Diane Jameson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M185945 [compare] [compare x]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A301298 [compare] [compare x], Ancestry member dannygirl3333
Rejected matches › Mary (Downie) Powell (1866-1946) › Mary Ann (Unknown) Cooke (bef.1803-) › Mary Unknown (abt.1803-)
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Date June 24 1891 County Saint John Place Saint John Newspaper Messenger and Visitor
"d. Evergreen, N.S., June 12, of paralysis, Mrs. Mary DOWNIE, age 90. She was the mother of 16 children and leaves 11 children, 55 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. L.J. Tingley."
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/FullTextResults.aspx?culture=en-CA