William
Dowden
Born in Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Michael Ashford Dowden
and Mary (Dunn) Dowden
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Dowden and Moses B. Dowden
Died
at about age 51
in Jackson, Shelby County, Ohio, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Nov 2018
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Biography
This profile is part of the Dowding Name Study.
William Dowden was born in 1799, the son of Michael Dowden and Mary Dunn. William served in the War of 1812. He married Ann and passed away in 1850.
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 November 2018), memorial page for William Dowden (1799–Mar 1850), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22977161, citing Dowden Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Joan Shoffner (contributor 46835779) .
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22977161
- Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958
Name William Dowden Birth Date 1799 Enlistment Date 21 Feb 1812 Discharge Date 21 Mar 1812 Death Date 6 Mar 1851 Burial Date 9 Mar 1851 Burial Place Twp. Rd. 2 MI. N. of Maplewood, USA Cemetery Dowden Rank Private Branch of Service Army Household Members NameAge NameWilliam Dowden
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Terry Foegler 
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Robert Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #36678
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