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Joseph Downer II (1666 - abt. 1756)

Deacon Joseph Downer II
Born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 1692 in Newburymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 90 in Norwich, New London, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Joseph Downer Junior was born on April 25, 1666, in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Downer Senior[1] and Mary Knight (1634-1701) [2]

Marriage and Children

Joseph Downer married Hannah Grafton in 1692 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [3]He married Hannah Grafton in 1692,[4]

Joseph and Hannah were the parents of:

Death and Burial

Joseph passed away 14 Nov 1752 (aged 86) in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut[5].

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLK-593 : 4 December 2014), Joseph Downer, 25 Apr 1666; citing Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, 19; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  2. ↑ Find a Grave.
  3. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21174/471/426921559
  4. ↑ David R Downer, The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record. (Newark, New Jersey: privately published, 1900), p. 28, digital images, https://archive.org/stream/downersofamerica00byudown#page/28/mode/2up, Open Library (https://openlibrary.org : accessed 13 November 2017).
  5. ↑ Find a Grave & New England Historical Register
  • Joseph Downer

in the Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934: [1]

  • Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934: [2]
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890: [3]
  • New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 for Joseph Downer, marriage to Mary Knight: [4]
  • Connecticut records, marriage to Mary Knight: [5]
  • Find a Grave: [6]

Find a Grave shows:

  • Joseph Downer
  • BIRTH 25 Apr 1666 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  • DEATH 14 Nov 1752 (aged 86) Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL: Plains Cemetery, Franklin, New London County, Connecticut,

Parents: Joseph Downer & Mary Knight Wife: Hannah Grafton Downer 1670–1741 Children

  • Joseph Downer 1693–1756
  • Hannah Downer Barrett 1704–1776
  • Caleb Downer 1710–1763
  • Edmond Downer 1716–1751
  • Sons of American Revolution Ancestor Joseph Downer: [7]

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Downer-142 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED on Nov 28, 2011 by Chet Spencer.
  • WikiTree profile Downer-166 created through the import of Winsor_Morganstein Family Tree.ged on Feb 25, 2012 by Amy Morganstein.
  • Updated and sources added by Tani Nicolette Slusser Toussaint im August 2022.




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Wilson-32395 Stu Wilson
There are different dates for death of Joseph including:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19254959/joseph-downer

Here Lies The Body of Joseph Downer Who Died November 14 1752 in the 86 year of his age

Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2557&h=1108115&ssrc=pt&tid=49072341&pid=20184329049 25 Nov 1750

posted by Stu Wilson
Doerflinger-1 Elyse Doerflinger
Here is a source for his marriage to Hannah Grafton (Requires an Ancestry subscription, let me know if you don't have a subscription): https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3824/gpc_newenglandmarriages-0245?pid=47407&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D3824%26h%3D47407%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D60525&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.196163052.1559433200.1562440403-839667812.1553736229
posted by Elyse Doerflinger
Doerflinger-1 Elyse Doerflinger
You can add FindAGrave as a source for his birth and death date here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19254959/joseph-downer
posted by Elyse Doerflinger

Rejected matches › Joseph Downer I (abt.1638-abt.1715)

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