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Zaccheus Downer (abt. 1799 - abt. 1876)

Zaccheus Downer
Born about in Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 12 Feb 1823 in New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 77 in Sullivan, Indiana, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Birth

Zaccheus/Zacheus Downer was born on or around 8 March 1799 in Sharon, Windsor, Vermont to Zaccheus Downer and Bethiah Brigham.

Marriage to Harriet Thatcher

According to The Downers of America book, Zaccheus Downer married Harriet Thatcher on 12 February 1823 in New Lisbon, New York. However, no original source material for this information has not been found.

1830 US Federal Census

Zacheus Downer is listed on the 1830 U.S. Federal Census in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, New York. The household is as follows:

1840 US Federal Census

Zacheus Downer is listed on the 1840 U.S. Federal Census in Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York. The household is as follows:

1850 US Federal Census

Zacheus Downer is listed on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census in Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio. The household is as follows:

  • Zacheus Downer, age 51, farmer, born in New York
  • Harriet Downer, age 48, born in Canada
  • Sanford Downer, age 22, shoe maker, born in New York
  • Julia Downer, age 19, born in New York
  • Augustus Downer, age 16, born in New York
  • Asa Downer, age 8, born in New York

1860 US Federal Census

Zaccheus Downer is listed on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census in Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio. The household is as follows:

Living next door to Zaccheus are the households of two of his sons and are as follows:

  • Albert F. Downer, age 34, shoemaker, born in New York
  • Mary E. Downer, age 30, born in Virginia

Next household:

  • Sanford Downer, age 31, farmer, born in New York
  • Fanny Downer, age 28, born in Ohio

1870 US Federal Census

Zacheus Downer is listed on the 1870 U.S. Federal Census in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana. The household is as follows:

Death

There has yet to be found an original source for Zaccheus' death but the general theory is he died sometime in the 1870s and likely in Indiana since it was the last place he was living. The "History of the Brigham Family" by W.I Tyler Brigham lists his death in Seotember 1876 in Sullivan, Indiana. His FindAGrave profile lists a death date of September 1876 in Sullivan, Indiana but there is no original record listed to corroborate the information.

Sources

  • "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," digital images, FamilySearch, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 23 June 2021), entry for Zacheus Downer, born 8 Mar 1799 to Zacheus Downer in the town of Sharon. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV7-R99.
  • 1830 Federal Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, Perrysburg, Pg. 211, entry for Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2020); Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
  • 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, Dayton, Pg. 118 (stamped), entry for Zacheus Downer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2020); Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
  • 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County, Ohio, population schedule, Belpre Township, Pg. 273 (stamped), Line 11, Dwelling 42, Family 43, entry for Zacheus Downer age 51, farmer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2020); Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County, Ohio, population schedule, Belpre Township, Page: 134 (penned),, Dwelling: 1151, Family: 957, entry for Zaccheus Downer age 61, farmer; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 23 June 2021); NARA.
  • 1870 Federal Census, Sullivan County, Indiana, population schedule, Hamilton, Pg. 18 (handwritten), Line 26, Dwelling: 204, Family 203, entry for Zacheus Downer age 71; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2020); 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
  • Source: Brigham, W. I. Tyler, The History of the Brigham Family, The Grafton Press, New York 1907. p. 171 gives his date of birth as March 8, 1799, place of birth Springfield, NY, date of death September, 1876 and an additional child Ava C.




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