Joseph
Tilman
Downey
Born in Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Jean Downey
and Celina (Noel) Downey
Brother of
Marie Louise Downey, Madeleine Genevieve (Downey) White, Rosalie Downey, Marie Anne Downey, Joseph Charles Downey, Celina Downey, Josephina Leona Downey, James Edmund Downey, John F. Downey and William Wilfred Downey
Husband of
Mabel Marie Martin
— married
28 Aug 1914 in St. John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Father of
Roy Joseph Downey, Lawrence Downey, [private son (1910s - unknown)] and [private son (1920s - unknown)]
Died
at age 28
in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2016
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Biography
Joseph Tilman Downey was born on January 22, 1894 at Joggins NS to John Downey and Celina Noel.
Joseph Downey married Mabel Martin on August 28, 1914 at St. John NB.[1]
At 21 years old, Joseph had dark brown hair, blue eyes, had a medium build and stood at 5 feet 9 inches tall. He had a tattoo on his right forearm.
Previously a coal miner and a member of the local militia, Joseph enlisted into the army on December 6, 1915 at Amherst NS.
Private Joseph Tillman Downey: Service Number: 2699848, Force: Army, Unit: Canadian Garrison Regiment, Division: 6th ("E" Company)
Although willing to serve overseas, Joseph served three years and 4 months in Canada. He was discharged on April 21, 1919 due to tuberculosis. His mother (Celina Downey) and widow (Mabel M. Downey) received the Memorial Cross medal. His widow also received a Memorial Plaque and Scroll.[2]
Joseph Tilman Downey died of tuberculosis at the age of 27 on April 25, 1922 at Amherst NS.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Archives of New Brunswick, Westmorland, Index to New Brunswick Marriages (RS141B7), Number 1737, Code B4/1914, Microfilm F15957, DOWNEY, JOSEPH T. married MARTIN, MABEL G.: http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141B7.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=7c02e21a-46ae-4160-bf38-b3714a4bb249
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Personnel Records of the First World War, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2642 - 46, Item #364096, Regimental #2699848, DOWNEY, JOSEPH T (Digitized service file - PDF - B2642-S046): http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=364096
- ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Cumberland, Deaths, Registration Year: 1922 - Book: 65 - Page: 189, Joseph T. Downey: https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=65-189&Event=death&ID=148239
- Library and Archives Canada, 1921 Census, Nova Scotia, Kings, Upper Dyke (Village), Mabel Downey: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002911069
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph 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:
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AncestryDNA Maternal Lineage (discontinued), haplogroup W1 +
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup W1-T119C - Rick Murphy :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup W1-T119C, MitoYDNA ID T10925 [compare]
- Mariane St-Onge :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup W1-T119C, FTDNA kit #IN30543
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~1.56%
Clorice Surette :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T108718 [compare], FTDNA kit #427697
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~0.39%
Ron Hebert :
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