Felix Downs (1762 - 1848)

Born 17 Apr 1762 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe Downs — married about 1789 in New Haven Co., Connecticut

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1848 at age 85 in Bethany, New Haven Co., Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Felix DOWNS ^[1][2][3][4] was born ^[5] 17 Apr 1762 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He died ^[6][7][8] 3 Feb 1848 and was buried ^[9][10] 5 Feb 1848 in Sperry Cemetery, Bethany, New Haven Co., Connecticut, United States. Felix married Phebe DOWNS.

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Birth

Birth:

Date: 17 Apr 1762

Place: New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA^[11]

Death

Death:

Date: 2 Feb 1848

Place: Bethany, New Haven, CT, USA^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, Record Print; Seymour, CT, 1908, p. 117. " ... He was a prosperous farmer, and built a commodious house on Downs st., Bethany ..."
2. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 5, p 1109.
3. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 3, p 677.
4. ↑ W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, p. 151.
5. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 3, p 574.
6. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 3, p 574.
7. ↑ W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, p. 116.
8. ↑ W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, p. 152.
9. ↑ W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, p. 68.
10. ↑ D. MacAulay, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Sperry Cemetery, p. 38. http://oxfordpast.net/sperrycemscan38.html.
11. ↑ Source: #S12 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.
12. ↑ Source: #S12 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

See also:

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Caroline Bristol for creating WikiTree profile Downs-628 through the import of eliphaletbristol.ged on Aug 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Caroline and others.

Thanks to Greg Rose for updating this profile. Felix and Gregory are third cousins 8 times removed. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Greg and others.