Born in Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Foster Tupper
and Irene (Simmons) Tupper
Sister of
William Allen Tupper and Ida Catherine (Tupper) Porter
Wife of
Edward Manning Downie
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Alphonzo Downie, Louisa Ilena (Downie) Bartlett, Ella Downie, Edith Downie, Mildred Downie and Ida Estella Downie
Died
at age 87
in Groveland, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2008
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1837 in Aylesford, Nova Scotia. (According to Beck (Bartlett) Nally, the year was 1839. Which is right?)
According to Beck (Bartlett) Nally, "Rebecca Tupper and Edward Manning Downie lived in Nova Scotia. Edward was a mariner. Rebecca's grandfather was killed in a shipwreck. After Edward was in a shipwreck, they moved to Maine and later to Massachusetts."
Census (1870) Maine, United States
At age 75 and age 85, at the time of the 1910 and 1920 censuses, Rebecca was living with her daughter Louisa and their family in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
She passed away in Groveland, Massachusetts, after surviving her husband by over 20 years and living to the age of 87.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D7-511 : 12 April 2016), Rebecca H Downie in household of Edward M Downie, Maine, United States; citing p. 29, family 210, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,061.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Ted (Whitten) Whittenkraus 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M811699 [compare] [compare x]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Paula Degree :
23andMe
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~6.25%
Susan (Bartlett) Hamill :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Chris Whitten :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CHR61965ed9, Genomelink CBBIDwBmvAGS
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A820770 [compare], Ancestry member ciwhitten
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #330041
+
Living DNA
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~3.12%
Jennifer (Hamill) Andreas :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Stephanie (Hamill) Goff :
23andMe
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~3.12%
James Hamill :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Dawn (Greenman) Walker :
23andMe, GEDmatch BP7949964 [compare] [compare x], yourDNAportal DAW86669ca4
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EB4206525 [compare] [compare x], yourDNAportal DAW2822edcc, Ancestry member dawncherie64
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~3.12%
Hollis Bartlett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hbartlett72814
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Murray Barkhouse :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Murray Power :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BA2626177 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN69334
Images: 4
- Is Rebecca related to the Fales and Downies of NS? Jun 8, 2012.
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