Person:William Downey (15)

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William Henry Downey
b.Mar 1853 Newburg Jct.
d.5 Jul 1922 Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 Dec 1844
  1. Frances Downey1848 - 1861
  2. Stephen I. Downey1850 - 1937
  3. William Henry Downey1853 - 1922
  4. George Ira Downey1854 - 1948
  5. Wilson M. Downey1859 - 1871
  6. Darius E. Downey1865 - 1935
Spouse and Children
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  1. William Edward Downey1868 -
  2. Francis Mariah Downey1871 - 1957
  3. Manswell Wilson Downey1871 - 1946
  4. Eva Downey1875 -
  5. John Orin Downey1880 - 1960
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Henry Downey1853 - 1922
  • W.  Katie _____ - 1930
Spouse and Children
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  1. Ida Mae Downey1887 - 1920
  2. James Nason Downey1891 - 1968
  3. Henry Allen Downey1905 - 1983
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Facts and Events
Name William Henry Downey
Gender Male
Birth? Mar 1853 Newburg Jct.
Marriage to Matilda Jane Langen
Marriage to Katie _____
Marriage to Christina (Lucretia) Parsons
Death? 5 Jul 1922 Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada


William Henry and Matilda, William Edward and Maggie, and Elizabeth were buried in the Lower Brighton Cemetery. According to Hubert Bryant of Lower Brighton who has cemetery records the first 3 rows of graves next to the river were washed away, and these sites were among those washed away. Jean Smith confirms this as she remembers Dad (Loran) telling her this. Matilda died March 17, 1883 by freezing

From 1901 Census of Brighton Parish 

   DOWNEY       William mw head m    Mar 1853 47 NB Irish Can F/Bapt     farmer
   DOWNEY       Luticia fw wife m        1860 41 NB Irish Can F/Bapt
   DOWNEY       John    mw son  s 10 May 1880 20 NB Irish Can F/Bapt   labourer
   DOWNEY       Ida     fw dau  s 24 Jul 1887 13 NB Irish Can F/Bapt
   DOWNEY       James   mw son  s 14 Jan 1891  9 NB Irish Can F/Bapt
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