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Sgt Joseph Downe

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Sgt Joseph Downe

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
20 Feb 1828 (aged 85)
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 151: Cyclamen Path
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The son of William & Margaret (Fitch) Downe(s).

Capt. in Maj. Ebenezer Bridge's Co. of Minute Men Apr. 19, 1775 at Lexington Alarm;

and sergeant in Capt. Wm. Thurlo(w)'s Co. at Saratoga in 1777 (service: 25 days; travel: 140 miles). Roll sworn to in Worcester Co., April 4, 1778.

Downe married Martha Wood Aug 20, 1766 at Fitchburg.
The son of William & Margaret (Fitch) Downe(s).

Capt. in Maj. Ebenezer Bridge's Co. of Minute Men Apr. 19, 1775 at Lexington Alarm;

and sergeant in Capt. Wm. Thurlo(w)'s Co. at Saratoga in 1777 (service: 25 days; travel: 140 miles). Roll sworn to in Worcester Co., April 4, 1778.

Downe married Martha Wood Aug 20, 1766 at Fitchburg.

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In memory of
MR.
JOSEPH DOWNE
who died
Feb. 20, 1828,
age 85.

Friends nor physicians could not save,
My mortal body from the grave;
Nor can the grave confine me here,
When Christ shall call I must appear.

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