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REBECCAH (MANTER) DOWNS
b. Tisbury; dau. Jonathan and Sarah (Chase) Manter. Rebecca was the 8th of 11 known children of Jonathan and Sarah Manter. Jonathan Manter was a yeoman. H e served in Militia Co. 1757 and in Sea Coast Defence 1776. *
Marriage: 14 Sep 1820. First marriage for Rebeccah; 2nd marr. for William Downs who married 1st) Love Chase (d. 1819) with whom he had 9 children.
There is no record of children from Rebeccah and William Downs.
Death: 16 Jun 1849: in Tisbury; Cause: Consumption. Widowed at time of death, age 75.
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* Source: The History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol. III; Charles Edward Banks, MD; for Jonathan Manter family; page 287
Source: FamilySearch.org ; vital records of Tisbury for Manter and Downs family.
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REBECCAH (MANTER) DOWNS
b. Tisbury; dau. Jonathan and Sarah (Chase) Manter. Rebecca was the 8th of 11 known children of Jonathan and Sarah Manter. Jonathan Manter was a yeoman. H e served in Militia Co. 1757 and in Sea Coast Defence 1776. *
Marriage: 14 Sep 1820. First marriage for Rebeccah; 2nd marr. for William Downs who married 1st) Love Chase (d. 1819) with whom he had 9 children.
There is no record of children from Rebeccah and William Downs.
Death: 16 Jun 1849: in Tisbury; Cause: Consumption. Widowed at time of death, age 75.
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* Source: The History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol. III; Charles Edward Banks, MD; for Jonathan Manter family; page 287
Source: FamilySearch.org ; vital records of Tisbury for Manter and Downs family.
Gravesite Details
Buried in same plot as husband William Downs and his first wife, Love Downs
Family Members
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