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James Avery Downer

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James Avery Downer Veteran

Birth
Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
14 May 1870 (aged 63)
New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Willimantic, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section K
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Aged 63.

Son of Shubel and Bridget Palmer Downer; married 1) Martha Frink October 19, 1828; 2) Phebe Wilson Loomis March 1, 1854.


Children with first wife included:

~ William A., April 30, 1830-May 9, 1868; unmarried

~ Martha Louise, born May 30, 1836; married William A. Bonney


Child by second wife:

~ Frank S., born August 19, 1858


"Removed to Windham, where he was, first, a Lieutenant and later a Captain of a militia artillery company. He was a wagon maker by trade, and died at New London..." [The Downers of America, page 70.]


Brother of Simeon Palmer, James, Mary Adeline (1809-1891), Lavinia (1812-1879), Horace (1815-1903), Thankful Louise (1818-1847), and Joseph N. (1818-1891).


James Avery Downer was born on 17 June 1806, in Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Shubael Downer, was 34 and his mother, Bridget Palmer, was 27. He married Martha Frink on 19 October 1828, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States in 1850. He died on 14 May 1870, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Willimantic, Windham, Windham, Connecticut

Aged 63.

Son of Shubel and Bridget Palmer Downer; married 1) Martha Frink October 19, 1828; 2) Phebe Wilson Loomis March 1, 1854.


Children with first wife included:

~ William A., April 30, 1830-May 9, 1868; unmarried

~ Martha Louise, born May 30, 1836; married William A. Bonney


Child by second wife:

~ Frank S., born August 19, 1858


"Removed to Windham, where he was, first, a Lieutenant and later a Captain of a militia artillery company. He was a wagon maker by trade, and died at New London..." [The Downers of America, page 70.]


Brother of Simeon Palmer, James, Mary Adeline (1809-1891), Lavinia (1812-1879), Horace (1815-1903), Thankful Louise (1818-1847), and Joseph N. (1818-1891).


James Avery Downer was born on 17 June 1806, in Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Shubael Downer, was 34 and his mother, Bridget Palmer, was 27. He married Martha Frink on 19 October 1828, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States in 1850. He died on 14 May 1870, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Willimantic, Windham, Windham, Connecticut



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