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LOVE (CHASE) DOWNS
b. 1774 ; * dau. of Joseph Chase and Martha Hillman, residing 'N Shore' Tisbury. Joseph was a farmer. After death of Love's mother, Martha, 1788, Joseph Chase married 2nd) Eunice Rotch, in 1796.
Love was the second eldest of 7 full siblings (Joseph and Martha), and 5 half-siblings (Joseph and Eunice). Her older brother (name?) b. 1773; died at sea, 1794.
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1788: Death of mother Martha Chase
1793: Marriage to William Downs, 7 Nov 1793, in Tisbury. First marriage for both.
Children of William and Love Downs
-Jabez Downs 1797–1821 At Sea
-William C. Downs 1798–1865
-Charles Downs 1800–1876
-Henry Downs 1802–1832 At Sea
-Amy N. Downs 1805–1855
-Constant C. Downs 1807–1891
-Love C. Downs 1809–1881
-Baxter Downs 1811–1888
-George W. Downs 1813–1847
Death: 11 Aug 1819; age 45. Cause: "Very suddenly of Cholera" **
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*Source: Charles Edward Banks, MD; The History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol III; Chase family; pg 80.
**Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 ; Downs family; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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LOVE (CHASE) DOWNS
b. 1774 ; * dau. of Joseph Chase and Martha Hillman, residing 'N Shore' Tisbury. Joseph was a farmer. After death of Love's mother, Martha, 1788, Joseph Chase married 2nd) Eunice Rotch, in 1796.
Love was the second eldest of 7 full siblings (Joseph and Martha), and 5 half-siblings (Joseph and Eunice). Her older brother (name?) b. 1773; died at sea, 1794.
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1788: Death of mother Martha Chase
1793: Marriage to William Downs, 7 Nov 1793, in Tisbury. First marriage for both.
Children of William and Love Downs
-Jabez Downs 1797–1821 At Sea
-William C. Downs 1798–1865
-Charles Downs 1800–1876
-Henry Downs 1802–1832 At Sea
-Amy N. Downs 1805–1855
-Constant C. Downs 1807–1891
-Love C. Downs 1809–1881
-Baxter Downs 1811–1888
-George W. Downs 1813–1847
Death: 11 Aug 1819; age 45. Cause: "Very suddenly of Cholera" **
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*Source: Charles Edward Banks, MD; The History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol III; Chase family; pg 80.
**Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 ; Downs family; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
[Note: Please do not post additional photos to this memorial]
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LOVE (CHASE) DOWNS
b. 1774 ; * dau. of Joseph Chase and Martha Hillman, residing 'N Shore' Tisbury. Joseph was a farmer. After death of Love's mother, Martha, 1788, Joseph Chase married 2nd) Eunice Rotch, in 1796.
Love was the second eldest of 7 full siblings (Joseph and Martha), and 5 half-siblings (Joseph and Eunice). Her older brother (name?) b. 1773; died at sea, 1794.
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1788: Death of mother Martha Chase
1793: Marriage to William Downs, 7 Nov 1793, in Tisbury. First marriage for both.
Children of William and Love Downs
-Jabez Downs 1797–1821 At Sea
-William C. Downs 1798–1865
-Charles Downs 1800–1876
-Henry Downs 1802–1832 At Sea
-Amy N. Downs 1805–1855
-Constant C. Downs 1807–1891
-Love C. Downs 1809–1881
-Baxter Downs 1811–1888
-George W. Downs 1813–1847
Death: 11 Aug 1819; age 45. Cause: "Very suddenly of Cholera" **
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*Source: Charles Edward Banks, MD; The History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol III; Chase family; pg 80.
**Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 ; Downs family; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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LOVE (CHASE) DOWNS
b. 1774 ; * dau. of Joseph Chase and Martha Hillman, residing 'N Shore' Tisbury. Joseph was a farmer. After death of Love's mother, Martha, 1788, Joseph Chase married 2nd) Eunice Rotch, in 1796.
Love was the second eldest of 7 full siblings (Joseph and Martha), and 5 half-siblings (Joseph and Eunice). Her older brother (name?) b. 1773; died at sea, 1794.
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1788: Death of mother Martha Chase
1793: Marriage to William Downs, 7 Nov 1793, in Tisbury. First marriage for both.
Children of William and Love Downs
-Jabez Downs 1797–1821 At Sea
-William C. Downs 1798–1865
-Charles Downs 1800–1876
-Henry Downs 1802–1832 At Sea
-Amy N. Downs 1805–1855
-Constant C. Downs 1807–1891
-Love C. Downs 1809–1881
-Baxter Downs 1811–1888
-George W. Downs 1813–1847
Death: 11 Aug 1819; age 45. Cause: "Very suddenly of Cholera" **
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*Source: Charles Edward Banks, MD; The History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol III; Chase family; pg 80.
**Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 ; Downs family; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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