John C. Downs, [Jr.]^

1820 - 1905  (85 years)

• Name	John C. Downs  [1]
  Suffix	[Jr.]^
  Birth	8 Jul 1820	Suffolk County, New York, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Dec 1905	Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York
  Person ID	I444	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	John Downs, [Sr.]^,   b. 1786, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 9 Dec 1871 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Betsie Mathews,   b. 1790, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	21 Jun 1815  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy M Sherman,   b. 1820, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1900, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1840	Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Children	1. Elizabeth A "Betsy" Downs,   b. 5 Sep 1841, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 12 Dec 1926, East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 85 years)   2. Isaac Downs, ^,   b. 19 Sep 1842, Brookhaven, Suffok, New York, United States d. 12 Mar 1925, Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 82 years)   3. Sarah A. Downs, ^,   b. 1844, Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 20 Jan 1896, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (Age 52 years)   4. William Brewster Downs,   b. 1846, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Downs,   b. CALC 1857, of Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York
  Family ID	F234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  [It is not proved that the parents of this John Downs are John and Betsey Downs. Evidence is, in addition to common given names, that John Downs [Jr.] was living adjacent to or near John Downs [Sr.] in 1850 census, and that their ages are compatible to be father and son.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D., p. 116. [S8] Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D., p. 117. [S2078] Ancestry com, New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013)., New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire.