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Mary Downs (Cobb)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Death: after 1779
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nathan Cobb and Bethia Harden
Wife of Barnabas Downs
Mother of Hewitt D Downs

Managed by: Aleta Hurson
Last Updated:
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Immediate Family

About Mary Downs

Profile last modified 26 Apr 2020 | Created 6 Jul 2014 | Last significant change:
18 May 2023

Biography

Marriage to Barnabus Downs Sr. after 19 May 1758 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Mary Cobb (1737–1779)

Marriage 19 May 1758 •to Barnabus Downs Sr., Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Barnabus Downs Sr (1730-1820)

1765 Birth of Daughter Mercy Downs(1765–) 8 Oct 1765 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1765 Birth of Daughter Mercy Downs(1765–) 8 Oct 1765 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1767 Birth of Daughter Mary Downs(1767–) 11 Apr 1767 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1767 Birth of Daughter Rachel Downs(1767–1858) 7 Sep 1767 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1768 Birth of Daughter Elizabeth Downs(1768–) 25 Jul 1768 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1768 Birth of Daughter Elizabeth Downs(1768–) 25 Jul 1768 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1769 Birth of Son David Downes(1769–) 20 Dec 1769 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1769 Birth of Son David Downes(1769–) 20 Dec 1769 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1769 Birth of Son Samuel Downs(1771–) 7 Jun 1771 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1771 Birth of Son Samuel Downs(1771–) 7 Jun 1771 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1773 Birth of Son Edward Downs(1773–) 13 Sep 1773 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1773 Birth of Son Edward Downs(1773–) 13 Sep 1773 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

1778 Birth of Daughter Abigail Downs(1778–) Downs-362 7 Oct 1778 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

1778 Birth of Daughter Abigail Downs(1778–) 7 Oct 1778 • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

1779 Death of Mary Cobb(1737–1779) • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States After the birth of Abigail, (complications of CHILDBIRTH)

1779 Death of Wife Mary Cobb(1737–1779) • Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States After the birth of Abigail, (complications of CHILDBIRTH)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cobb-3617

Mary (Cobb) Downs (1737 - aft. 1779)

Mary Downs formerly Cobb

Born 24 Jun 1737 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of Barnabus Downs Sr. — married after 19 May 1760 (to 1779) in Barnstable, Massachusetts

Mother of Mercy Downs, Rachel Downs, Mary Downs, Elizabeth (Downs) Bearse, David Downs, Samuel Downs, John D Downs Sr. and Edward Downs

Died after 1779 after age 41 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

00:36: Angie Hall removed Mary (Cobb) Downs (1737-aft.1779) as mother of Abigail (Downs) Hall (abt.1787-aft.1861). [Thank Angie for this]

Sources

Source: S-235326442 Repository: #R-846336025 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=75498298&pid...
Repository: R-846336025 Name: Ancestry.com


GEDCOM Source

@R-1149440395@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=58615362&pid...

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Mary Downs's Timeline

1737
June 24, 1737
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1773
1773
Delaware, British Colonial America
1779
1779
Age 41
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts USA