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| DOWNER, Joshua (Dr. )
(Abt 1734-1795) |
DOWNER, Joshua (Dr. ) 1
Joshua married Huldah CRARY, daughter of Robert CRARY Esq. and Sarah TRACY, on 25 Feb 1762 in New London County, Connecticut. (Huldah CRARY was born on 6 May 1743 in Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut, died on 21 Aug 1810 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut and was buried in Aug 1810 in Preston City Cemetery, Preston, New London County, Connecticut 3.) |
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Dewey, Louis Marinus Esq., Peter Crary of Groton, Conn. and Some of His Descendants, Vol. 1, p. 495. Surety: 4. 5. Robert³ Crary (Robert², Peter¹) died Jan. 30, 1790, aged 73, at Preston, Conn. He was a farmer, and lived in Voluntown as late as 1752, where his first five children were born. He married, June 3, 1742, Sarah, born Sept. 23, 1720, at Preston, died there Mar. 5, 1805, daughter of Dea. Jedidiah Tracy.
Children:
i. Huldah [4], b. May 6, 1743; m. Feb. 25, 1762, as his second wife, Dr. Joshua Downer.
11. ii. John, b. Mar. 25, 1745.
12. iii. Eunice, b. Feb. 18, 1747; m. Apr. 17, 1768, John Morgan.
iv. Lois, b. Apr. 10, 1750; m. June 1770, Maj. Nathan Peters, afterwards of Gen. Washington's staff.
v. Elisha, b. Mar. 7, 1752; d. unmarried, at Preston, Sep. 8, 1773.
vi. Robert, b. June 19, 1755; d. Mar. 14, 1757.
vii. Sarah, b. Feb. 19, 1758; d. unmarried, Nov. 6, 1775, at Preston.
viii. Robert, b. Sept. 3, 1760.
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Preston City Cemetery Transcription (Unverified source). Surety: 4. "A celebrated physician in Practice in this & the Neighboring Towns his death universally lamented especially by all those gentlemen of the Faculty within his acquaintance
in the 61st year of his age"
3 Ibid. Surety: 4. "Relict of Dr. Joshua Downer - aged 67 years"
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