Ancestral Glimpses » John Downing (1720-1796)

Persoonlijke gegevens John Downing 

• Hij is geboren op 18 oktober 1720 in Concord Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America.
• Hij is overleden in het jaar 1796 in Concord Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 75 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Thomas Downing en Thomazine Beer
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 4 november 2013.

Gezin van John Downing

Hij is getrouwd met Elizabeth Hunt.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 5 maart 1747 te East Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America, hij was toen 26 jaar oud.

Gebeurtenis (Married by).

Notities over John Downing

Downingstown, Pennsylvania
In 1761, John Downing opened a tavern on the east side of the Brandywine Creek which was first known as the Downing Mill Inn; not long thereafter, his father, Thomas, developed an industrial complex of mills on the Lancaster Road in Milltown.
Around the time of the American Revolution, Milltown began being known as Downing’s Town.  During the Revolution, the town was used as a location for storage of food supplies; a forage magazine was constructed in Downing’s Town to hold provisions for the troops.   During the time of the Revolution, Richard Downing, son of Thomas, continued to operate and expand the families mill complex and the Downing family continued to prosper in the small village.
After the war of 1812, the village name of Downing’s Town was changed to Downingtown.  The development of stage coach service from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh through Downingtown influenced the villages growth and prosperity.  As transportation changed from stage to railroads, Downingtown embraced the changes.  New jobs became available and the population grew.   The Industrial Revolution also affected the growth of Downingtown, industry and manufacturing facilities located in Downingtown because of its central location and good access to rail transportation corridors.

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