Genealogy James/Finley, Cottell/Brabrook » John Downes (1610-1690)

Personal data John Downes 

Source 1Source 2
  • He was born in the year 1610 in Norton, Suffolk, England.
  • Alternative: He was born in the year 1610 in Devon, England.
  • He died on April 1, 1690 in Norton, Suffolk, England, he was 80 years old.

Household of John Downes

He is married to Elizabeth Courtenay.

They got married on June 29, 1631 at Suffolk, England, he was 21 years old.

They got married on February 2, 1635 at Churston Ferrers, Devon, England, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Richard Downe  1635-????
  2. John Downs II  1647-1699 

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to John Downes?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!

Ancestors (and descendant) of John Downes

John Downes
1610-1690

1631

Elizabeth Courtenay
1610-1688

Richard Downe
1635-????
John Downs II
1647-1699

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16799558&pid=3213
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  2. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of marriage June 29, 1631

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1631: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 18 » In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
    • May 20 » The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
    • May 30 » Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.
    • June 17 » Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
    • June 20 » The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
    • September 17 » Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.

Day of death April 1, 1690

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1690: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 3 » The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
    • February 15 » Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.
    • June 14 » King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.
    • July 1 » Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
    • August 24 » Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).
    • September 25 » Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Downes

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Downes.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Downes.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Downes.

The Genealogy James/Finley, Cottell/Brabrook publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
David James, "Genealogy James/Finley, Cottell/Brabrook", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogy-james-finley-cottell-brabrook/P3213.php : accessed September 26, 2024), "John Downes (1610-1690)".