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Mary Jane Parsons Downey

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Birth	:	Nov 1834 England
Death	:	8 May 1892 Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial	:	Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Durham Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.9099998, -78.6650009
Plot	:	J-197-1-1
Description	:	The key to finding Mary Jane Parsons origin was found in "The History of the William and Jane Wilcox Parsons Family" written in 1985 by Marion Elizabeth Orchard Parsons. The Research Committee, Durham Region Branch, Ontario Ancestors reported family lore indicated Jane Wilcox was thought to be a second wife of William Parsons. Also, William & Jane were interred in the Exeter Cemetery and beside their graves is the monument of William's sister, Susannah Parsons (ca. 1820/21 - 10 Sept. 1904 or 1905) and her husband Edmund W. Whiting (ca. 1808 - 1891). BDM Transcriptions from Cornwall Family History... Read More	The key to finding Mary Jane Parsons origin was found in "The History of the William and Jane Wilcox Parsons Family" written in 1985 by Marion Elizabeth Orchard Parsons. The Research Committee, Durham Region Branch, Ontario Ancestors reported family lore indicated Jane Wilcox was thought to be a second wife of William Parsons. Also, William & Jane were interred in the Exeter Cemetery and beside their graves is the monument of William's sister, Susannah Parsons (ca. 1820/21 - 10 Sept. 1904 or 1905) and her husband Edmund W. Whiting (ca. 1808 - 1891). BDM Transcriptions from Cornwall Family History Society (FindMyPast.com) Parish: North Petherwin Marriage date: 6 May 1834 William Parsons & Mary Ann Peardon Baptism date: 29 Nov 1834 Mary Jane Spry Parsons, daughter of William & Mary Ann Parsons Burial date: 3 Dec 1834 Mary-Ann Parsons Age 20 1841 England Census – St Teath, Cornwall, England William Parsons Age 50 Alice Parsons Age 50 Elizabeth Parsons Age 17 Simion Parsons Age 14 Catherine Parsons Age 11 Mary Parsons Age 7 William Parsons Age 25 Mary Parsons Age 6 In another household Edmund Whitting Age 30 Susanna Whitting Age 20 In the 1861 census of Darlington, Durham, Ontario, Canada Mary Jane Parsons is married to George Downey William Parsons is married to Jane Wilcox Susannah Parsons is married to Edmund Whiting In the 1871 census of Pickering, South Ontario, Ontario, Canada Mary Jane Parsons is married to George Downey William Parsons is married to Jane Wilcox In the 1881 census of Morris, Huron North, Ontario, Canada Susannah Parsons is married to Edmund Whiting (The family was living in Wilmington Township, Will, Illinois in 1870) Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) - 9 May 1892, Mon - Page 8 (Newspapers.com) Mary Jane Downwey [sic] died at the family residence, No. 112 Court street, yesterday afternoon aged 54 years. She left three daughters and three sons. Mary Ann of Tarra, Ontario, Alice and Maud of this city, William, of Bowmanville Ontario, Alonzo and Robert, of Toronto. The remains will be taken to Bowmanville for interment. Transcripts at the Clarington Museums and Archives indicate she was buried 10 May 1892.

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Mary Jane Parsons Downey's memorial is located at: Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Durham Regional Municipality, Canada.
When did Mary Jane Parsons Downey death?
Mary Jane Parsons Downey death on 8 May 1892 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
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Latitude: 43.9099998
Longitude: -78.6650009

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

George A Downey

(1827 - 1872)

Siblings

Susannah Alice Parsons Haggith

(1850 - 1910)

Sarah Jane Parsons Cobbledick

(1856 - 1915)

John Lewis Parsons

(1857 - 1940)

Children

Mary Ann Downey Doige

(1855 - 1933)

William George Downey

(1855 - 1938)

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