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Zaccheus Downer (B. 1799 in New York) m. Harriet Thatcher (B. 1802 in Canada)
Posted by: Elyse Doerflinger (ID *****2396) Date: July 05, 2009 at 21:06:49
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I am researching my Downer line and I am in search of more information. I have a feeling that he was involved in this county.

I have found many family trees that list Zaccheus Downer (Born 1799 in New York) with a lot of specific information that I have not yet been able to confirm or deny.

For example, many of the trees list his exact birth date and place as 8 Mar 1799 in New Lisbon, Otsego, New York. I have not been able to find a birth record or index for this. While I am pretty sure that he was born in 1799 (all of the censuses that I have him in, have this as his approximate year of birth) and I am pretty sure that he was born in Otsego County, New York because his family lived there - But I don't have any solid proof!

Many people also list Zaccheus Downer as marrying a Harriet Thatcher on 12 Feb 1823 - while my theory is that the couple married in the 1820s, I have no concrete proof. I also have no concrete proof that Harriet's maiden name was Thatcher.

I have Zaccheus and his family in multiple federal censuses:
1830 U.S. Census - Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, New York.
1840 U.S. Census - Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York.
1850 U.S. Census - Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
1860 U.S. Census - Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
1870 U.S. Census - Hamilton, Sullivan County, Indiana.

His children (that I know of) are listed below:
Albert Downer
Sanford Downer
Julia Ann Downer
Augustus Downer
Asa Downer (sometimes indexed as Ava or Ara)

Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am more than willing to help in any way that I can - I just want another researcher who is willing to collaborate! Thank you.


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