Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Downing was born about 1646, in England, her father, Dennis Downing, was 36 and her mother, Anne Daines, was 33. She married Thomas Hanscom on 16 May 1664, in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died after 1724, at the age of 8354.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
- Old Kittery (Maine) and Her Families Everett S. Stackpole
Spouse and Children
1623–1695 Male
1646–1724 Female
Children (7)
1666–1713 Male
1668–1695 Male
1671–1697 Female
1679–1779 Male
1680–1760 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1611–1690 Male
1614–1670 Female
Siblings (9)
1635–1675 Male
1635–1717 Male
1640–1675 Male
1640–1727 Male
1644–1718 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (2)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 42
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 74
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork and Kerry): sometimes of English origin, but in County Kerry it is usually an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnín (see Dineen ).
English: from the Middle English personal name Dun(n)ing, Douning (Old English Dunning, a derivative of Old English Dunna (see Dunn ).
English (Devon): topographic name for someone who lived on the hill, an -ing derivative of Middle English doun ‘hill’, equivalent to Downer . This formation is characteristic of Devon (compare Brooking ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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