Individual Details
Caleb Downer
(8 Jul 1710 - )
See "The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record" by David R. Downer dated 1900, pages 29 & 38: son of Joseph Downer and Hannah Grafton, born 8 July 1710, Newbury, MA, married 5 Dec. 1733, Martha Smith at Franklin, CT
See "Ruf, Haight, Eddy, Summer, Hatch and allied families" by Alpha H. Ruf dated 1932, page 92, found at Heritage Quest Online: Caleb born 8 July 1710, in Newbury, MA, son of Joseph Downer, Jr. and Hannah Grafton
"The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families..etc." by Edmund James Cleveland dated 1899, page 2281, found at Heritage Quest Online shows Betsey Downer born in Hebron, CT, daughter of Caleb Downer.
"Blackman and allied families" by Alfred L. Holman dated 1928, page 183, found at Heritage Quest Online: "July 7, 1735, Caleb Downer of Norwich, CT, for 250 pounds, sold to Joseph Downer, Junr, of Norwich, several tracts of land with buildings, in the township of Windham, westward from the town street, near Shetucket River, that was sequestered by the proprietors of the Town of Windham for the use of the grist mill".
Source: LDS Ancestral File. See Selham file.
See "Ruf, Haight, Eddy, Summer, Hatch and allied families" by Alpha H. Ruf dated 1932, page 92, found at Heritage Quest Online: Caleb born 8 July 1710, in Newbury, MA, son of Joseph Downer, Jr. and Hannah Grafton
"The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families..etc." by Edmund James Cleveland dated 1899, page 2281, found at Heritage Quest Online shows Betsey Downer born in Hebron, CT, daughter of Caleb Downer.
"Blackman and allied families" by Alfred L. Holman dated 1928, page 183, found at Heritage Quest Online: "July 7, 1735, Caleb Downer of Norwich, CT, for 250 pounds, sold to Joseph Downer, Junr, of Norwich, several tracts of land with buildings, in the township of Windham, westward from the town street, near Shetucket River, that was sequestered by the proprietors of the Town of Windham for the use of the grist mill".
Source: LDS Ancestral File. See Selham file.
Events
| Birth | 8 Jul 1710 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  | |
| Marriage | 5 Dec 1733 | Franklin, New London, Connecticut, British America - Martha Smith | | | |
| LDS Family Tree ID | L9H3-3YD | ||||
| WikiTree | Downer-150 |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Smith (1714 - ) |
| Child | Jerusha S. Downer (1735 - 1827) |
| Child | Martha Downer ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Betsey" Downer (1739 - 1822) |
| Father | Joseph Downer Jr. (1666 - 1722) |
| Mother | Hannah Grafton (1670 - 1741) |
| Sibling | Deacon Joseph Downer (1693 - 1756) |
| Sibling | John Downer (1695 - 1711) |
| Sibling | Andrew Downer (1697 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Downer (1699 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Richard Downer (1701 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Downer (1704 - 1730) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Downer (1706 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Downer (1708 - ) |
| Sibling | Edmund Downer (1712 - 1751) |
| Sibling | John Downer (1714 - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen Downer (1717 - 1762) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Downer (1719 - ) |
Notes
Birth
See "The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record" by David R. Downer dated 1900, pages 29 & 38.See "Ruf, Haight, Eddy, Summer, Hatch and allied families" by Alpha H. Ruf dated 1932, page 92, found at Heritage Quest Online: Caleb born 8 July 1710, in Newbury, MA, son of Joseph Downer, Jr. and Hannah Grafton
Marriage
See "The Downers of America, with Genealogical Record" by David R. Downer dated 1900, page 38.See: "Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800" by Frederic W. Bailey found at Google Books. Caleb Downer married Martha Smith on 5 Dec 1733.
See: "Records of the Congregational church, Franklin, Connecticut, 1718-1860" page 43 found at Google Books.
Endnotes
1. Alpha H. Ruf, Ruf, Haight, Eddy, Sumner, Hatch and allied families (New York City: The Society, 1932), page 92; digital images, Heritage Quest Online, Heritage Quest Online ( : accessed .
2. , Massachusetts Vital Records to the end of the year 1949 (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute Salem, MA, 1934), page 150; digital image, AmericanAncestors.org online data base, (http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html : accessed .
3. David R. Downer, The Downers of America, with genealogical record (Newark, NJ: 1900), page 38; digital images, my e-book, Google Books ( : accessed .