Brief Life History of William Brownfield
When William Brownfield Downs was born on 27 May 1824, in Redstone, Jefferson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jonathan Downer, was 36 and his mother, Mary Knight Miller, was 34. He married Rebecca M Wells on 24 March 1848. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in South Union Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Union Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died in 1911, in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Laurel Hill, Franklin Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- W B Downs in household of James Reed, "United States Census, 1910"
- William Brownfield Downs, "Find A Grave Index"
- W. P. Downs in entry for James F. Reed and Mame F. Downs, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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English and Irish: variant of Downes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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