Patriot: Downs, Zachariah (2, p.98)(6)

SAR #: Not found

DAR #: A034404 (6)

Birth

Date: before 1748 (6) circa 1748 (2)

Location: Maryland (6)


Marriage

Date: Sept. 21, 1774 (6)

Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Mason (2)(6)

Location:

Children: William (6)


Support for American Revolution

Military Service: Private under Capt. Edward Burgess, Militia. (6) Private 1st Co. Lower Bn. Militia Sept. 1777. Private 7th Co. Lower Bn. Militia July 15, 1780. (2)

Public Service:

Civilian Aid:

Oath of Allegiance: Feb. 28, 1778 before the Hon. Edward Burgess (2)

Residency: Mont. Co. (6) Lower Newfoundland MC (2)


Death

Date: before Feb. 15, 1837 (6) March 24, 1826 (6) circa 1826 (2)

Cemetery: (N)

Find-A-Grave #: Not found (N)

Headstone GPS Coordinates:

Marked:


Notes: His son William is buried in Downs Cemetery in Ft. Meade MD. An Elizabeth A. Downs is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Baltimore City. (4)


Last Updated: 11 / 11 / 2014


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Source Information Codes

(1) MDSSAR Patriot Index (no longer active)

(2) "Revolutionary Patriots of Montgomery County, Maryland 1776-1783" by Henry C. Peden, Jr.

(3) Montgomery County Cemetery Inventory

(4) Find A Grave

(5) NSSAR Patriot Research System

(6) NSDAR Genealogical Research System

(N) See Notes section of record for additional information about this field.

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