Robert Downer

Abt 1650 - 1721  (71 years)

• Name	Robert Downer
  	Father: Robert Downer (1614-1720) Mother: Hannah Vincent (1610-1675)
  Birth	Abt 1650
  History	17 Oct 1691 (41 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Death	12 Feb 1720/21	Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Person ID, Branch	I26083
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Eaton,   b. 28 Dec 1654, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 13 Sep 1726, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1675	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 5 months - She : 20 years and 5 months.
  Children	1678 to 1699  [4]
  1. Martha Downer (1678–1723) 2. Robert Downer (1681–1681) 3. Andrew Downer (1683–1762) 4. Samuel Downer (1686–1736) 5. Joseph Downer (1688–1694) 6. Sarah Downer (1690–1725) 7. Mary Downer (1695–1695) 8. Joseph Downer (1699–1715)
  Family ID	F9622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Robert Downer(Abt 1650 – 12 Feb 1720/21) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 6 May 1675 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 12 Feb 1720/21 - Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2578] Molyneux, Nellie Zara Rice, History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Eaton Families, (New York: C. W. Bardeen, 1911), p 370. [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985), p 229. [S846] Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 , (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Publishing Co., 1915), p 334. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).