Antoine Downing1

#26688, (10 January 1814 - )
Father*John Downing2 (1781 - 1871)
Mother*Maria Josephte Doiron2 (c 1783 - )

Family

Veronique Caissie b. 1816, d. 1892
Children 1.Blanche Downing10 (1836 - )
 2.Justine Downing10 (1838 - 1921)
 3.William Downing+11 (1840 - 1932)
 4.Philip1 Downing11 (1843 - )
 5.Marie Downing11 (1845 - )
 6.Clemence Downing10 (c 1848 - )
 7.Philip Downing12 (1850 - 1933)
 8.Margaret Downing11 (1852 - )
 9.Johanna Downing11 (1854 - )
 10.Victoria Downing10 (c 1856 - )
 11.Elisabeth Downing11 (1857 - 1922)
 12.Sarah Downing10 (c 1858 - )
Antoine Downing was also known as Donelle (variant.)3 
Birth*10 January 1814He was born on 10 January 1814 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
Baptism17 June 1814He was baptized on 17 June 1814 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
Marriage28 July 1834He witnessed the marriage of Genevieve Bourk and Hyacinthe Louis Downing on 28 July 1834 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
Marriage*9 January 1835He married Veronique Caissie, daughter of Hypolite Caissie and Marguerite Comeau, on 9 January 1835 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
1841He and Veronique Caissie appeared on the census of 1841 at Lot 9, Prince Edward IslandG.6 
1861He and Veronique Caissie appeared on the census of 1861 at Lot 9, Prince Edward IslandG.7 
1881He and Veronique Caissie appeared on the census of 1881 at Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG; (also son William and family, q.v.8) 
24 April 1901He appeared on the census of 24 April 1901 in the household of William Downing and Elizabeth Cripps, age 88, b. NB 10 Jan [or Jun] 1813, farmer.9 

Citations

  1. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1835 sh. 121, img 35/155, M-3. Antoine Downing. farmer living in Ste-Thérèse [church parish], Botsford, son of Jean Downing and Marie Josephine Doiron of the same place; and Veronique Caisey, living in Cap-Pelé, dau. of Paul Caisey, deceased, of Tracadie, Northumberland Co., and Marguerite Como [sic] of Cap-Pelé; marr. 9 Jan 1835 by Ant. Gagnon, witn. Jean Downing, father of the husband, and Olivier Doiron, beau-frère of the wife; signed by the husband and his father, Ant. Downing and John Downing.
  2. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, Marr. of Antoine Downing, son of Jean Downing and Marie Josephine Doiron, 1835, q.v.
  3. [S520] VWH.
  4. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 3, B-1, img. 4/150. Antoine Downing, b. 10 Jan 1814, son of Jean Downing, laborer of this village, and Marie-Joseph Doiron; bapt. 17 Jun 1814 by Ant. Gagnon, sponsor Marguerite Haché. Online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, Hyacinthe Downing, farmer living in Ste-Therese Parish in Botsford, son of Jean Downing and Maria-Josephte Doiron of the same parish; and Géneviève Bourk of the same parish, dau. of François Bourk, farmer, and Cecile Melançon of the same parish; marr. 28 Jul 1834 by Ant. Gagnon, witn. Jean Downing, father, Antoine Downing, brother, and [illegible] Bourk, brother of the wife.
  6. [S2287] 1841 Prince Edward Island Census. Anthony (16-45), farmer, 100 acres, 95 best quality, 4 neat cattle, 1 hog, produce 300 bushels of potatoes, 15 bushels of wheat; F (16-45) [Veronique]; m (<16) [William]; 2 f (<16) [Blanche, Justine]; Roman Catholic, 1 family member b. PEI, 4 native of Briticsh Colonies.
  7. [S70] 1861 Prince Edward Island Census. Anthony (45-60), farmer, R. C., 88 acres, one child b. in last year; F (21-45) [Veronique]; m (5-13) [Philip]; f (16-21) [Marie], 3 f (5-16) [Margaret, Johanna, Victoria], 2 f (<5) [Elizabeth, Sarah].
  8. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Antoine (68), b. NB, farmer; Veronique (65), b. NB; both Catholic, both Irish descent.
  9. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Giome [sic, i.e Guillaune] Donel [sic] (60), b. PEI 4 Sep 1840, French descent, farmer; Elizabeth (68), b. [overwritten] Ireland 3 Sep 1832, entered colony 1848 (or 1840).
  10. [S2286] Downing's My History, Tracey-Lee Newson, online www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/downing/2911. No sources cited.
  11. [S33] Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island. Online FamilySearch.org.
  12. [S610] New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141), online archives.gnb.ca, Sch. C-1, No. 63200. Philippe Donell [sic], farmer, married, res. Grande-Digue, b. PEI 20 Feb 1850, son of Antoine Donell and Veronique Cassie, both b. Shemogue NB; d. Grande-Digue, Dundas Par., Kent Co., 25 Jan 1933, age 82y 11m, lobar pneumonia; inf. Willie Donell, son, res. Caissie Cape; bur. Grande-Digue 27 Jan 1933.