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Ziporah Blanchard
Abt 1730 -1. Ziporah Blanchard was born Abt 1730, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. Ziporah married Moses Briggs Abt 1769, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. Moses was born Abt 1730, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. John Briggs was born Abt 1770, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
Generation: 2
2. John Briggs (1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1770, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. John married Zilpha Matteson 15 Mar 1773, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. Zilpha (daughter of Hezekiah Matteson and Mary Sweet) was born 19 Feb 1757, of, Shaftsbury, Vt; died 19 Aug 1838. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. George Briggs was born Abt 1773, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 4. Amy Briggs was born Abt 1774, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 5. Barbara Briggs was born Abt 1776, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 6. Carmi Briggs was born Abt 1778, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 7. Ester Briggs was born Abt 1779, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 8. Lillie Briggs was born Abt 1781, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 9. Pardon Briggs was born Abt 1783, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 10. John Briggs was born Abt 1785, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 11. Dexter Briggs was born Abt 1786, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 12. Luther Briggs was born Abt 1787, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 13. Wheaton Allen Briggs was born Abt 1789, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 14. Huldah Briggs was born 11 Nov 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 19 Mar 1845.
Generation: 3
3. George Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1773, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 4. Amy Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1774, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 5. Barbara Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1776, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 6. Carmi Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1778, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 7. Ester Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1779, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 8. Lillie Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1781, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 9. Pardon Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1783, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 10. John Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1785, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 11. Dexter Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1786, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 12. Luther Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1787, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 13. Wheaton Allen Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1789, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 14. Huldah Briggs (2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born 11 Nov 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 19 Mar 1845. Huldah married Simeon Downer 22 Jan 1808, Shaftsbury, Vermont. Simeon (son of Cyprian Downer and Hannah Willoughby) was born 28 Jul 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 10 Dec 1838, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Tyler Downer was born 28 Apr 1809, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 02 Dec 1876, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 16. Lydia Downer was born Abt 1810, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 17. Milo Downer was born 22 Jun 1811, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 05 Sep 1890, Mindoro, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
- 18. Luther Downer was born 03 Sep 1812, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont; died 02 Apr 1856.
- 19. John Allen Downer was born 18 Dec 1813, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 17 Jul 1850.
- 20. Simeon M. Downer was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 21. Ephraim Downer was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 22. Truman Downer was born Abt 1816, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 23. Martin Simeon Downer was born Abt 1817, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 24. Zilpha Downer was born Abt 1818, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont.
Generation: 4
15. Tyler Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born 28 Apr 1809, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 02 Dec 1876, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. Tyler married Hannah Celestia Briggs Abt 1836, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. Hannah was born 1817, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi; died 18 Mar 1847, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 25. Huldah Downer was born 07 May 1839, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 26. Jared Downer was born 09 Jan 1842, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 21 Jul 1907.
16. Lydia Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1810, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. Lydia married Samuel Gates Abt 1829, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. Samuel (son of John Gates and Nancy Bertolf) was born Abt 1810, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Susan Gates was born 25 Oct 1830, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 28. Mary Amelia Gates was born 26 Feb 1832, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 04 Aug 1897, Pocatello, Id; was buried , Pocatello, Id.
- 29. George W Gates was born Abt 1834.
- 30. Genet Gates was born 12 Jan 1836, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 02 Nov 1899.
- 31. Lucetta Gates was born Abt 1837, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 32. Harriet Gates was born Abt 1839, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 33. Huldah Gates was born 23 Apr 1841, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il; died 11 Mar 1842, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il.
- 34. Charles Downer Gates was born 02 Feb 1843, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il; died Aug 1844, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il.
- 35. Lydia Gates was born 11 Mar 1845; died 31 Jul 1852.
- 36. Samuel Bertolf Gates was born 13 Jun 1849, Council Bluffs, Ia; died 12 Dec 1860.
- 37. Nancy Jane Gates was born 29 Dec 1850, Council Bluffs, Ia; died 26 Oct 1872.
17. Milo Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born 22 Jun 1811, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 05 Sep 1890, Mindoro, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Milo married Julia Speer 02 Jun 1840. Julia was born 29 Mar 1818, Mindoro, La Crosse, Wisconsin; died 11 Feb 1880, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet]
Milo married Eliza Worden 14 Nov 1832, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. Eliza was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. [Group Sheet]
18. Luther Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born 03 Sep 1812, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont; died 02 Apr 1856. Luther married Clarissa Roberts 01 May 1837, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. Clarissa was born Abt 1816, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. [Group Sheet]
19. John Allen Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born 18 Dec 1813, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 17 Jul 1850. John married Keziah J. Welsh 10 Aug 1837,
. Keziah was born Abt 1816, . [Group Sheet] 20. Simeon M. Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 21. Ephraim Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 22. Truman Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1816, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 23. Martin Simeon Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1817, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 24. Zilpha Downer (14.Huldah3, 2.John2, 1.Ziporah1) was born Abt 1818, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont.