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    Person Info
  • Name: Anna DOWNER
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 1731 in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 1817 d
  • Burial: Dohner Family Cemetery, Penryn, Pennsylvania u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Michael DOWNER Birth: 1690 Death: Abt 10 May 1762 in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Magdalena (DOWNER) Death: 1789

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Anna BRUBAKER Birth: 29 Oct 1756 Death: 15 Oct 1839
  2. John BRUBAKER Birth: 7 Nov 1759 Death: 14 Nov 1828
  3. Daniel BRUBAKER Birth: 15 Apr 1762 Death: 29 Aug 1821 in Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania

Marriage: Children:
  1. Susan EBY
  2. Joseph EBY Birth: 17 Feb 1763
  3. Peter EBY Birth: 10 Mar 1766 Death: 9 Dec 1836

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Bruppachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July 1993. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BRUBAKER p[0-9]*].
  2. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol II. Provo, UT: author, 1997. LMHS Ref E184.M45.D3 1995 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p[0-9]*].
  3. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol III. Provo, UT: author, 1999. NYPL APK 01-2370v3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p[0-9]*].
  4. Dohner, Dudley, Dohner Family Cemeteries, in Dohner Family Newsletter, Feb 1986. LDS Fiche#6055123. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Dohner FamCemeteries2].
  5. Dohner, Harry H., The Dohners of America: History and Genealogical Record, Cour D'Alene, Idaho: Mrs. Ruth Rodkey Barnard, 1984?. LDS Film#1033987#18. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/235364. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER [pP][0-9]*].
  6. Ellis, Franklin, History of Lancaster County. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883. M-LH UMI LH571. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288388. Volume 2 available at http://archive.org/details/historyoflancast02elli Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p[0-9]*].
  7. Gibble, Phares Brubaker, History and Genealogy of the Brubaker-Brubacher-Brewbaker Family in America. Lititz, PA: Eastern PA Brubaker Assoc, 1951. LMHS CS71.B8864 1951. Available at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005730003. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Gibble BRUBAKER p[0-9]*].
  8. Landis, Ira D, The Earliest Doner Family in America, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 18 no 2, April 1977. NYPL ISD (Lancaster Co) 75-1114. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324, DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1, Landis EarliestDoner p14]
1731 or 1737 [Ref: Dohner FamCemeteries2],
place:
[Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1],
parents:
Michael DANNER & Magdalena ___ [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324]
Michael DOWNER & Magdalena ___ [Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1, Landis EarliestDoner p14],
father:
[Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p97],
name:
Veronica DOHNER [Ref: Best BRUBAKER p23, Davis Emigrants v2p97]
Veronica or Anna [Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Dohner FamCemeteries2]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Dohner FamCemeteries2]
Sources with Information about marriage to Daniel BRUBAKER
date:
first marriage of Anna [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324, Dohner FamCemeteries2, Landis EarliestDoner p14],
names:
[Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1]
Daniel BRUBAKER & Veronica DOHNER [Ref: Best BRUBAKER p23, Davis Emigrants v2p97],
child:
[Ref: Best BRUBAKER p23, Davis Emigrants v2p97, Gibble BRUBAKER p51, Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
names:
Daniel BRUBAKER & Feronica TAUNER [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p867]
Sources with Information about marriage to Peter EBY
date:
second marriage of Anna [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324, Dohner FamCemeteries2, Landis EarliestDoner p14],
names:
[Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1],
child:
[Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Anna DOWNER
                                     /-----Michael DANNER
                            /-----Jacob DANNER
                           |         \-----Madleni ZAUGG
                   /-----Christian TANNER
                  |         \-----Anna GIESSBUHLER
          /-----Hans DANNER
         |         \-----Elsbeth FISCHER
 /-----Michael DOWNER
|         \-----Anna (DANNER)
Anna DOWNER
 \-----Magdalena (DOWNER)



Descendants of Anna DOWNER
1. Anna DOWNER m1. Daniel BRUBAKER m2. Peter EBY
m. Daniel BRUBAKER father: Hans BRUBAKER mother: Anna (BRUBAKER)
m. Peter EBY

2nd generation

3. John BRUBAKER m. Elizabeth BOMBERGER
m. Elizabeth BOMBERGER father: Christian BOMBERGER mother: Elizabeth HOSTETTER
4. Daniel BRUBAKER m. Elizabeth STAUFFER
m. Elizabeth STAUFFER father: Christian STAUFFER mother: Anna EBY

3rd generation

20. Christian BRUBAKER m. Elizabeth EBERLY
m. Elizabeth EBERLY

4th generation

21. Isaac BRUBAKER m. Elizabeth BUCHER
m. Elizabeth BUCHER

5th generation

22. Isaac BRUBAKER m. Sarah ROYER
m. Sarah ROYER