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Richard Charles Downes

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Richard Charles Downes

Birth
Maryland, USA
Death
27 Oct 1870 (aged 56)
Delta, Madison Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Reared in Delaware. Became a Lawyer. Moved to Madison Parish, LA, and was the first Parish Judge of Madison when it became a separate parish in 1838. Married Lavinia Jane Hamilton, widow of Paul Hebert, and lived in Plaquemine on True Hope Plantation. Elected to the Louisiana Legislature from Iberville Parish. Elected again to be Parish Judge of Madison Parish after the War Between the States.
Reared in Delaware. Became a Lawyer. Moved to Madison Parish, LA, and was the first Parish Judge of Madison when it became a separate parish in 1838. Married Lavinia Jane Hamilton, widow of Paul Hebert, and lived in Plaquemine on True Hope Plantation. Elected to the Louisiana Legislature from Iberville Parish. Elected again to be Parish Judge of Madison Parish after the War Between the States.

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  • Created by: Billie
  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94246572/richard_charles-downes: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Charles Downes (26 May 1814–27 Oct 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94246572, citing Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery, Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Billie (contributor 47086024).