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William Goodrich Downie 1888 - 1917

William Goodrich Downie was born in 1888. He was married to Ruby Emma (Chambers) Downie, and they were together until William's death in 1917. William Downie had a child Roy Downie. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Goodrich Downie .

William Goodrich Downie
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1888
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1917
Passendale, West Flanders County, Flanders, 8980, Belgium
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In 1888, in the year that William Goodrich Downie was born, on January 12th, the 'Schoolhouse Blizzard' blanketed Dakota Territory. Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas were hit, leaving 235 dead. Many of those who perished were children on their way home from school. The day was relatively warm when it began and the blizzard hit unexpectedly, catching most by surprise.
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In 1891, by the time he was just 3 years old, on June 25th, in the July issue of The Strand Magazine in London, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes appeared in a series of short stories for the first time. Doyle eventually wrote 4 novels and 56 short stories with Holmes as the main character.
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William Goodrich Downie 1888 - 1917
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William Goodrich Downie 1888 - 1917
Ruby Emma (Chambers) Downie Apr 27, 1888 - Nov 1, 1939
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Downie, Celia (Dec 13, 1890 - Jul 1983) Downie, Thomas (Oct 27, 1948 - Nov 22, 2003) Downie, Robert (Aug 19, 1903 - May 1976) Downie, James (Aug 9, 1901 - Dec 1968) Downie, Charlie (Jul 22, 1876 - Jul 1971) Downie, Emma (Dec 10, 1909 - Mar 1976) Downie, Alton (Mar 5, 1921 - Dec 22, 1995) Downie, Nicholas (Nov 28, 1882 - Oct 1965) Downie, Leo (Sep 21, 1907 - Feb 20, 2002) Downie, Dean (Mar 7, 1933 - Nov 14, 2009)
Downie, Elizabeth (Feb 25, 1901 - Oct 14, 1994) Downie, Arthur (Dec 10, 1899 - Jan 1972) Downie, Barbara (Aug 5, 1924 - Mar 1992) Downie Jr, William (Feb 18, 1939 - Jun 1, 2004) Downie, Christina (Dec 22, 1919 - May 1992) Downie, Joan (Aug 15, 1894 - Oct 1979) Downie, Pauline (Feb 8, 1901 - Feb 18, 1997) Downie, Karl (Oct 13, 1930 - Feb 19, 1998) Downie, Bevon (Jul 7, 1927 - Oct 1987) Downie, Lynn (Mar 10, 1915 - Aug 11, 1999)
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