George Downes ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹ The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 3011 Rohrer Street: George Downes, fish dealer, 55, born Oct 1845, living with wife Sarah B., 46, Mar 1854. They were married for 7 years. Sarah had birthed 2 children but none were alive in 1900. She and her parents were born in Pennsylvania. George and his parents were born in England. He immigrated in 1875 and had become naturalized as a U.S. citizen.

George married Sarah Beecher, daughter of George Beecher and Elizabeth, in 1893 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.^{1 2} (Sarah Beecher was born in Mar 1854 in , , PA ¹.)