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Reverend David Robinson Downer was ordained as the first minister of the West Presbyterian Church of New York. Downer married Eliza Sayre (1816-1886) and together they had three sons: William Richards (b. 1834), Alfred Sayre (1837-1893), and David Robinson (b. 1839). In October of 1841, Reverend Downer resigned from the West Presbyterian Church due to health problems and died that November.

From the description of Downer family correspondence, 1824-1886. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53887383

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associatedWith Auburn College. corporateBody
associatedWith Barnes, Arthur Field. person
associatedWith Barnes, Willis C. person
associatedWith Downer, Adelaide Tiffany. person
associatedWith Downer, Alfred Sayre. person
associatedWith Downer, Annie Marguerite. person
associatedWith Downer, Caroline Levere. person
associatedWith Downer, Charles A. person
associatedWith Downer, Charles Palmer. person
associatedWith Downer, David R. (David Robinson), 1808-1841. person
associatedWith Downer, David Robinson, Mrs. person
associatedWith Downer, Edith Ida. person
associatedWith Downer, Eliza Sayre. person
associatedWith Downer, Helen Maud Tiffany. person
associatedWith Downer, Leroy Tiffany. person
associatedWith Downer, William Richards. person
associatedWith Yale College (1718-1887) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Auburn (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Utica (N.Y.)
Winchester (Mass.)
New Jersey
Westfield (N.J.)
New Haven (Conn.)
Union County (N.J.)
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Active 1886

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