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James Duncan 1690 – 1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAR 1690

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 OCT 1751

Death Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Rev Duncan

Mother: Margaret McMurdo

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In 1690, James Duncan entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Rev William H Duncan and Margaret McMurde McMurdo. James Duncan passed away in 1751 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1690, James Duncan entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Rev William H Duncan and Margaret McMurde McMurdo.
  • James Duncan passed away in 1751 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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James Duncan's Ancestors

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James Duncan
1690 – 1751
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Rev William H Duncan
1659 – 1720
Gleneagles, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (McMurde) McMurdo
1661 – 1720
Dumfrishire, Scotland
Grandparents
Rev (William Robert 'The Martyr') Duncan,
1628 – 1690
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Susan (Sarah) Haldane
1635 – 1669
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rev. III,
1600 – 1684
Magdalen Ferguson
1610 – 1684
Richard Haldane
1586 – 1659
Mary Kennett
1592 – 1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Duncan
1575 – 1616
Janet Andrew
1580 – 1625
William Ferguson,
1590 – 1640
Katharine Wedderburn
1575 – 1644

James Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1690
17 MAR 1690
Birth of James Duncan in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1751
25 OCT 1751
Age 61
Death of James Duncan in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1690
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1751
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    61

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