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James Duncan 1691 – 1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Nov 1691

Birth Location: Gladsmuir, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Oct 1751

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Capt. (Dunkin)

Mother: Elizabeth Cowan

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James Duncan was born in 1691 in Gladsmuir, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Capt. James Duncan (Dunkin) and Elizabeth Cowan. In 1751, James Duncan passed away in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Capt. (Dunkin)
1640 – 1750
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cowan
1666 – 1690
Birth Location: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 08 Nov 1691
    Event Place: Gladsmuir, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: , Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1729
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1729; Page Number: 42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Oct 1751
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Will Abstracts, 1721-1820; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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