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Joseph Ford Duncan 1810 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1810

Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 20 SEP 1885

Death Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Hepburn Duncan

Mother: Elizabeth West

Spouse(s): Rachel Dunbar

Children(s): Helen Duncan

In 1810, Joseph Ford Duncan entered the world in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, born to Hepburn Duncan and Elizabeth West. Joseph Ford Duncan married Rachel Dunbar, and had children including Helen Thomson Duncan. Joseph Ford Duncan passed away in 1885 in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Joseph Ford Duncan entered the world in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, born to Hepburn Duncan and Elizabeth West.
  • Joseph Ford Duncan married Rachel Dunbar, and had children including Helen Thomson Duncan.
  • Joseph Ford Duncan passed away in 1885 in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hepburn Duncan
1778 –
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus-Shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth West
1782 –
Birth Location: Dundee, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Dunbar
1811 – 1907
Birth Location: Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

Helen Duncan
1840 – 1926
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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Joseph Duncan's Ancestors

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Joseph Duncan
1810 – 1885
Birth Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Hepburn Duncan
1778 –
Dundee, Angus-Shire, Scotland
Elizabeth West
1782 –
Dundee, Scotland
Grandparents
Hepburn Duncan
1756 –
Newtyle, Angus Shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Alexander
1760 – 1841
Newtyle, Angus-Shire, Scotland
Christain Campbell
1762 –
Great-Grandparents
James duncan
1730 –
Margaret Baxter
1725 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Duncan's Descendants

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Joseph (Ford) Duncan (JAN 1810 – 20 SEP 1885) m. Rachel Dunbar (Sep 1811 – 09 Feb 1907)
  1. 1. Helen (Thomson) Duncan (03 Jan 1840 – 16 Feb 1926) m. James Fowler (27 JAN 1833 – 2 OCT 1904)
    1. 1. Alexander Fowler (07 Jan 1874 – 10 Oct 1955) m. Edith (Ann) Doidge (6 OCT 1879 – 03 Apr 1957)
      1. 1. Perciville ((Percy)) Fowler (25 Jan 1905 – 18 Apr 1979) m. Eileen Satherley (04 Jul 1910 – 23 Apr 1980)
        1. 1. Phyllis (Joan) Fowler (15 Jan 1928 – 19 Aug 1979) m. Lawrence (R) Walker (26 Oct 1916 – 8 Jul 1997)
      2. 2. Frederick Fowler (8/11/1906 – 16/03/1994)
      3. 3. Linda (May) Fowler (29/10/1908 – 13/04/1977)
      4. 4. Catherine (Edith) Fowler (1911 – 26/07/1914)
      5. 5. Marie (Daisy) Fowler (27/09/1914 – 25/09/2009)
      6. 6. Maurice Fowler (31/03/1916 – 30/12/1971)
      7. 7. Jack (Gordon) Fowler (28/12/1917 – 21/03/1987)

Joseph Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1810
JAN 1810
Birth of Joseph Ford Duncan in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
1885
20 SEP 1885
Age 75
Death of Joseph Ford Duncan in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1810
    Event Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1885
    Event Place: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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