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Joshua Duncan 1785 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1785

Birth Location: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Scott, Tennessee, USA

Father: Samuel Duncan,

Mother: Mary Embree

Spouse(s): Rutha Russell

Children(s): Joshua Duncan

It was in 1785 that Joshua Duncan was born in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA, a child of Samuel Duncan, and Mary Embree. Joshua Duncan went on to marry Rutha Russell and had children such as Joshua L Duncan. Joshua Duncan was deceased by 1835 in Scott, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Samuel Duncan,
1754 – 1834
Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Embree
1754 – 1830
Birth Location: Rec Exeter, Chester,Pennsylvannia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rutha Russell
1786 – 1860
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Duncan
1808 – 1890
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1835
    Event Place: Scott, Tennessee, USA

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