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Josiah Duncan 1787–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1787

Birth Location: Chatham or Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 02 July 1856

Death Location: Columbus, North Carolina or Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States

Father: Elias Duncan

Mother: Elizabeth Colvin

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The story of Josiah Duncan began in 1787 in Chatham or Brunswick, North Carolina, United States. Josiah Duncan passed away in 1856 in Columbus, North Carolina or Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Duncan began in 1787 in Chatham or Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.
  • Josiah Duncan passed away in 1856 in Columbus, North Carolina or Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States.

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Josiah Duncan's Ancestors

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Josiah Duncan
1787–1856
Birth Place: Chatham or Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Elias J Duncan
1750–1830
Brunswick, North Carolina
Elizabeth Colvin
1775–1826
Fauquier County, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Duncan
1727–1788
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Holtzclaw
1727–1793
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Charles Colvin
1730–1800
VA. ?
Suzanna (Hannah) Day
1745–1787
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Duncan
1692–1793
ANN GALLOP
1715–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Duncan
1669–1749
Mary Browning
1670–1749
Robert Gallop
1660–1720
Eleanor Bryant
1660–1720

Josiah Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1787
17 May 1787
Birth of Josiah Duncan in Chatham or Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Chatham or Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
1856
02 July 1856
Age 69
Death of Josiah Duncan in Columbus, North Carolina or Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
Columbus, North Carolina or Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1787
    Event Place: Chatham or Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 July 1856
    Event Place: Columbus, North Carolina or Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States

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