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Major Joshua Duncan 1785–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1785

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Jun 1861

Death Location: ,Anderson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Duncan

Mother: Mary Davis

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Major Joshua Duncan was born in 1785 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Duncan And Mary Davis. Major Joshua Duncan passed away in 1861 in ,Anderson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Joshua Duncan was born in 1785 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Duncan And Mary Davis.
  • Major Joshua Duncan passed away in 1861 in ,Anderson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Duncan
1755–1803
Birth Location: , Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Davis
1762–1843
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Duncan's Ancestors

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Major Duncan
1785–1861
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Duncan
1755–1803
, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Mary Davis
1762–1843
Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1785
16 Oct 1785
Birth of Major Joshua Duncan in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1861
4 Jun 1861
Age 76
Death of Major Joshua Duncan in ,Anderson, Tennessee, USA
,Anderson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1861
    Event Place: ,Anderson, Tennessee, USA
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