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Sylvester Duncan 1840–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1840

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 8 Dec 1891

Death Location: Chicago, IL

Father: Samuel Duncan

Mother: Jane Sloan

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Sylvester Duncan was born in 1840 in Illinois, the child of Samuel Coffey Duncan And Jane Hannah Sloan. Sylvester Duncan passed away in 1891 in Chicago, IL.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Duncan was born in 1840 in Illinois, the child of Samuel Coffey Duncan And Jane Hannah Sloan.
  • Sylvester Duncan passed away in 1891 in Chicago, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Duncan
1790–1843
Birth Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania
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Jane Sloan
1805–1865
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Duncan's Ancestors

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Sylvester Duncan
1840–1891
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Samuel Coffey Duncan
1790–1843
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Jane (Hannah) Sloan
1805–1865
Ireland
Grandparents
Daniel Duncan
1758–
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Greer
1770–1834
Lancaster, PA, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1840
abt 1840
Birth of Sylvester Duncan in Illinois
Illinois
1891
8 Dec 1891
Age 51
Death of Sylvester Duncan in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1840
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Chicago, IL
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