John Duncan

1774 - 1856  (82 years)

• Name	John Duncan
  Birth	2 Mar 1774	Drymen, Stirling, Scotland   [1]
  	Name:     John Duncan Gender:     Male Birth Date:     2 Mar 1774 Baptism Date:     6 Mar 1774 Baptism Place:     , Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Father:     James Duncan Mother:     Agnes Smith FHL Film Number:     1041941 Reference ID:     2:17TMKCW
  Christening	6 Mar 1774	Drymen, Stirling, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	DUNCAN JOHN JAMES DUNCAN/AGNES SMITH FR80 (FR80) M 06/03/1774 477/ 10 138 Drymen
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L836-8DY
  Occupation	Bef 1795	Ireland
  	was a clerk for a brother of Agnes in Ireland for a number of years
  Occupation	1799	Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland   [3]
  	Weaver
  Location	1820	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	beside Dalhousie Lake, formerly known as Duncan's lake
  	John Duncan settled on Con 9 Lot 13 East Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, then in 1837 he sold Con 9 Lot 13 East to Wm. Purdon and moved to Lambton County, Ontario.
  Immigration	1820	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	on the Prompt
  	Accompanied by the Brooks, Chalmers, Hamilton, and Morrisons on the ship. (The list of passengers was published in the Sarnia? Observer by Dr Morrison. The Prompt was wrecked on its next voyage.
  Location-Witness	1835	Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  	Concession 1 Lot #66 on the banks of the Perch
  	Role: Witness
  Name	John Maconochie
  Occupation	Business man and school teacher
  Occupation	Aft 1835	Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  	taught school in town of Sarnia - first teacher in town and township of Sarnia
  Occupation	1848-1849	Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  	kept a grocery store in Sarnia
  Residence	Aft 1850	St Clair (Moore Twp), Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  	lived with his grandson John Duncan on the 12th line of Moore
  _UID	6A4FB0AFF19545CA91F79DD8DAB38E80458F
  Death	31 Mar 1856	St Clair (Moore Twp), Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Bunyan Baptist Cemetery, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I7339	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	James Duncan,   b. 1741, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Agnes Smith,   b. Abt 1740   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Jun 1767	Killearn, Stirling, Scotland
  Family ID	F10267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Agnes Thomson,   b. 1778, Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland d. Mar 1812, Scotland (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1795	Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland
  	John came to Canada on the ship Prompt in 1820 with his Grizel "Grace" Duncan (Mrs. James Lockhart)  John Duncan and family. John's first wife Agnes Thomson had died in March 1812 in Scotland, following her death John married a widow Marion Dykes but she did not come to Canada with John and his family.
  Children	1. Frances Duncan,   b. 1797   d. Bef 1810, Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland (Age 12 years) + 2. Marion "May" Duncan,   b. 30 Sep 1799   d. 31 Oct 1881, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) + 3. James "Jimmie" Duncan,   b. May 1801, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 13 Dec 1874, Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 73 years) + 4. Agnes Sarah "Nansie" Duncan,   b. Jul 1803, Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland d. 1885, Poland, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 81 years) + 5. John "Jock" Duncan,   b. 11 Aug 1805, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 8 Mar 1886, Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)   6. Thomas Duncan,   b. 1806, Cambusnethan, North Lanark, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Jeanet Duncan,   b. 19 Feb 1808, Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland d. 12 Nov 1873, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States (Age 65 years)   8. Frances Duncan,   b. 1809, Cambusnethan, North Lanark, Scotland d. Bef 1820, Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F2321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Marion Dykes,   b. 1791, Avondale, Lanark, Scotland d. 1863 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1813	Hamilton, South Lanark, Scotland   [4]
  	DUNCAN JOHN MARION DYKES/FR790 (FR790) 21/03/1813 647/ 30 495 Hamilton
  Children	1. Francis Duncan,   b. 7 Apr 1815, Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland d. 1875 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F10175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Mar 1774 - Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Christening - 6 Mar 1774 - Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Occupation - was a clerk for a brother of Agnes in Ireland for a number of years - Bef 1795 - Ireland Marriage - 5 Nov 1795 - Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland Occupation - Weaver - 1799 - Dalserf Parish, Lanark, Scotland Marriage - 21 Mar 1813 - Hamilton, South Lanark, Scotland Location - beside Dalhousie Lake, formerly known as Duncan's lake - 1820 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Immigration - on the Prompt - 1820 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Location-Witness - Concession 1 Lot #66 on the banks of the Perch - 1835 - Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - taught school in town of Sarnia - first teacher in town and township of Sarnia - Aft 1835 - Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - kept a grocery store in Sarnia - 1848-1849 - Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Residence - lived with his grandson John Duncan on the 12th line of Moore - Aft 1850 - St Clair (Moore Twp), Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Death - 31 Mar 1856 - St Clair (Moore Twp), Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Bunyan Baptist Cemetery, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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