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| Name |
James Duncan |
| Birth |
5 Feb 1828 |
Greenend, Lanarkshire, Scotland  |
| Christening |
4 Apr 1828 |
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
16 Nov 1867 |
EHOUS |
 Census |
1900 |
Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | Years
Married | Children
Born/Living | BirthPlace | BirthPlace
of Father | BirthPlace
of Mother | Immigration
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| 3 | 1856 | James | Duncan | Head | Male | White | Feb | 72 | Married | 0 | | | Scotland | Scotland | Scotland | 1849 | |
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| FamilySearch ID |
KWJ4-PQW |
| Death |
11 Jan 1912 |
Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
13 Jan 1912 |
Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I6456 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
James Duncan, b. 25 Oct 1807, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 1851, Grove Diggings, St. Louis, Missouri, United States (Age 43 years) |
| Mother |
Mary McLauchlin, b. 20 Jan 1809, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1850, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Jun 1827 |
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Family ID |
F4283 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jennette Snedden, b. 24 Apr 1830, Gartsherrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 28 Jul 1914, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
1850 |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Children |
| + | 1. Mary Jennett Duncan, b. 15 Apr 1854, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 16 Dec 1942, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) |
| + | 2. James Duncan, Jr, b. 26 Feb 1857, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 11 Jul 1905, Clear Lake, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 48 years) |
| + | 3. David William Duncan, b. 4 Feb 1859, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 1 Aug 1906, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 47 years) |
| + | 4. John Snedden Duncan, b. 7 Jan 1861, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 5 Jan 1949, La Verkin, Washington, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
| + | 5. Christina Duncan, b. 24 Mar 1863, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 4 Nov 1886, Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United States (Age 23 years) |
| + | 6. Elizabeth Emma Duncan, b. 8 Feb 1866, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 10 Apr 1950, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) |
| | 7. Adam Duncan, b. 3 Feb 1868, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. Mar 1868, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) |
| + | 8. Richard Duncan, b. 8 Jan 1869, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 22 Oct 1931, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 62 years) |
| | 9. George Duncan, b. 27 Aug 1871, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 28 Aug 1871, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) |
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| Family ID |
F3391 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 5 Feb 1828 - Greenend, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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 | Christening - 4 Apr 1828 - Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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 | Marriage - 1850 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 16 Nov 1867 - EHOUS |
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 | Census - 1900 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 11 Jan 1912 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - 13 Jan 1912 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Pioneer
Unknown Companies (1847-1868) Age at departure: 25
James and his wife Janet came to Utah in either 1851 or 1852. Further re s earch is needed to narrow the year of their travel.
James Duncan, son of James Duncan and Mary McLaughlin, was born in Gre e n Edn. Scotland, February 5, 1828. While a young man in Scotland, he h ea rd the Mormon Missionaries preach and was converted to the Mormon Chur ch . He decided to come to America and join the Saints.
When he was twenty-two years old he sailed for America. On the same sh i p was a Scottish girl by the name of Jeanette Sneddon, just two years y ou nger than James. When they got to Pennsylvania they both stopped to ea r n money to continue to Utah. Jeanette worked for a Mrs. Walker who wa s ve ry kind to her and taught her many things about housekeeping.Mrs . Walke r was also very hospitable to James when he came to court Jeanett e. She t old Jeanette to give him food and treat him well. Jeanette was s till wit h Mrs. Walker when she and James were married in 1851.
They crossed the plains in the John S. Higbee company under Captain Jam e s Bay. [The Higbee journal of the crossing is found in the Duncan gene al ogy records. As of 2015, granddaughter Elaine Gordon had a copy of thi s. ]
They settled in Sessions (Bountiful) where they both worked for Anson Ca l l. When Anson was called by Brigham Young to settle Fillmore, Anson to o k James and Jeanette with him to Fillmore. Their first two children, Ma r y Jeanette (Apr. 15, 1854) and James (Feb. 25, 1857) were born there. J am es was pasturing a herd of cows on the tall grass about seven miles so ut h of Fillmore. The soil was not as rocky as it was in Fillmore, an d a sma ll mountain stream ran nearby. He went home and talked it over w ith hi s wife, and she consented to move to the south. They lived in a ca ve on t he side of a hill and after four months several other families jo ined the m. Here David was born, Feb. 4, 1859.
About a year and a half later, James supervised the moving of the town f a rther east as the water could then be taken from the creek. James was s up erintendent of the Sunday School, Bishop's counselor to Bishop Hyrum B el l Bennett, and worked in other positions in the church. More childre n cam e to bless their home: John, born Jan. 7, 1861; Christina, Born Ma r. 24 , 1863; Elizabeth Emma, born Feb. 8, 1866; Adam born Feb. 3, 1868 ; Richar d, born Feb. 8, 1869 and George, Born Aug. 27, 1871.
James Duncan was one of the first four men called-to colonize Meadow . H e was a professional adobe maker and soon made adobes and built the f irs t house in Meadow. He also made adobes for the other houses and som e of t hose still stand. He was very industrious, strictly honest and fai r in al l of his dealings, a fine example for all of the citizens .
James passed away on Jan. 4, 1911 at the age of 83 and is buried besid e h is wife in the Meadow Cemetery.
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