James Henry Duncan (1793 - 1869)

Born 5 Dec 1793 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Feb 1869 at age 75 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

James Duncan is Notable.

James Henry DUNCAN

• attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., and was graduated from Harvard University in 1812; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Haverhill;
• an active militia officer, and attained the rank of colonel;
• president of the Essex Agricultural Society;
• member of the State house of representatives in 1827, 1837, 1838, and again in 1857;
• served in the State senate 1828-1831;
• delegate to the Whig National Convention at Harrisburg, Pa., in 1839;
• appointed commissioner in bankruptcy in 1841;
• elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853);
• engaged in the real-estate business;^[1]

James Henry Duncan, son of James Duncan & Rebecca White, was born on 5 December 1793 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

James H Duncan married Mary Willis on 28 June 1826 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

In the 1850 census James H Duncan (age 56) was in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[4]

James Henry Duncan, son of James Duncan & Rebecca W. Duncan, died (age 75) on 8 February 1869 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[5] James Henry Duncan was mentioned on a memorial in Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 8 February 1869.^[6] His obituary was printed in the Boston Evening Transcript on 9 February 1869 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[7]

James H Duncan's will passed probate on 9 March 1869 in Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[8]

Bequests were made to:

• Mary Willis Duncan, Wife
• Samuel W. Duncan, Son
• Rebecca W. Duncan, Daughter
• Mary D. Harris, Daughter
• Elizabeth D. Murnger, Daughter
• George W. Duncan, Son
• Caroline Duncan, Daughter
• Margaret Duncan, Daughter

Sources

1. ↑ Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000532
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007410910; FHL microfilm: 14767
   FamilySearch Record: FZ39-QRF (accessed 9 March 2024)
   James Henry Duncan born on 5 Dec 1793, son of James Duncan & Rebecca White, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004277237; FHL microfilm: 818094; Record number: 276; Packet letter: C
   FamilySearch Record: FHRF-46V (accessed 9 March 2024)
   James H Duncan marriage to Mary Willis on 28 Jun 1826 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 27; Digital film/folder number: 004194643; FHL microfilm: 14707; Image number: 548; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01120-7
   FamilySearch Record: MD9L-Y1K (accessed 9 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6DS4-F71
   James H Duncan (56) in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
5. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004221409; FHL microfilm: 960194; Record number: 526; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: NWZF-JL6 (accessed 9 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QCS-Q4J Image number 208
   James Henry Duncan death 8 Feb 1869 (age 75), son of James Duncan & Rebecca W. Duncan, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #16209642 (accessed 9 March 2024)
   Memorial page for James Henry Duncan (5 Dec 1793-8 Feb 1869), citing Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Section R Lot 415/41); Maintained by Find a Grave.
7. ↑ 1869 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, Massachusetts) Tue, Feb 9, 1869, page 2
   Newspapers Clip: 143040065 (accessed 9 March 2024)
8. ↑ Will: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
   Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #3592697 (accessed 9 March 2024)
   Will of James H Duncan of Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, granted probate on 9 Mar 1869.

• Wikipedia

• Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography. United States: D. Appleton, 1887. Vol. II Page 255

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