Henry M Duncan

Brief Life History of Henry M

When Henry M Duncan was born in 1803, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, his father, Blanch Duncan, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Ann Reed, was 25. He married Elizabeth Weddle on 24 October 1820, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 20 July 1876, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Henry M Duncan
1803–1876
Elizabeth Weddle
1799–1861
Marriage: 24 October 1820
David William Duncan
1820–
Isaac W Duncan
1825–1904
Daniel Duncan
1821–
Nancy Duncan
1824–
Blanch William Duncan Jr
1830–
Mary Duncan
1831–
Elizabeth Duncan
1832–
Catherine Duncan
1838–
Polly Duncan
1838–
Henry M Duncan
1841–1919
Sally Duncan
1844–
Oliver H Hannahan Duncan
1845–

Sources (26)

  • Henry Duncan, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry Duncan, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Henry Duncan, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

Name Meaning

Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Dunecan, itself from the traditional Irish royal name Donnchad(h), derived from donn ‘brown-haired’ + cath ‘battle’. Judging by the Scots form, the Scottish Gaelic intermediary seems to have been understood as containing ceann ‘head’, as if the whole name meant ‘brown head’; compare sense 2. In Ireland the name was Anglicized as Donagh or Donaghue. Compare Donahue .

Irish: used as an Anglicized equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn ‘descendant of Donncheann’, a byname composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + ceann ‘head’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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