Duncans in Bristol Co. MA

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Duncan research files of
Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson
the Genealogy Bug

Last revised October 27, 2009

BRISTOL CO. MA
Formed 1685 from New Plymouth Colony
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1790-1830 Bristol Co. MA Census
        No Duncan indexed

1840 Bristol Co. MA Census
Pg. 93  Lawrence Duncan       2110,01  - 1120,01    Taunton
   318  Julia Ann Dunkins     102      - 0100,001   Dartmouth

1850 Bristol Co. MA Census
City of New Bedford
Pg.230, #241-327, David PIERCE 15 (sic) MA cooper
                  Maria 38 MA
                  Thomas R. 22 & younger
                  John DUNCAN 18 RI sailor
                  Sarah E. 9 RI
                  Lydia 33 MA
                  others
Dartmouth
Pg.438, #478-556, William THOMAS 29 MA butcher
                  Sarah 26 VT
                  Ann E. DUNCAN 16 MA
                  Susan M. THOMAS 4, William A. 3 MA
 

1860 Bristol Co. MA Census
Taunton
Pg.60, #438-510, Jan. L. DUNKAN 31 MA moulder $0-$75
                  C.L. (f) 31 MA
                  R.C. MANCHESTER (f) 11 MA
                  Walter S. 7 MA
                  (MAD: indexed Jason L. Dunkan)
Fairhaven
Pg.418, #499-531, Weston U?. ROBINSON 55 MA merchant $0-$0
                  May B. 53 MA
                  Elizabeth DUCAN 40 IRE domestic
                  Daniel B. FISK 24 MA
Freetown
Pg.677, #1355-1803, Abel G. DUNCAN 58 VT Clergyman C. $0-$0
                  Amelia W. 64 MA
                  Almira ESTES 45 MA
                  Luera A. KING (f) 6 MA
                  Joseph H. CLARK 22 MA $0-$0 idiocy
                  (MAD: 1850 and 1870 Plymouth Co. MA census)
Mansfield
Pg.725, #2197-2614, Andrew DUNCAN 33 IRE Awl polisher $600-$100
                  Robert 7, Mary E. 6, John 4 MA
                  Eliza MURPHY 26 IRE
 

1870 Bristol Co. MA Census
Fall River, Ward 4
Pg.512, #287-703, DUNCAN, John 50 SCT Baptist Clergyman $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary A. 53 NY keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  Mary A. 25 NY no occupation
                  Julia T?. 19 MA no occupation
                  Chas. T?. 8 MA attending school
                  (MAD: 1860 Suffolk Co. MA census, Boston Ward 12)
Fall River, Ward 6
Pg.570, #37-124, DUNCAN, Henry 25 ENG works in Cot mill $0-$0, parents of foreign birth
                  Alice 24 ENG works in cot mill, parents of foreign birth
                  Robert H. 2 ENG at home, parents of foreign birth
New Bedford, Ward 1
Pg.39, #518-644, DUNCAN, George 49 RI master mariner $500-$0
                  Abby 35 MA keeping house
New Bedford, Ward 5
Pg.198, #235-357, LAWRENCE, Ephraim 34 MA paintr $2000-$500
                  Sarah E. 29 MA keeps house
                  Edward 6 MA at school
                  GIFFORD, Braddock (m) 19 MA apprentice
                  DUNCAN, John 54 RI seaman
                  Lydia 52 RI at home
Taunton, Ward 3
Pg.469, #106-176, TALLOR, William B. 32 MA brick mason $2000-$0
                  Mary B. 32 MA keeping house
                  Lenard P. 21 MA carpenter $0-$800
                  DANSON, Henry 19 MA apprentice to carpenter
 

HISTORIES before 1923

"Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families." by H L C, A J Jennings, M Read, H K Bradley, et al; pub. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1912, 2105 pgs. (LH7429; HeritageQuest 5/2007; FHL book 974.4 D2r v.1-3 and film 905,546-905,547)
      Pg.347: (VIII) LEONTINE LINCOLN, son of Jonathan Thayer and Abby (Luscomb), was born Dec. 26, 1846, in Fall River ... In May, 1868, Mr. Lincoln was married to Amelia Sanford, daughter of John Duncan, D.D., and Mary A. (Macowan) Duncan, and their children are: Jonathan Thayer and Leontine, Jr. (MAD: more on Jonathan Thayer Lincoln, born at Fall River Nov. 6, 1869) (MAD: Fall River, Bristol Co. MA)
 

"Massachusetts of to-day : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago" by Henry Austin; ed. by Thomas C. Quinn; pub. Boston: Columbia Pub. Co., 1892, 618 pgs. (LH7414; HeritageQuest 5/2007; FHL film 1,550,238)
      Pg.490: Fall River. LEONTINE LINCOLN, who was born in Fall River Dec. 26, 1846, is descended from Thomas Lincoln, a sturdy New England pioneer, who settled in Taunton in 1652, and is the son of Jonathan Thayer and Abby (Luscomb) Lincoln. ... Mr. Lincoln was married in Fall River, May 12, 1868, to Miss Amelia S. Duncan, daughter of Rev. John Duncan and Mary A. (Macowan) Duncan, who has borne him two children, Jonathan Thayer Lincoln and Leontine Lincoln, Jr. ... (MAD: Fall River, Bristol Co. MA)
 

"Representative men of Massachusetts, 1890-1900 : the leaders in official, business and professional life of the commonwealth." by Alfred S. Roe; pub. Everett, Mass.: Massachusetts Pub. Co., 1898, c1897, 559 pgs. (LH7416; HeritageQuest 5/2007; FHL film 1,550,232)
      Pg.419: LINCOLN, LEONTINE, of Fall River, manufacturer, was born in the city where he has always made his home, December 26, 1846. ... He was married May 12, 1868, to Amelia Sanford, daughter of the Rev. John and Mary A. Duncan. Two children have been born to them, Jonathan Thayer, and Leontine Lincoln, Jr. (MAD: Fall River, Bristol Co. MA)
 

"A history of the town of Queensbury, in the state of New York : with biographical sketches of many of its distinguished men, and some account of the aborigines of northern New York" (Warren Co.) by A.W. Holden; pub. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell, 1874, 548 pgs. (LH7635, HeritageQuest images 6/2007; FHL book 974.751/Q1 H2h and film 851,124 item 6)
      Pg.194: (ca 1842) Elder John Duncan, who had been pastor of the church at Kingsbury street, served the church another year. Elder Duncan has since filled several important pulpits, and attained, several years since, the title and dignity of D.D. He is now pastor of a large church at Fall River, Mass. (MAD: Fall River, Bristol Co. MA)
 

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