Duncans in Cattaraugus Co. NY

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

Last revised August 24, 2007

CATTARAUGUS CO. NY
Formed 1808 from Genesee
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1810-1830 Cattaraugus Co. NY Census
      No Duncan indexed

1840 Cattaraugus Co. NY Census
Machias
Pg.29  James Duncan      1000,0100,1  -  0210,0101
 

1850 Cattaraugus Co. NY Census
S. Valley
Pg.9, #13, James DUNCAN 27 NY farmer
                  Rachael 23 NY
New Albion
Pg.26, #148-151, Charles GOODRICH 41 CAN farmer $2000
                  Jane 41 ENG
                  James DUNCAN 13 CAN
                  Lucy GOODRICH 7, Mary 5 NY
Hinsdale
Pg.140, #172, Reuben DUNCAN 50 NY farmer $800
                  Maria 45 NY
                  Sarah Jane 19, Amelia 17 NY
                  Daniel 14, Margaret 9 NY
                  (MAD: ? son of John Duncan & Jemima Thomas of 1830 Owen Co. IN)
Franklinville
Pg.386, #130-134, Jonas R. BUTTON 29 NY farmer $11300
                  Jane M. 22 SCT
                  ch. 3 & 1 b. NY
                  & others
                  Margaret DUNCAN 15 NY
Lyndon
Pg.406, #451-456, James DUNCAN 45 SCT shoemaker? $700
                  Ann 43 SCT
                  Alexander 12, John 10 NY
                  James Jr. 4 NY
                  Mary A. 7, Thomas 1 NY
                  Christiana 19 SCT
                  Catharine WELCH 70 ENG
 

1860 Cattaraugus Co. NY Census
Lyndon, P.O. Farmersville
Pg.55, #441-423, Jas. DUNCAN 55 ENG shoemaker $900-$900
                  Ann 53 SCT
                  Christiana (f) 30 SCT
                  Alexr. W. 22 NY
                  John 19, Mary A. 17 NY
                  Jas. 14, Thos. 11 NY
                  Hannah R. 4 NY
                  Catherine 80 ENG
South Valley
Pg.642, #39-38, James SMITH 46 IRE farmer $1200-$200
                  Margaret 46 IRE
                  Mary 22 IRE
                  Michael 17, Patrick 15 IRE farm labs.
                  Ann 12, Catharine 10 IRE
                  Michael DUNHAN 4 NY
                  Catharine SMITH 50 IRE seamstress
                  (MAD: indexed Michael Dunkan)
 

1870 Cattaraugus Co. NY Census
Town of Franklinville
Pg.176, #70-74, DUNCAN, Alexander 32 NY farmer $2500-$900
                  Elizabeth 31 SCT keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  William C. 2 NY, mother of foreign birth
Pg.178, #108-116, DUCAN, James 65 ENG shoemaker $0-$570, parents of foreign birth
                  Ann 63 SCT keeping house, parents of foreign birth
                  James 24 NY farm laborer, parents of foreign birth
                  Christina (f) 39 SCT working out, parents of foreign birth
                  Hannah B. 15 NY at home, parents of foreign birth
Humphrey
Pg.255, #71-71, ROBERTS, Aaron 34 NY farmer $1300-$300
                  Catherine 34 NY keeps house
                  Katie 6, Jessie (f) 4 NY
                  DUNKIN, Daniel 37 NY farm laborer
Ischua
Pg.265, #6-6, DUNCAN, Aaron 45 NY farmer $5600-$1500
                  GRANGER, Lester 74 MA farmer
                  CONRAD, Lucinda 55 NY keep house
Lyndon
Pg.311, #86-86, RYTTER, Nelson (m) 47 CT farmer? $4500-$1300?
                  Falove?? (f) 38 NY keep house
                  & family
                  DUNKIN, Frank 18 NY farm laborer
 

MILITARY RECORDS

Index to War of 1812 Pension Applications and Bounty Land Warrant Applications; National Archives Film (FHL film 840,459)
      DUNKIN, Reuben, widow Elizabeth A. (she mar. 1st Mr. Weaver, mar. 2nd Reuben Dunkin, mar. 3rd Mr. Putnam, mar. 4th Mr. Edson), she the 2nd wife of Reuben Dunkin, WC 22486, SC 19662, served in John Kennedy's NY Mil; Sol. res. Cattaraugus & Putnam Cos. NY (MAD: ? Putnam Co. IN?) also Owen Co. IN; widow res. Putnam Co. IN; soldier's first wife Mary (Manning); mar. Nov. 27 1862, Putnamville IN; soldier died Dec. 25, 1873, Quincy, IN, widow died about 1882. (and from "Index to War of 1812 Pension Files, Vol.I" by Virgil D. White)
 

HISTORIES before 1923

"Franklinville, N.Y., in pictures and story" (Cattaraugus Co.) by Roy W. Van Hoesen; pub. Hornell, N.Y.: Hornell Print. Co., 1914, 185 pgs. (LH2732, HeritageQuest images 6/2007; FHL fiche 6,060,992)
      Pg.24: Wash-Easy Manufacturing Co. was established here in the fall of 1913 by Lewis Duncan and John Woodmansee. They continued the business for several months when Mr. Duncan, accompanied by his wife, took charge of the agency and selling part of the business, ...
 

"History of Cattaraugus Co., New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers." by Franklin Ellis; pub. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts, 1879, 650 pgs. (LH3113, HeritageQuest images 6/2007; FHL book 974.794 H2e and film 1,036,588 item 2)
      Pg.323-324: JONAS K. BUTTON was born May 3, 1821, at Machias, Cattaraugus Co. N.Y., ... parents Charles Button and Naomi (Kingsley) Button ... On the 30th day of September, 1845, he married Jane M., daughter of James Duncan, of Franklinville, N.Y. ... In the spring of 1847, Mr. Button, with his family, removed to the town of Franklinville, ... (MAD: nothing said of his children) (MAD: Franklinville, Suffolk Co. NY)
 

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