flag male ancestor  David  DUNCAN

  (b. 13 August 1765 Petersham, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 2 January 1812 Roseway, Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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David DUNCAN was born 13 August 1765 in Petersham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

David DUNCAN was the child of ?   and   ?

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David  married  Mary PERRY 22 September 1802 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary PERRY  was born abt. 1782 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (East Sandwich) (Forestdale).  Mary died 15 October 1866 in Sheet Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

David DUNCAN died 2 January 1812 in Roseway, Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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flag male ancestor Thomas William DUNCAN (b.6 December 1808, Clarks Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 2 September 1876, Whitehead, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Mahala NICKERSON 1839



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birth1765 Birth
13 August 1765
Petersham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1802 Marriage / Partner
David DUNCAN and Mary PERRY 22 September 1802,

He was 37 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Thomas William DUNCAN was born 6 December 1808, Clarks Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

David was 43 years old.
death1812 Death
2 January 1812
Roseway, Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 46.
Added: 11/19/2025 1:19:27 PM - Updated: 11/19/2025 1:20:13 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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