Bio of Duncan, George (b.1830) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Duncan, George, farmer, is one of the first settlers of Wabasha county,
having located land in the township of Mazeppa June 8, 1855. Four years
later he sold out and settled on section 28, Chester, where he remained
till 1876, when he moved to his present home on section 27, same township.
Here he has one hundred and twenty acres, and has a like amount in 26. In
1872 he served against his will as town supervisor, being induced to
accept the office on account of receiving a unanimous vote. He has always
been a republican. Was reared under Presbyterian teachings, to which he
still adheres. Mr. Duncan was born in Kergill parish, Perthshire,
Scotland, November 2, 1830. He was reared to farm labor, and on passing
his majority (March, 1852) set out for America. He spent three years in
farm labor in Monroe county, New York, and in the Pennsylvania pineries,
and then came here as above related. He butchered and sold the first beef
so handled in Mazeppa in the fall 1855. His capital was very limited when
he came to this state, and his own toil and sagacity have made him
independent. He was married June, 1858, to Martha A., daughter of Lewis
Blunt, one of the pioneers of Mazeppa. After bearing ten children, Mrs.
Duncan was taken away by death, March 16, 1875. Of the children eight
survive, as follow: Minnie (Mrs. William Lancecum, Fort Worth, Texas),
Cynthia A. (Mrs. H. H. Judd, Chester), George J., San Antonio, Texas; the
rest are at home, Ulysses Grant, William W., Verona, Stella May and
Libbie.
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab3.htm
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of the bios on her pages.

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