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
)
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Thomas William DUNCAN was born 6 December 1808 in Clarks Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas William DUNCAN was the child of David DUNCAN and Mary PERRYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas William married Mahala NICKERSON abt. 1839 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mahala NICKERSON was born 21 April 1816 in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mahala died March 1852 in Sheet Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mahala was the child of John NICKERSON and Dorothy James BURKE.
Thomas William DUNCAN died 2 September 1876 in Whitehead, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Mahala NICKERSON-- Date: abt. 1839 Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mahala NICKERSON was the child of John NICKERSON and Dorothy James BURKE
Children of Thomas William DUNCAN and Mahala NICKERSON:
Zilpha Ann DUNCAN (b.24 November 1844, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 July 1937, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Obediah William CROWELL 6 February 1865
Mahala NICKERSON-- Date: abt. 1839 Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, CanadaMahala NICKERSON was the child of John NICKERSON and Dorothy James BURKE
Children of Thomas William DUNCAN and Mahala NICKERSON:
Zilpha Ann DUNCAN (b.24 November 1844, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 July 1937, Clarks Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Obediah William CROWELL 6 February 1865
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1808 Birth 6 December 1808
Clarks Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of ChildZilpha Ann DUNCAN was born 24 November 1844, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thomas William was 35 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Spouse/PartnerMahala NICKERSON died March 1852, Sheet Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1876 Death 2 September 1876
Whitehead, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 67.
Added: 10/30/2025 1:59:13 PM
- Updated: 11/19/2025 1:20:00 PM
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