John Dean Duncanson
John's marker is still standing, can still be read, but most of his family members, do not have markers on their graves. John and Lucy Duncanson were the parents of Robert S. Duncanson, who later became a famous artist.
"Aged 74 yrs, 10 mo, 26 d."
*middle name of Dean by contributor #47468245 on 1-24-2021
** Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
John Dean Duncanson was the father of Famous African-American Painter Robert Seldon Duncanson. According to Robert's Wikipedia page: (No outside links allowed on memorials, but info can be found at Wikipedia).
Suggested: Birthdate/place of 1777 in Virginia
John Dean Duncunson was born in Virginia. The family eventually moved from Virginia to Fayette, Seneca County, NY, and then to Monroe, Michigan about 1828.
In 1820, John is Head of Household in the 1820 US Federal Census, in Fayette, Seneca County, NY. The family consisted of 6 Colored Males, and 2 Colored Females. One of the Males may have been John's father, Charles.
Although Wikipedia says the family moved to Monroe County, Michigan about 1828, they were still in Fayette, Seneca Count, NY, according to the 1830 US Federal Census, as a Colored family of 3 Males and 5 Females. There is a difference in the Gender count between 1820 and 1830.
They are, however, in Ward 1 of the City of Monroe, Michigan, in the 1840 US Federal Census, still as a family of 8.
Prior to the 1850 US Federal Census, only Heads of Household Names were recorded. Age was not.
John Dean Duncanson is found in the 1850 US Federal Census as follows:
Name: John Duncanson
Gender: Male
Race: Mulatto
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1777
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Monroe Ward 1, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Carpenter & Joiner
Industry: Construction
Dwelling Number: 162
Family Number: 168
Household Members Name and Age:
John Duncanson 73
Lucy Duncanson 68
Hanny Duncanson 34
Deane Duncanson 33
Jane Duncanson 21
Charles Duncanson 1
William Duncanson 35
Harriet J. Duncanson 8
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John's age was given as 73, born in Virginia, which computes to a birth year of about 1777.
He is reported in Wikipedia as having had 5 sons. The name of the daughter isn't listed there. It is from the 1850, and subsequent Census Records, that we learn that the daughter was named "Fanny".
The names of the sons (5), from various records, are believed to be as follows:
1) William, bc. 1815 - listed in the 1850 Census as an "Idiot"
2) John Dean, bc. 1817
3) Nathaniel "Nathan", bc. 1817-1818
4) Robert Seldon, b. 1821
5) Simeon G. b. 1822
Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
John's marker is still standing, can still be read, but most of his family members, do not have markers on their graves. John and Lucy Duncanson were the parents of Robert S. Duncanson, who later became a famous artist.
"Aged 74 yrs, 10 mo, 26 d."
*middle name of Dean by contributor #47468245 on 1-24-2021
** Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
John Dean Duncanson was the father of Famous African-American Painter Robert Seldon Duncanson. According to Robert's Wikipedia page: (No outside links allowed on memorials, but info can be found at Wikipedia).
Suggested: Birthdate/place of 1777 in Virginia
John Dean Duncunson was born in Virginia. The family eventually moved from Virginia to Fayette, Seneca County, NY, and then to Monroe, Michigan about 1828.
In 1820, John is Head of Household in the 1820 US Federal Census, in Fayette, Seneca County, NY. The family consisted of 6 Colored Males, and 2 Colored Females. One of the Males may have been John's father, Charles.
Although Wikipedia says the family moved to Monroe County, Michigan about 1828, they were still in Fayette, Seneca Count, NY, according to the 1830 US Federal Census, as a Colored family of 3 Males and 5 Females. There is a difference in the Gender count between 1820 and 1830.
They are, however, in Ward 1 of the City of Monroe, Michigan, in the 1840 US Federal Census, still as a family of 8.
Prior to the 1850 US Federal Census, only Heads of Household Names were recorded. Age was not.
John Dean Duncanson is found in the 1850 US Federal Census as follows:
Name: John Duncanson
Gender: Male
Race: Mulatto
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1777
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Monroe Ward 1, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Carpenter & Joiner
Industry: Construction
Dwelling Number: 162
Family Number: 168
Household Members Name and Age:
John Duncanson 73
Lucy Duncanson 68
Hanny Duncanson 34
Deane Duncanson 33
Jane Duncanson 21
Charles Duncanson 1
William Duncanson 35
Harriet J. Duncanson 8
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John's age was given as 73, born in Virginia, which computes to a birth year of about 1777.
He is reported in Wikipedia as having had 5 sons. The name of the daughter isn't listed there. It is from the 1850, and subsequent Census Records, that we learn that the daughter was named "Fanny".
The names of the sons (5), from various records, are believed to be as follows:
1) William, bc. 1815 - listed in the 1850 Census as an "Idiot"
2) John Dean, bc. 1817
3) Nathaniel "Nathan", bc. 1817-1818
4) Robert Seldon, b. 1821
5) Simeon G. b. 1822
Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
John Dean Duncanson
John's marker is still standing, can still be read, but most of his family members, do not have markers on their graves. John and Lucy Duncanson were the parents of Robert S. Duncanson, who later became a famous artist.
"Aged 74 yrs, 10 mo, 26 d."
*middle name of Dean by contributor #47468245 on 1-24-2021
** Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
John Dean Duncanson was the father of Famous African-American Painter Robert Seldon Duncanson. According to Robert's Wikipedia page: (No outside links allowed on memorials, but info can be found at Wikipedia).
Suggested: Birthdate/place of 1777 in Virginia
John Dean Duncunson was born in Virginia. The family eventually moved from Virginia to Fayette, Seneca County, NY, and then to Monroe, Michigan about 1828.
In 1820, John is Head of Household in the 1820 US Federal Census, in Fayette, Seneca County, NY. The family consisted of 6 Colored Males, and 2 Colored Females. One of the Males may have been John's father, Charles.
Although Wikipedia says the family moved to Monroe County, Michigan about 1828, they were still in Fayette, Seneca Count, NY, according to the 1830 US Federal Census, as a Colored family of 3 Males and 5 Females. There is a difference in the Gender count between 1820 and 1830.
They are, however, in Ward 1 of the City of Monroe, Michigan, in the 1840 US Federal Census, still as a family of 8.
Prior to the 1850 US Federal Census, only Heads of Household Names were recorded. Age was not.
John Dean Duncanson is found in the 1850 US Federal Census as follows:
Name: John Duncanson
Gender: Male
Race: Mulatto
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1777
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Monroe Ward 1, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Carpenter & Joiner
Industry: Construction
Dwelling Number: 162
Family Number: 168
Household Members Name and Age:
John Duncanson 73
Lucy Duncanson 68
Hanny Duncanson 34
Deane Duncanson 33
Jane Duncanson 21
Charles Duncanson 1
William Duncanson 35
Harriet J. Duncanson 8
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John's age was given as 73, born in Virginia, which computes to a birth year of about 1777.
He is reported in Wikipedia as having had 5 sons. The name of the daughter isn't listed there. It is from the 1850, and subsequent Census Records, that we learn that the daughter was named "Fanny".
The names of the sons (5), from various records, are believed to be as follows:
1) William, bc. 1815 - listed in the 1850 Census as an "Idiot"
2) John Dean, bc. 1817
3) Nathaniel "Nathan", bc. 1817-1818
4) Robert Seldon, b. 1821
5) Simeon G. b. 1822
Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
John's marker is still standing, can still be read, but most of his family members, do not have markers on their graves. John and Lucy Duncanson were the parents of Robert S. Duncanson, who later became a famous artist.
"Aged 74 yrs, 10 mo, 26 d."
*middle name of Dean by contributor #47468245 on 1-24-2021
** Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
John Dean Duncanson was the father of Famous African-American Painter Robert Seldon Duncanson. According to Robert's Wikipedia page: (No outside links allowed on memorials, but info can be found at Wikipedia).
Suggested: Birthdate/place of 1777 in Virginia
John Dean Duncunson was born in Virginia. The family eventually moved from Virginia to Fayette, Seneca County, NY, and then to Monroe, Michigan about 1828.
In 1820, John is Head of Household in the 1820 US Federal Census, in Fayette, Seneca County, NY. The family consisted of 6 Colored Males, and 2 Colored Females. One of the Males may have been John's father, Charles.
Although Wikipedia says the family moved to Monroe County, Michigan about 1828, they were still in Fayette, Seneca Count, NY, according to the 1830 US Federal Census, as a Colored family of 3 Males and 5 Females. There is a difference in the Gender count between 1820 and 1830.
They are, however, in Ward 1 of the City of Monroe, Michigan, in the 1840 US Federal Census, still as a family of 8.
Prior to the 1850 US Federal Census, only Heads of Household Names were recorded. Age was not.
John Dean Duncanson is found in the 1850 US Federal Census as follows:
Name: John Duncanson
Gender: Male
Race: Mulatto
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1777
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Monroe Ward 1, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Carpenter & Joiner
Industry: Construction
Dwelling Number: 162
Family Number: 168
Household Members Name and Age:
John Duncanson 73
Lucy Duncanson 68
Hanny Duncanson 34
Deane Duncanson 33
Jane Duncanson 21
Charles Duncanson 1
William Duncanson 35
Harriet J. Duncanson 8
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John's age was given as 73, born in Virginia, which computes to a birth year of about 1777.
He is reported in Wikipedia as having had 5 sons. The name of the daughter isn't listed there. It is from the 1850, and subsequent Census Records, that we learn that the daughter was named "Fanny".
The names of the sons (5), from various records, are believed to be as follows:
1) William, bc. 1815 - listed in the 1850 Census as an "Idiot"
2) John Dean, bc. 1817
3) Nathaniel "Nathan", bc. 1817-1818
4) Robert Seldon, b. 1821
5) Simeon G. b. 1822
Findagrave Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245) on 1-25-2021
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