James Morden Duncan^[1]

1909 - 1993  (84 years)

• Name	James Morden Duncan  [2]
  Birth	23 Sep 1909	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Morden Duncan  [2]
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204375382
  _FGRAVE	204375382
  _FSFTID	G372-ZVB
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G372-ZVB
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	14 Dec 1993	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com
  	1993, Wednesday December 22, The Almonte Gazette page 12 DUNCAN - In hospital, Almonte, Ontario on Tuesday December l4th, 1993. James Morden Duncan (Former President of N.L.A.S.). In His 85th Year. Beloved husband the late Mary Ethel McKay. Dear father of Bruce (Janet), Almonte; Barbara Ann (Mrs. Glenn Mackey) Spencerville; Sandra (Mrs. Tony Bullock), Pakenham. Loving grandfather of Craig and Alison Duncan; Paul, Scan and Jennifer Mackey; Jason, Marcia and Jamie Bullock. Dear brother of Mable (Mrs. Bill Taber); Muriel (Mrs. Leland Redden); Rae (Mrs. Allan Lytle); Bill (Shirley); Ken (Helen); Gordon (Mary) and Hugh (Margaret). Predeceased by three brothers Harold, Allan and Bert Duncan and infant son Robert. Friends called at the Kerry Funeral Home, 154 Elgin Street, Almonte. Funeral Service was in the Chapel on Friday. Rev. Ted Colwell officiated. Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery.
  Burial	17 Dec 1993	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plots F257 to F288 1785 M. Ethel McKay 1917 - 1981 Her husband J. Morden Duncan 1909 - 1993 son Robert J. Aug 23 - Sept 2, 1952
  Person ID	I2864	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Edmund Harvey Duncan,   b. 20 Jan 1878, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Dec 1951, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Beatrice Fedora Miller,   b. 4 May 1881, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 May 1969, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1903	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ethel McKay,   b. 23 Jan 1916, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Jul 1981, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1942	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Bruce Edmund Duncan,   b. 22 Oct 1943, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Sep 2016, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Robert John Duncan,   b. 23 Aug 1952, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Sep 1952, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Sep 1909 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 26 Sep 1942 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com - 14 Dec 1993 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 17 Dec 1993 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James Morden Duncan the third son of Edmund H. Duncan and Beatrice Miller was born September 23, 1909 in Ramsay Township Lot 10 Concession 11. Morden married Mary Ethel McKay September 26,1942. They had four children Bruce, Barbara, Sandra and John Robert. John Robert (1952-1952). Morden received his education at S.S.#12 Ramsay and Almonte High School. When Morden left school he worked on the farm for his father which at that time was mixed farming. He later bought the farm from his father; his father and mother retiring to live in Carleton Place, Ontario. Morden raised purbred Yorkshire pigs, taking a keen interest in showing them at all the local fairs in the Ottawa Valley. He set up his own chicken hatchery. In 1965 his son Bruce graduated from Guelph Agricultural College and returned home to the farm. Morden and his son Bruce went into dairy farming. Morden retired in 1985 his son Bruce with his wife Janet and their two children Craig and Alison continuing dairy farming on the Duncan Homestead. Morden was a member of the North Lanark Agriculture Society for many years and a former President. A member of the Almonte Curling Club and an active curler. He was a member of the Almonte United Church of which he was an elder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Sandy Bullock Family Tree File. [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 11 Mar 2017, "Deaths J Morden Duncan," 14 Dec 1993, p. 12. (Reliability: 3). DUNCAN - In Hospital, Almonte, Ontario on Tuesday December 14th, 1993, James Morden Duncan (Former President of N.L.A.S). In his 85th Year. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ethel McKay. Dear father of Bruce (Janet), Almonte; Barbara Ann (Mrs Glenn Mackey) Spencerville; Sandra (Mrs Tony Bullock), Pakenham. Loving grandfather of Craig and Alison Duncan; Paul, Scan and Jenniffer Mackey; Jason, Marcia and Jamie Bullock. Dear brother of Mable (Mrs Bill Taber); Muriel (Mrs Leland Redden); Rae (Mrs Allan Lytle); Bill (Shirley); Ken (Helen); Gordon (Mary); and Hugh (Margaret). Predeceased by three brothers Harol, Allan, and Bert Duncan and infant son Robert. Friends called at the Kerry Funeral Home, 154 Elgin Street, Almonte. Funeral Service was in the Chapel on Friday. Rev Ted Colwell officiated. Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery.