Harold Edmund Duncan^[1]

1904 - 1935  (31 years)

• Name	Harold Edmund Duncan  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	21 Oct 1904	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Harold Duncan  [4]
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204345912
  _FGRAVE	204345912
  _FSFTID	G3DG-XXG
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3DG-XXG
  _STAT	Never Married
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Burial	Dec 1935	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Death	17 Dec 1935	Prince Albert, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Accident
  	1935, Thursday December 26, 1935, The Almonte Gazette, page 8 Harold Edmund Duncan People of this district were sorry to learn, last week, of the accidental death in Prince Albert, Sask., Tuesday, Dec. 17th, of Harold Edmund Duncan, a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Duncan, 11th line of Ramsay. The late Mr. Duncan was 31 years of age. He was born and educated in Ramsay township and left for the west a year ago last August. In Prince Albert he was employed by the Glass Dairy as a driver and his untimely death occurred while he was performing his duties. While details are lacking it is believed that the horse shied as, he was stepping onto the wagon turning the heavy vehicle over on him. In addition to his parents, deceased is survived by three sisters and seven brothers, namely: Mrs. W. J. Taber (Mabel) of Toronto; Mrs. W. L. Redden (Muriel) of Kingston; Mrs. Allan Lytle (Rae) of Arnprior; Allan, Morden, William, Kenneth, Bert, Gordon and Hugh at home. The funeral was held on Friday, Dec. 20th in Prince Albert, services being conducted by Rev. R. G. McKay of the Presbyterian Church. Among floral offerings from the family and friends was a piece by the. Glass Dairy, employers of the deceased. The following kindly letter of condolence from the Mayor of the city of Prince Albert, was received by the bereaved father: Prince Albert, Sask. December 19, 1935. E. H. Duncan, Esq., Almonte, Ont. Dear Mr. Duncan: I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my sincere sympathy in connection with the death of your son Harold E. Duncan in this city on the 17th instant. I personally knew this young man as, in the course of his duties he called at my home daily and he was very, widely respected and liked by all those with whom he came into contact in the course of his business. The tragedy took place very close .to my own house and. everyone was shocked to hear of the outcome. Your son was of such a happy disposition that he endeared himself to all those with whom he came into contact and there are many citizens in Prince Albert today who feel that his untimely death was a real tragedy. To you and Mrs. Duncan I therefore extend my deepest sympathy and also that, of scores of citizens of this city. Yours sincerely, H, J, FRASER, Mayor
  Person ID	I2883	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Oct 1904 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - Dec 1935 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Accident - 17 Dec 1935 - Prince Albert, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):In Prince Albert he was employed by the Glass Dairy as a driver and his untimely death occurred while he was performing his duties. While details are lacking it is believed that the horse shied as, he was stepping onto the wagon turning the heavy vehicle over on him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Harold Edmund Duncan, person ID G3DG-XXG. (Reliability: 3). [S164] Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959, ((familysearch.org)), accessed 26 Oct 2019), Harold Edmund Duncan; Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab?Harold Edmund Duncan Gender?tab?Male Birth Date?tab?21 Oct 1904 Birthplace?tab?Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario Father's Name?tab?Edward Duncan Mother's Name?tab?Beatrice Miller [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Harold Edmund Duncan," 26 Dec 1935, p. 8. (Reliability: 3). [S132] Family Search Intl., Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription (FMP), ((https://search.findmypast.com/)), accessed 15 Aug 2020), Harold Edmund Duncan; Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?Harold Edmund Last name?tab?Duncan Sex?tab?Male Birth year?tab?1904 Birth date?tab?21 Oct 1904 Father's first name(s)?tab?Edward Father's last name?tab?Duncan Mother's first name(s)?tab?Beatrice Mother's last name?tab?Miller Place?tab?Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada County?tab?Lanark Province?tab?Ontario Country?tab?Canada Batch number?tab?C06113-9 Film number?tab?2210571 Record set?tab?Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Civil Births Collections from?tab?Canada, Americas