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Duncan, Chapman, 1812-1900

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1812 - 1900

Biography

Chapman Duncan (1812-1900) was an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Chapman Duncan was born July 1, 1812, Bath, New Hampshire, to John Duncan and Betsy Taylor Putnam. At the age of 21, in 1833, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Duncan was a member of the Mormon Battalion and was involved in the early historical events of the church in Nauvoo, Illinois, including serving in the Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission in 1844. In 1938, Duncan married Rebecca Rose in Lee, Iowa. His family traveled with the Willard Richards Company across the plains to Utah in 1848. Duncan served as Captain of 1st Ten in the second company. He was called to help settle Iron County, Utah, in 1851. Duncan also travelled across the plains with the Chester Loveland Company in 1857, serving as company chaplain. He was a missionary, serving in the China Mission from 1852 to 1853, as well as in Vermont and Virginia. Duncan died December 22, 1900, in Loa, Utah.

Citation:
Ancestry and decendants of Chapman Duncan, 1991:p. 80 (b. 07-01-1812; d. 12-22-1900) He Church History Biographical Database, via www, June 18, 20224 (Born in Bath, New Hampshire; baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 25, 1833 at age 21; Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission in 1844; Traveled in Willard Richards Company (1848), Captain of 1st Ten in the second company; Served in China Mission, 1852-1853; Traveled in Chester Loveland Company (1857), company chaplain;

FamilySearch, June 18, 2024 (son of John Duncan and Betsy Taylor Putnam; member of the Mormon Battalion; involved in the early historical events of the church in Nauvoo, Illinois. Served missions in Vermont, Virginia, and China; married Rebecca Rose May 21, 1838, in Lee, Iowa; died December 22, 1900 at Loa, Utah)

Chapman Duncan autobiography and journal, (called to settle Iron County, Utah)

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Chapman Duncan diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239140756]
Identifier: MSS SC 849
Scope and Contents Contains a handwritten diary kept by Chapman Duncan, written from 1852 to 1861. The volume contains an autobiography, journal entries, school attendance roles, notes about the number of students Duncan taught, and a portion of a constitution and set of bylaws of the original Iron City Mine in Iron County, Utah. In his autobiography, Duncan briefly mentions his service with the Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign in Virginia, his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to...
Dates: 1852-1861
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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