ANDREW BORN 1840-1850 DIED IN llinois parents?

Question

Married to Emma son John.  Want to know if this is the Irish, Scotish heritage also.

Answer 1

My Great Grand Father was Andrew Duryea 2-26-1850 He was born in Charleston Tioga Co. Pa.   His wife was Emma J Bacon Duryea. 12-1855. Emma's, father was Elmer Bacon Jr.  and  his father Elmer Bacon Sr.  They were Quakers. She is buried in Corith Count Il.  Their son John was my Grandfather who was married to Grace Fletcher during the war they volunteered for the Red Cross and then were farmers. Their son Lucian Andrew was my father.

Answer 2

We go back further Rulof Duryea was Andrew's J  father born 2--23-1824 died in 1894.  His mother was Margaret McInroy 5-1-1831. Again Charleston Tioga PA.

Answer 3

Andrew Duryea and Emma Bacon Duryea were my great grandparents. His Father was Ruluf Duryea and yes a direct descendent from Joost Duryea the French Huguenot.  He was born in Nord France.  The spelling was Durie and yes there was a Scotland connection.  The Durie's were given a Scottish Castle on the Durie Fife in the 1200's when Mary Queen of Scots visited.