Gov.
Joseph
Duncan
Born in Paris, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Duncan
and Ann Marie (McLaughlin) Moore
Brother of
Benjamin Davis Moore [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan
— married
13 May 1828 [location unknown]
Father of
James Caldwell Duncan, Henry St. Clair Duncan, Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, Ann Elizabeth Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Julia Smith (Duncan) Kirby, Smith Duncan, Hannah Caldwell Duncan, Ellen Marian Duncan and Catherine Clay Duncan
Died
at age 49
in Jacksonville, Illinois
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by 5th Governor William Lee D. Ewing |
Joseph Duncan 6th Governor of Illinois  |
Succeeded by 7th Governor Thomas Carlin |
Private Joseph Duncan served in the Army in the War of 1812
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Biography
Joseph Duncan is Notable.
Son of Major Joseph Duncan and his wife Ann McLaughlin. He was born in the Duncan Tavern on 22 Feb 1794. [1]
Private Joseph served in the war of 1812-1815 in United States.[2]
In the 1820 census Joseph was in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.[3]
He married Elizabeth Caldwell Smith on 1828. [1][4]Only 3 of their 10 children would live to adulthood.
Their children were:
- James Caldwell Duncan (1822 - 1831)
- Henry St. Clair Duncan (1830 - 1838)
- Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam (1832 - 1903)
- Ann Elizabeth Duncan (1834 - 1852)
- Joseph Duncan (1835 - 1906)
- Julia Smith (Duncan) Kirby (1837 - 1896)
- Smith Duncan (1838 - 1838)
- Hannah Caldwell Duncan (1840 - 1852)
- Ellen Marian Duncan (1841 - 1842)
- Catherine Clay Duncan (1843 - 1844).
As a politician, Duncan first was elected as a delegate in the Illinois House of Representatives and served from 1825 to 1829. He then defeated abolitionist and multi-term Congressman Daniel Pope Cook to represent the Illinois's at-large congressional district in Congress in 1826. He was re-elected twice to the at-large district and in 1832 won a fourth term representing the newly created 3rd district.
He slowly lost favor with the Democrats and his final break with the Democrats occurred in June 1834, when he voted to recharter the Bank of the United States.W
Duncan was elected governor that year without campaigning or even visiting Illinois due to the help of Democrats who were unaware of Duncan's change in politics.
In the 1830 census Joseph was in Morgan, Illinois, United States.[5]
Joseph became the Whig candidate for governor in 1842 but was beaten ut by Thomas Ford.
He died at his home in Jacksonville, Illiniois on 15 Jan 1844. [1]
Slaves
Joseph's household in the 1820 census[3] contains 1 enslaved male aged 45 and over.
Joseph's household in the 1830 census[5] contains 1 enslaved individual.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Duncans of Bourbon county, Kentucky : with notes from other counties ... / copyright ... by Ardery, Julia Spencer, 1889-1977. Pg 12-14
- ↑
Military:
"United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815"
citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 62; FHL microfilm 882,580.
FamilySearch Record: Q29K-SHVB (accessed 11 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G5ZZ-QY8 Image number 00421
Name: Joseph Duncan; Military Service Date: 1812-1815; Military Service Place: United States. - ↑ 3.0 3.1
1820 Census:
"United States Census, 1820"
citing Page: 136; Affiliate Publication Number: M33;
FamilySearch Record: XHLR-Q8B (accessed 11 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYY-W96
Joseph Duncan in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.- Joseph Duncan
- ↑
Marriage:
"District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"
citing p. 328, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,172.
FamilySearch Record: VNT9-FMK (accessed 11 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 939V-7C3C-G4 Image number 01462
Joseph Dunean marriage to Elizabeth Smith on 13 May 1828 in District of Columbia, United States. - ↑ 5.0 5.1
1830 Census:
"Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865"
Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1830; Archive Collection Number: 103.004; Roll Number: 976178; Line: 25
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1079 #1143248 (accessed 11 March 2023)
Joseph Duncan in Morgan, Illinois, USA.
See also:
- Wheeler, William Ogden. 1907. The Ogden family in America
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6624101/joseph-duncan: accessed 24 December 2022), memorial page for Joseph Duncan (22 Feb 1794–15 Jan 1844), Find A Grave: Memorial #6624101, citing Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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