[WED]William Brown Duckett
John Hayward
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:45:17 +0100
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Hello there
Thenearest William Duckett I can see in the Wedmore C of E registers is =
William Duckett, baptised 18th October 1846. Do you think he was the =
one? Is there anywhere a note of his father's name? His mother could =
have been a Brown.
John V Hayward
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From: Cory & Kristen=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:40 PM
Subject: [WED]William Brown Duckett
The 1880 United States Census on Ancestry. com Has the Duckett's how =
=3D
> ever it is missed spelled Duckell
> Duckett, William B. Married, 36, Farmer, Born Eng.
> Phebe, 35, Keeping House, Born Eng.
> Ham, Robert F., 10, Born IA
> Duckett, Minnie F., 2, Born IA
>=20
> Death of William Duckett
> Died at his home, near Alta, Friday evening, May 26, 1899, William =
Brown =3D
> Duckett, age 54 years, nine months and 26 days.
> Deceased was born Wedmore, Somersetshire, England, July 30, 1844. =
In =3D
> his own native land he grew to manhood. His father died when he was =
by =3D
> the young boy and thus he was left alone to fight his own way in the =
=3D
> world, but he was sober and industrious and always ready to make a =
=3D
> living at any honorable work offered. When young he married Miss =
Maria =3D
> Allen, who live but four brief months, when she gave up this life =
for a =3D
> better one in the eternal world. In May, 1867, he came to America, =
=3D
> locating your Dyersville, Iowa. In that county he spent several =
years, =3D
> on a farm. In February 1875, he was married to Miss Phoebe A. Ham. =
But =3D
> one child, their daughter Minnie was born to them. They came to =
Buena =3D
> Vista County in 1875, first settling on a farm now occupied by =
Joseph =3D
> Allen, and five years later moving into the farm where he died.
> Mr. Duckett was a quiet unassuming man, but kind to everybody. His =
=3D
> motto was to speak well of a person or not at all. He was converted =
=3D
> about 30 years ago and at once united with the M. E. Church, of =
which he =3D
> remained a consistent member until his death. His religion was a =
=3D
> practical kind. He did not talk much about his religion, but =
practiced =3D
> it in his dealings with his fellow men and in visiting his =
neighbors. =3D
> On the 23rd day of last December he slipped and fell, breaking three =
of =3D
> his ribs. From this accident he only partially recovered. Shortly =
=3D
> after his fall he suffered a severe attack of La grippe and his =3D
> condition cause the family great anxiety. Finally the physician =
decided =3D
> that an abscess was forming on his left lung and that he had been a =
=3D
> short time to live. During his last sickness, he showed real =
Christian =3D
> fortitude as well as a beautiful character of the man. He would =
have =3D
> been glad to live for his wife and daughter but with perfect =
resigned to =3D
> his condition and frequently said "It is alright whichever way it =
goes =3D
> for I am in the Lords hands. Last Friday he grew worse the rapidly =
=3D
> about eight o'clock in evening his spirit to flight to be with God.
> William Duckett was a good man, of whom no one can say anything =
wrong. =3D
> In death he gave evidence of his great faith in God; and convinced =
those =3D
> standing around his bed of the comfort of the Christian religion at =
the =3D
> hour of death.
> The funeral services conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. of =
the =3D
> Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon. Burial was made at the =3D
> Woodlawn Cemetery.
> This information is provided by Alta Advertiser Jun. 2, 1899.
>=20
> Kristen Watts, Alta, Iowa
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thenearest William Duckett I can see in =
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was the one? Is there anywhere a note of his father's name? His mother =
could=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 28, =
2004 7:40=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WED]William Brown =
Duckett</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>The 1880=20
United States Census on Ancestry. com Has the Duckett's how =
=3D<BR>> ever it=20
is missed spelled Duckell<BR>> Duckett, William B. Married, 36, =
Farmer,=20
Born=20
=
Eng.<BR>> &=
nbsp; =20
Phebe, 35, Keeping House, Born Eng.<BR>> Ham, Robert F., 10, Born=20
IA<BR>> Duckett, Minnie F., 2, Born IA<BR>> <BR>> Death of =
William=20
Duckett<BR>> Died at his home, near Alta, Friday evening, May 26, =
1899,=20
William Brown =3D<BR>> Duckett, age 54 years, nine months and 26=20
days.<BR>> Deceased was born Wedmore, Somersetshire, England, July =
30,=20
1844. In =3D<BR>> his own native land he grew to =
manhood. His=20
father died when he was by =3D<BR>> the young boy and thus he was =
left alone=20
to fight his own way in the =3D<BR>> world, but he was sober and =
industrious=20
and always ready to make a =3D<BR>> living at any honorable work=20
offered. When young he married Miss Maria =3D<BR>> Allen, who =
live but=20
four brief months, when she gave up this life for a =3D<BR>> better =
one in=20
the eternal world. In May, 1867, he came to America, =3D<BR>> =
locating=20
your Dyersville, Iowa. In that county he spent several years, =
=3D<BR>>=20
on a farm. In February 1875, he was married to Miss Phoebe A. =
Ham. =20
But =3D<BR>> one child, their daughter Minnie was born to =
them. They=20
came to Buena =3D<BR>> Vista County in 1875, first settling on a =
farm now=20
occupied by Joseph =3D<BR>> Allen, and five years later moving into =
the farm=20
where he died.<BR>> Mr. Duckett was a quiet unassuming man, but =
kind to=20
everybody. His =3D<BR>> motto was to speak well of a person =
or not at=20
all. He was converted =3D<BR>> about 30 years ago and at once =
united=20
with the M. E. Church, of which he =3D<BR>> remained a consistent =
member=20
until his death. His religion was a =3D<BR>> practical =
kind. He=20
did not talk much about his religion, but practiced =3D<BR>> it in =
his=20
dealings with his fellow men and in visiting his neighbors. =
=3D<BR>> On=20
the 23rd day of last December he slipped and fell, breaking three of =
=3D<BR>>=20
his ribs. From this accident he only partially =
recovered. =20
Shortly =3D<BR>> after his fall he suffered a severe attack of La =
grippe and=20
his =3D<BR>> condition cause the family great anxiety. =
Finally the=20
physician decided =3D<BR>> that an abscess was forming on his left =
lung and=20
that he had been a =3D<BR>> short time to live. During his =
last=20
sickness, he showed real Christian =3D<BR>> fortitude as well as a =
beautiful=20
character of the man. He would have =3D<BR>> been glad to =
live for his=20
wife and daughter but with perfect resigned to =3D<BR>> his =
condition and=20
frequently said "It is alright whichever way it goes =3D<BR>> for I =
am in the=20
Lords hands. Last Friday he grew worse the rapidly =3D<BR>> =
about eight=20
o'clock in evening his spirit to flight to be with God.<BR>> =
William=20
Duckett was a good man, of whom no one can say anything wrong. =
=3D<BR>>=20
In death he gave evidence of his great faith in God; and convinced =
those=20
=3D<BR>> standing around his bed of the comfort of the Christian =
religion at=20
the =3D<BR>> hour of death.<BR>> The funeral services conducted =
by the=20
writer, assisted by Rev. of the =3D<BR>> Presbyterian Church on =
Sunday=20
afternoon. Burial was made at the =3D<BR>> Woodlawn =
Cemetery.<BR>>=20
This information is provided by Alta Advertiser Jun. 2, 1899.<BR>> =
<BR>>=20
Kristen Watts, Alta, =
Iowa</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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