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