Capt. Duncan Stewart, Sr

1819 - 1897  (78 years)

• Name	Duncan Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Title	Capt.
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	14 Nov 1819	Newton, Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	14 Nov 1819	Fintry, Stirling, Scotland   [3, 4]
  Residence	Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [4]
  Residence	1850	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Laborer
  Residence	1860	Detroit Ward 1, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Com Merchant
  Residence	1861	Detroit, Michigan, USA   [14]
  Residence	1 Jul 1863	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [13]
  Residence	1870	Detroit Ward 1, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Commission Man
  Residence	1880	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [7]
  	Occupation: Retired merchant; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Died	19 Nov 1897	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [1, 11, 12]
  Buried	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I27143	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Duncan Stewart, in Campsie,   b. Abt 2 Jun 1793, Blarcreich, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 30 May 1867, Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Witherow or Woodrow,   b. 1798, Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 24 Nov 1880, Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	8 Jan 1819	Fintry, Stirling, Scotland   [15, 16]
  Family ID	F9116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Bell,   b. 1821, Scotland ,   d. 1 Apr 1895, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1843	Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Québec, Canada   [10, 17]
  Children	1. Mary Bell Stewart,   b. 18 Jan 1858, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1936, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   2. Duncan Stewart,   b. 16 Jan 1855, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1930, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 75 years)  [natural]   3. Janet A Stewart,   b. 1851, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1883, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 32 years)  [natural]   4. James Stewart,   b. 18 Aug 1845, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1923, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   5. Henry Stewart,   b. 1851, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F9117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Duncan Stewart was born in 1819 in Newton, Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Sometime prior to 1838, Duncan Stewart immigrated to Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada. There was a settlement of Stewarts in Huntingdon from other branches of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich, so it's likely that he followed or accompanied other family members there. Duncan's obituary indicates that he served as a Captain in the Canadian Rebellion of 1838. It does not indicate which side he fought for. In 1843, Duncan Stewart married in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada, to Jane Bell. The marriage register says they were living in Huntingdon, Quebec at the time. After which, they moved to Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada where their first son, James, was born in 1845. There was also a settlement of Stewarts from other branches of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich who lived in North Easthope, Perth, Ontario, Canada, just east of Stratford, who also migrated from Huntingdon, Quebec at the same time. So it's possible that Duncan went with them. In 1845, Duncan immigrated to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, where he became a highly successful and prosperous merchant. In 1850, at age 31, Duncan Stewart was residing in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA with his wife and son, James. He was employed as a labourer. Duncan Stewart was a prominent member of Fort Street Presbyterian Church, founded in 1849. He helped fund the cost of the construction of the new sanctuary in 1855. "When first constructed, Fort Street Presbyterian Church sat in the middle of a wealthy neighborhood where many leaders of industry lived. These leaders envisioned a Protestant church with a congregation that looked a lot like them." (https://www.fortstreet.org/history) in 1860, at age 40, Duncan Stewart was residing in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA with his wife and children. He was employed as a com. (corn?) merchant. In 1863, at age 44, Duncan is listed in U.S. Civil War Draft Registration as being a corn (or cow?) merchant in Detroit, Michigan, USA. In 1870, at age 50, Duncan Stewart was residing in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, with his wife and children. He was employed as a "commission man." In 1880, at age 60, Duncan Stewart was residing on Turnbull Ave in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, with his wife and three of his adult children. He is listed as a retired merchant. Sometime after 1880 Duncan Stewart returned to Fintry, Scotland to erect a gravestone for his parents in Fintry cemetery. Duncan Stewart died in 1897 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. The newspaper article about his son James' ethereal experience around the death of his father, refers to Duncan Stewart as "Capt. Stewart."

  
  

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