The Duffields
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The Fighting Duffields
In the course of my investigations into the Duffields, I found an article that appeared to provide information about my ancestors, but took some sleuthing to confirm.
Finding the Irish Duffields
I thought I’d be stuck in Rhode Island and never able to trace my Duffield family back to Ireland. With just one record, I was able to break through that brick wall.
James Alexander Duffield
James Alexander Duffield emigrated with his parents from Ireland to the United States at age 2 and was orphaned at the age of 18.
George Parker Ferguson ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Mary Ellen Young |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none |
James Duffield ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | |
Children: John Duffield | ||
Siblings: none |
Margaret McGaw ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1829 | Died: 1906 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: John Duffield |
Children: Margaret Duffield, Samuel Duffield | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Immigration: Irish |
John Duffield ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1830 | Died: 1897 |
Father: James Duffield | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Margaret McGaw |
Children: Margaret Duffield, Samuel Duffield | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Robert James Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1855 | Died: 1931 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Margaret Duffield |
Children: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Elizabeth Robinson ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1856 | Died: 1896 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Samuel Duffield |
Children: Mary Ellen Duffield | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Samuel Duffield ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1857 | Died: 1900 |
Father: John Duffield | Mother: Margaret McGaw | Spouse: Elizabeth Robinson |
Children: Mary Ellen Duffield | ||
Siblings: Margaret Duffield | ||
Individual Facts Occupation: Irish |
Hugh Young ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1861 | Died: 1925 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Mary Ellen Duffield |
Children: Mary Ellen Young, Ann (Annie) Isabella Young, Margaret (Maggie) Young, Samuel Young | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Margaret Duffield ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1862 | Died: 1936 |
Father: John Duffield | Mother: Margaret McGaw | Spouse: Robert James Hill |
Children: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Siblings: Samuel Duffield | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Mary Ellen Duffield ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1864 | Died: 1927 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | Spouse: Hugh Young |
Children: Mary Ellen Young, Ann (Annie) Isabella Young, Margaret (Maggie) Young, Samuel Young | ||
Siblings: Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Patrick Joseph Eagan ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1877 | Died: 1932 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Mary Ellen Duffield |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Harry Beaumont Smith Sr. ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1878 | Died: 1952 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Sarah Hill |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: English |
Philip Sidney Watson ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1880 | Died: 1924 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Jennie Hamilton Hill |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none |
Mary Ellen Duffield ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1880 | Died: 1943 |
Father: Samuel Duffield | Mother: Elizabeth Robinson | Spouse: Patrick Joseph Eagan |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none |
Mary Ellen Matheson Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1880 | Died: 1938 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | Spouse: George Owen Dunford Sr. |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
George Owen Dunford Sr. ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1881 | Died: 1957 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Mary Ellen Matheson Hill |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Occupation: English |
Sarah Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1881 | Died: 1943 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | Spouse: Harry Beaumont Smith Sr. |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
James Alexander Duffield ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Samuel Young ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Hugh Young | Mother: Mary Ellen Duffield | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Young, Ann (Annie) Isabella Young, Margaret (Maggie) Young | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Margaret (Maggie) Young ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Hugh Young | Mother: Mary Ellen Duffield | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Young, Ann (Annie) Isabella Young, Samuel Young | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Jennie Hamilton Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1885 | Died: 1934 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | Spouse: Philip Sidney Watson |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Occupation: American |
John Duffield Hill ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Elizabeth Jane Young |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
Chester T. Carpenter ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1887 | Died: 1958 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Margaret (Etta) Hill |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
Elizabeth Jane Young ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: John Duffield Hill |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Margaret (Etta) Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1889 | Died: 1958 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | Spouse: Chester T. Carpenter |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Ann (Annie) Isabella Young ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Hugh Young | Mother: Mary Ellen Duffield | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Young, Margaret (Maggie) Young, Samuel Young | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Mary Ellen Young ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1891 | Died: 1921 |
Father: Hugh Young | Mother: Mary Ellen Duffield | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Ann (Annie) Isabella Young, Margaret (Maggie) Young, Samuel Young | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: Irish |
Elizabeth Major ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Robert James Hill |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
Robert James Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1893 | Died: 1965 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | Spouse: Elizabeth Major |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
George Charles Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1895 | Died: 1969 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | Spouse: Amalia Strobl |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, William E. Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
Alice M. Hill ![]() ![]() |
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Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
Amalia Strobl ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1898 | Died: 1973 |
Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: George Charles Hill |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: none | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
William E. Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1899 | Died: 1904 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, Ernest A. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |
Ernest A. Hill ![]() ![]() |
Born: 1901 | Died: 1960 |
Father: Robert James Hill | Mother: Margaret Duffield | |
Children: none | ||
Siblings: Mary Ellen Duffield, William E. Hill, George Charles Hill, Robert James Hill, Margaret (Etta) Hill, Jennie Hamilton Hill, Sarah Hill, Mary Ellen Matheson Hill | ||
Individual Facts Nationality: American |