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.
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George Parker Ferguson  
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| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Mary Ellen Young |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
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James Duffield
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| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | |
| Children: John Duffield | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
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Margaret McGaw 
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Born: 1829 | Died: 1906 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: John Duffield |
| Children: Margaret Duffield, Samuel Duffield | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Immigration: Irish | ||
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John Duffield
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Born: 1830 | Died: 1897 |
| Father: James Duffield | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Margaret McGaw |
| Children: Margaret Duffield, Samuel Duffield | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: Irish | ||
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Robert James Hill
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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 | ||
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Elizabeth Robinson
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Born: 1856 | Died: 1896 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Samuel Duffield |
| Children: Mary Ellen Duffield | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: Irish | ||
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Samuel Duffield
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Born: 1857 | Died: 1900 |
| Father: John Duffield | Mother: Margaret McGaw | Spouse: Elizabeth Robinson |
| Children: Mary Ellen Duffield | ||
| Siblings: Margaret Duffield | ||
| Individual Facts Occupation: Irish | ||
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Hugh Young
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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 | ||
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Margaret Duffield
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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 | ||
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Mary Ellen Duffield
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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 | ||
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Patrick Joseph Eagan
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Born: 1877 | Died: 1932 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Mary Ellen Duffield |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: Irish | ||
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Harry Beaumont Smith Sr.
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Born: 1878 | Died: 1952 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Sarah Hill |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: English | ||
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Philip Sidney Watson
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Born: 1880 | Died: 1924 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Jennie Hamilton Hill |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
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Mary Ellen Duffield
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Born: 1880 | Died: 1943 |
| Father: Samuel Duffield | Mother: Elizabeth Robinson | Spouse: Patrick Joseph Eagan |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
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Mary Ellen Matheson Hill
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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 | ||
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George Owen Dunford Sr.
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Born: 1881 | Died: 1957 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Mary Ellen Matheson Hill |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Occupation: English | ||
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Sarah Hill
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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 | ||
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James Alexander Duffield
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| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: Irish | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Jennie Hamilton Hill
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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 | ||
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John Duffield Hill
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| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Elizabeth Jane Young |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: American | ||
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Chester T. Carpenter
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Born: 1887 | Died: 1958 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Margaret (Etta) Hill |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: American | ||
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Elizabeth Jane Young
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| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: John Duffield Hill |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: Irish | ||
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Margaret (Etta) Hill
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Mary Ellen Young
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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 | ||
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Elizabeth Major
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| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: Robert James Hill |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: American | ||
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Robert James Hill
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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 | ||
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George Charles Hill
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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 | ||
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Alice M. Hill
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| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: American | ||
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Amalia Strobl
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Born: 1898 | Died: 1973 |
| Father: Unspecified | Mother: Unspecified | Spouse: George Charles Hill |
| Children: none | ||
| Siblings: none | ||
| Individual Facts Nationality: American | ||
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William E. Hill
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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 | ||
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Ernest A. Hill
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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 | ||