Farmer.
Born at Carleton Place Lanark County, Ontario on 18 September 1876, son of John and Margaret Hamilton, the family settled in Manitoba and homesteaded that northeast quarter section of 2-4-4W. On 11 June 1907, he married Jennie Irene Campbell (1887-1957) of Hartney and they had three children: Clifford Alexander Hamilton (1908-1957), Elva May Hamilton (1911-2005, wife of Percy Elmer Scharf), and Ruby Irene Hamilton (1925-2020, wife of James Arthur Simpson). He was a trustee of the Manitou Consolidated School. He died at Altamont on 2 September 1952 and was buried in the Manitou Cemetery.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Death registration [Duncan McDonal Hamilton], Manitoba VItal Statistics.
Duncan Hamilton, FindAGrave.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2024
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