Duncan Murchison

(1801-1870)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Duncan Murchison was born in 1801. He died in 1870.

Places of Residence

• Cumberland County, NC [1].

Occupations

• Cotton manufacturer.

Relatives

• Spouse: Catherine D. Wright (1808-1883) [1]. They had two daughters, Catherine A. Murchison (b. 1834)  [1] and Margaret Murchison (b. 1836)  [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).