The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-17
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These qualities made him many friends the depth
of these friendships being expressed these days
by the many fine tributes which come to the
family. Rev. j. A. Dixon of Bartlesvie, Okla. .,
writes of him as " splendid friend and neighbor'
and few months before Mr.. McDuffee's death.
DIR. Parkhurst, editor of Zion's Herald, wrote in
appreciation of their long, unbroken enjoyable
| and helpful friendship
Mr.. McDuffee has been interested in and help
full to many of the town institutions. The schools
claimed his attention. The Library was often
the gamer because he took up its cause. Proba-
bly,, he instrumental in procuring more gift
volumes TO its shelves than any other person in
| town. 10 the hour of his death, he lived in the
hope that some way of making it free library
would be opened.
The Methodist Church is also indebted to him
for time and thought spent in her service. He
was instrumental in getting the first $1,000 dona'
tion for the memorial EN- parsonage, through ms
members of the Church. He was chairman OF
its building committee. Other departments of
the Church felt his helping hand. On the occa-
sion of the Tooth anniversary of the first Metho-
dist preaching in town, Mr.. McDuffee prepared
an exhaustive history of the Church in Bradford,
which was published in the Opinion, Feb. IA,
1896.
He possessed a number of old documents
among them being the original papers made out
to his great-gTandfather. Daniel McDuffee, in
which he leased 100 acres of land in Moretown,
now Bradford, bearing the date of Feb. Is, 1882
His fund of knowle ledge and his records were
often the occasion of trip to his home to get
at the facts of many cases His townspeople
drew upon this knowledge and so did people from
distance as he had gained wide reputation in
this line of research.
A curious fact in the McDuffee history is that
he and his father voted in every presidential
election this country had from Washington to
Taft. His fathers last presidential vote for
Taylor in lS4S and his first presidential vote was
for Scott in 1852, the year following his fathers
death.
The name Duff" which afterwards became
McDuf (Aic meaning son in Scotch and later
McDufee originated in Scotland in the tenth
century; the family being lineal descendants. of
Duncan McDuff of Macbeth fame and going
back still further) of King Duff, who reigned
sometime between the years 954-97l. Among
the interesting data contained in the McDuffee
records are the authentic family tree back to 1850
and the reason for the change in the name. In
consideration of Duncan McDuff's greta services,
King Malcolm gave him tract of land in the
county. of Fife and added fee TO his name,
indicating gift from the crown. Thus the name
McDuff became McDuffee A further honor
bestowed was a coat of arms typefyng his victory
over Macbeth.
Edward A. ClaypooI. a Chicago geneaogist,
who prepared the genealogy of William Nc Mckinley, |
our martyred president, and who vouched TOR |
ITS accuracy, claims that the Mehinley fanny y |
TO Duncan MacDuff who beheaded Macbeth.
His home has been here most of his life, hrst /
on the home farm and from 1869 at the home
where he died. His health has been excellent /
until the last few years when a complication of
heart and kidney disease sapped bis vitality. /
On March II, 1868, he married Laura Waterman
Df Lebanon, n. H., who died the following Sep
tember He married his second wife. Rosie NJ.
Bill Of Topsham, on June S, 1869. His wife, one
son, Ernest Bill and one brother Horace G.
McDuffee survive him.
Simple and brief funeral services were held at
ais late home, Friday at eleven O'Clock, with
Rev. Z. A. Legg officiating Many friends and
elatives attended. Former Governor Pingree OF
iartand, who was chief executive when Mr..
dcDuffee was In the Senate came 20 pay his
asst respects. The interment was in the cemetery
N the upper plain.
Although Mr. McDufee never united with any
hurch. he seemed TO be Christian at heart
nd died with prayer upon his lips