Q:Facts: - death place: trafalgar - resting place: buried at sea - caption: captain george duff by henry raeburn - death cause: killed in action - death date: 21 october 1805 - spouse: sophia dirom 1764 -- 1827 - children: norwich 1794 -- 1796 jemima duff 1799 -- 1803 georgina helen duff duff 1803 -- 1832 anna margaret duff 1805 -- 1827 1792 -- 1862 mary anne fotheringham duff - birth date: 1 february 1764 - name: george duff - nationality: sco scottish - image: captain jpg george duff -lrb- 1764 -- 1805 -rrb- . - birth place: banff , scotland - occupation: royal navy officer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george duff .
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captain george duff rn -lrb- c. 1 february 1764 -- 21 october 1805 -rrb- was a british naval officer during the american war of independence , the french revolutionary wars and the napoleonic wars , who was killed by a cannonball at the battle of trafalgar .