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    Joseph Duane MAJOR

    Male 1929 - 2006  (77 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Joseph Duane MAJOR was born on 25 Jan 1929 in Mesa, AZ (son of Heber LeRoy MAJOR and Rosezilla CLUFF); died on 22 Mar 2006 in Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UT.

      Notes:

      He used his middle name Duane. In 1985 he and his wife Joanna b. 1932 were living in Pleasant Grove, UT.


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Heber LeRoy MAJOR was born on 14 Jun 1891 in Bountiful, Davis Co., UT (son of William Duncombe MAJOR, Sr. and Virginia Faithful MCMASTER); died on 30 Apr 1930 in Mesa, Maricopa, AZ.

      Notes:

      WWI draft registration card dated June 5, 1917. In 1940 she was living in San Antonia, Los Angeles Co., CA with her children.

      Heber married Rosezilla CLUFF on 01 Jan 1915 in Thatcher, Graham Co., AZ. Rosezilla (daughter of William K. CLUFF) was born on 21 Jun 1894 in Thatcher, Graham Co., AZ; died on 22 Feb 1976 in South Gate, Los Angeles Co., CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    2. 3.  Rosezilla CLUFF was born on 21 Jun 1894 in Thatcher, Graham Co., AZ (daughter of William K. CLUFF); died on 22 Feb 1976 in South Gate, Los Angeles Co., CA.
      Children:
      1. Leroy Cluff MAJOR was born on 31 Oct 1915 in Mesa, AZ; died on 25 Jun 2000 in Yorba Linda, Orange Co., CA.
      2. Virginia MAJOR was born on 02 Aug 1917 in Mesa, AZ; died on 07 Jun 2007 in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA.
      3. Emma Kathleene MAJOR was born on 12 Mar 1922 in Meza, AZ; died on 01 May 1986 in Anaheim, Orange Co., CA.
      4. 1. Joseph Duane MAJOR was born on 25 Jan 1929 in Mesa, AZ; died on 22 Mar 2006 in Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UT.


    Generation: 3

    1. 4.  William Duncombe MAJOR, Sr. was born on 13 Jul 1847 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng. (son of Robert MAJOR and Harriet HULBERT); died on 07 Jul 1925 in Layton, Davis, UT; was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, UT.

      Notes:

      His first wife remarried to Arthur J. Cushing Dec. 24, 1870. His third wife may have been a Finley. She may have been previously married.

      William married Virginia Faithful MCMASTER on 30 Aug 1869 in Salt Lake City, UT. Virginia (daughter of William Athol MCMASTER and Margaret Drummond FERGUSON) was born on 09 Jul 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scot.; died on 18 Apr 1904 in Layton, Davis Co., UT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    2. 5.  Virginia Faithful MCMASTER was born on 09 Jul 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scot. (daughter of William Athol MCMASTER and Margaret Drummond FERGUSON); died on 18 Apr 1904 in Layton, Davis Co., UT.
      Children:
      1. Grace Millicent MAJOR was born on 15 Sep 1870 in Salt Lake City, UT; died on 19 Jan 1917 in Thatcher, Graham Co., AZ.
      2. William Duncombe MAJOR, Jr. was born on 27 Jun 1872 in Salt Lake City, UT; died on 20 Jul 1873 in Salt Lake City, UT; was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, UT.
      3. Margaret Elvina MAJOR was born on 06 Jun 1874 in Salt Lake City, UT; died on 17 Nov 1942 in Ogden, Weber Co., UT; was buried in West Point Memorial Park, UT.
      4. Harriet MAJOR was born on 04 Feb 1876 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT; died on 20 Apr 1956 in Ogden, Weber Co., UT; was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, UT.
      5. Albert Athol MAJOR was born on 13 Mar 1878 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT; died on 04 May 1957 in Ogden, Weber Co., UT; was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, UT.
      6. Dora Elizabeth MAJOR was born on 06 Mar 1881 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT; died on 30 Nov 1970 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA.
      7. Donald Henderson MAJOR was born on 06 Mar 1881 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT; died on 07 Jul 1950 in Centerville, Davis Co., UT; was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, UT.
      8. Robert Bruce MAJOR, Sr. was born on 13 May 1883 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT; died on 13 Jan 1964 in Bountiful, Davis Co., UT; was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, UT.
      9. Leona MAJOR was born on 30 Nov 1885 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT; died on 17 Mar 1973 in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete Co., UT; was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, UT.
      10. Fredrick Reynoldo MAJOR was born on 21 Jul 1888 in Bountiful, Davis Co., UT; died on 26 Jun 1984 in Kanab, Kane Co., UT; was buried in Kanab, Kane Co., UT.
      11. 2. Heber LeRoy MAJOR was born on 14 Jun 1891 in Bountiful, Davis Co., UT; died on 30 Apr 1930 in Mesa, Maricopa, AZ.

    3. 6.  William K. CLUFF
      Children:
      1. 3. Rosezilla CLUFF was born on 21 Jun 1894 in Thatcher, Graham Co., AZ; died on 22 Feb 1976 in South Gate, Los Angeles Co., CA.


    Generation: 4

    1. 8.  Robert MAJOR was born on 04 Dec 1804 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng. (son of Sir John MAJOR and Ann WARE); died on 17 Jul 1849 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng..

      Robert married Harriet HULBERT on 01 Aug 1831 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.. Harriet (daughter of Richard HULBERT and Millicent CARPENTER) was born on 05 Jan 1811 in Wickham, Hampshire, Eng.; died on 19 Jan 1881 in Hooper, Weber Co., UT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    2. 9.  Harriet HULBERT was born on 05 Jan 1811 in Wickham, Hampshire, Eng. (daughter of Richard HULBERT and Millicent CARPENTER); died on 19 Jan 1881 in Hooper, Weber Co., UT.

      Notes:

      Harriet was christened in Whitchurch, Hampshire on Feb. 3, 1811. Robert died in a cholera epidemic in 1849. Charles and Harriet arrived in New York, NY aboard the 'Amazon' on July 20, 1863 from London, Eng. Possibly her son William Major was with them. After they arrived in New York, they were herded into box cars and went west until they were able to meet a wagon train of Mormons and continue on to Salt Lake City. They both left the Anglican Church and joined the Mormons. Her third husband Samuel had been previously married to Sarah Dilley in 1852 in England and they had five children. After his divorce from Harriet, he remarried Rachel Taylor in 1968 and they had nine children.

      Children:
      1. Harriet Mary MAJOR was born on 15 Aug 1832 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.; died on 19 Feb 1918 in Wembley, Middlesex, Eng..
      2. Sarah Bettina MAJOR was born on 30 Dec 1834 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.; died on 17 Mar 1837 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng..
      3. George Henry MAJOR was born on 04 Jun 1837 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.; died on 28 Feb 1915 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng..
      4. Millicent Ann MAJOR was born on 25 Apr 1840 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.; died in 1925 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng..
      5. Robert John MAJOR was born on 18 Jun 1844 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng..
      6. 4. William Duncombe MAJOR, Sr. was born on 13 Jul 1847 in Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.; died on 07 Jul 1925 in Layton, Davis, UT; was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, UT.

    3. 10.  William Athol MCMASTER

      William married Margaret Drummond FERGUSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    4. 11.  Margaret Drummond FERGUSON
      Children:
      1. 5. Virginia Faithful MCMASTER was born on 09 Jul 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scot.; died on 18 Apr 1904 in Layton, Davis Co., UT.



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