Again death has called one of our early settlers in the passing away of Elias Duncanson at his home in this city, Monday, June 26 at 1 o'clock p.m. Elias Edward, oldest son of Jeremiah and Mary Kinnie Duncanson, was born in Gaspereau Horton, King's County, Nova Scotia, February 22, 1853. He joined the Baptist church at Gaspereau when a youth and clung to this same faith throughout his life, helping to haul the material from Eau Claire to build the old Baptist Church here in Mondovi. Soon after the death of his mother, he and his brother Owen left Nova Scotia arriving at the home of their uncle, Bill Duncanson near Stockton Minnesota, in the spring of 1879, coming to the home of his aunt, Eunice, (Mrs Robert Harvey), father of James Harvey Sr., on Christmas day of the same year. Soon the rest of the Duncanson family, with the exception of one sister, Eunice, who remained in Nova Scotia, came to the States and settled near Stockton, later moving to St. Paul. Elias, however, remained at Mondovi, working for various farmers until the spring of 1880, when he purchased the farm about three miles west of town, known as the old Duncanson farm. Fifty years ago, on July 29, 1883, Mr Duncanson was united in marriage with Julia Wold of Mondovi. To this union six children were born: Mable, Mrs Frank Walker of Portland Oregon; Viola, Mrs Joe Nogle, of Hastings Minnnesota; Eunice, Mrs Frank Parr, and Edward, Julius and Milo, all of Mondovi. The family remained on the old farm until the spring of 1920, when they purchased and moved onto the Walker farm in the city of Mondovi, which they still own. When Mr. Duncanson and his brother reached Stockton, Minnesota, their worldly wealth consisted of fifty cents, but with the aid of Scotch thrift, inherited from Mr. Duncanson's ancestors and by hard work and careful planning by both himself and his wife, he was able to spend his last years in peace and comfort, free from financial worries, on the farm he loved.

Mondovi Herald, July 7, 1933