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Recognizing the 110th Birthday of Elsada Miriam Duncan
WHEREAS, on January 15, 1908 Elsada Miriam Duncan was born to Charles Duncan and
Grace-Ann Duncan in Brainerd, St. Mary, Jamaica, the seventh of their thirteen
children; and
WHEREAS, when Ms. Duncan was a young woman she moved to Kingston, Jamaica, where
she spent her time as an entrepreneur who started her own merchandising
dressmaking business; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Duncan and Charles McLaughlin were blessed with one daughter on June 19,
1940; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Duncan was appointed as an Evangelist in 1965; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Duncan is blessed with four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Duncan migrated to the United States with her family in 1993 atage 85 and
lived in Stamford, Connecticut before moving to Alpharetta, Georgia in 1995 at
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age 87; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Duncan will celebrate her 1 10th birthday on January 15, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Duncan is the oldest living resident of the City of Milton, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Duncan is the oldest living Jamaican resident of the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton is inspired by her long life and offer her sincere best wishes for
continued good health, happiness, and an overflowing abundance of love and
joy.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, hereby proclaim January
15, 2018 Elsada Miriam Duncan Day.
Given under our hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 14th day of January, 2018.
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Joe Lock"ood, Mayor
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