Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
1785-11-11
Attended Mrs. Duncan's funeral, in the afternoon: Mr. Smith made a prayer, very proper and adapted to the Circumstances. There were as I imagine, about 40 couple attending. As we return'd, several couple went out of the row as they came to their Respective homes. I was with my Cousin, and went in to Mr. White's; where I spent a couple of hours. Mrs. McKinstry,1 a Sister of Mrs. Duncan, was there: and it was a solemn, mournful 356time with them. Most of the Company returnd to Mr. Duncan's house. My Aunt spent the evening with Mrs. Payson.
Mrs. Harvard Graduates
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6:326; William Willis, “Genealogy of the McKinstry Family, With A Preliminary Essay on the
Scotch-Irish Immigrations to America,”
NEHGR
, 12:325–326 [Oct. 1858]).