Harriet Douglass

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Milwaukee, Wis., March 10, 1898

Barzilla Douglass, one of Milwaukee earliest pioneers, died yesterday at his home in Broadhead in his ninety-second year. He was one of the first officers of the township of Milwaukee when that township was a part of Brown county Mich. The township was organized on September 7, 1835, and the election of officers occurred two weeks later, the name of Mr. Douglass appearing, with those of Solomon Juneau, George H Walker and the Chases, among the candidates. He was the secretary of the first temperance organization, formed in Milwaukee, and was active in church work.

Mr. Douglass was of Scotch descent his ancestors having come to New England in the Sixteenth century. He was born in Clinton county, N. Y. to which state his parents had removed from Rhode Island. He was born on July 20, 1806. When he was 27 years old he moved with his family to Ottumwa, Ill. thence to Chicago in 1834. and a year later to Milwaukee, He settled upon a claim which is now a part of Bay View and resided there until 1841. when he removed to Prairieville, now Waukesha, where he lived for many years and was highly respected. He was prominent in business affairs and held several offices, having, been at one time sheriff of the county.

Mr. Douglass was three times married His third wife, formerly Abbie Stone, survives him. He leaves one son and three daughters. His oldest son, Harvey, was killed in the Civil war. One daughter, Mrs. Abbie Clinton, resides in Waukesha.

The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 7:45, and interment will be at Waukesha. The body of Mr. Douglass of Broadhead arrived at Waukesha at noon today and was buried at the Prairie Home cemetery in the afternoon. The deceased was a resident of Waukesha in the early 40's and his name appears on the voting list of the first town meeting. 0. P. Clinton of Waukesha is a son-in-law of the deceased.

Barzillai + Harriet M. Church. Harriet was born about 1820 in , , Vermont, USA; died on 11 Aug 1865 in , Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Omro, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA, Burdick Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George married Lucy Whitford on 13 Apr 1794. Lucy was born on 20 Apr 1776 in , , Connecticut, USA; died on 31 Jan 1872 in West Chazy, Clinton County, New York, USA; was buried in Altona, Clinton County, New York, USA, Highland (Douglass) Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Essex County Republican
Keeseville, Essex county, NY
Thursday, Feb. 15, 1872
In West Chazy, Jan 31, 1872, Mrs. Lucy DOUGLASS.
Facts connected with the life and character of our venerable dead, clothe her history with, to us, more than usual interest.
Mother DOUGLASS' life spanned nearly a hundred years. She entered upon her earthly career before the formation of our Republic, being born April 20th, 1776, some three months before the Declaration of American Independence. She had therefore nearly completed her 96th year.
April 13th, 1794, nearly 78 years ago, she was united in marriage with Mr. George DOUGLASS, with whom she lived about 58 years, and by whom she had eleven children – eight sons and three daughters – five of whom only survive her. Fifty-five years ago, though converted some little time before, she with a few other noble and self-sacrificing once assumed the responsibility of Church organization, and thus was given life to the first Baptist Church in town, with which she remained a true and devoted member. She was intelligent in zeal, consistent in live, and resigned and triumphant in death.
From my first acquaintance with mother DOUGLASS, down to the last visit I made her, a day or two before her release, I saw that she was no ordinary person. Though bowed down with the infirmities of almost a century, she was remarkable for the strength of her constitution, the elasticity of her step, the clearness of her mind, the freshness of her memory, readily calling incidents that occurred all along back up to her earliest girlhood, and not unfrequently would she correct her children as to dates and other matters long since passed, and whenever an appeal was made to the record, she was always "justified of her children."
Her apprehension of justification by faith and the witness of the Spirit was as sensitive as when she first took a view of brighter scenes above. She was hopeful and happy to the last, ready for the angel choir, and when finally she weary wheels of life stood still, they came and bore her away on their snowy wings to her immortal home.
"Would you sit by the banks of the River,
With the friends you have loved by your side;
Would you join in the song of the angels?
Then be ready to follow your guide."
Yours,
M.A. WICKER.

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• Resided: 1777, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

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"from loose pages found in the Smith/Wood family Bible and kept at the New Fairfield Branch of West Chazy [NY] Library."

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His name is listed in the military census as Barzilla Duglass.

Barzillai married Mercy Congdon on 28 Feb 1765 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. Mercy (daughter of William Congdon and Ann Gifford) was born on 30 Apr 1748 in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; died in 1820 in Altona, Clinton County, New York, USA; was buried in Altona, Clinton County, New York, USA, Highland (Douglass) Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 1740

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Miller, William Davis: "Dr. Joseph Torrey & His Record Book Of Marriages"; Rhode Island Historical Society; Providence; 1925; p 14.