Barzillai Douglass

1806 - 1898  (91 years)

• Name	Barzillai Douglass  [1]
  Birth	20 Jul 1806	, , New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1F183291AAFA4E1BAD60FFCFE44DF45960EB
  Death	9 Mar 1898	Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Burial	10 Mar 1898	Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA, Prarie Home Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I10226	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	George Douglass,   b. 28 Jan 1767, , , Rhode Island, USA d. 22 Aug 1851, Chazy, Clinton County, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Lucy Whitford,   b. 20 Apr 1776, , , Connecticut, USA d. 31 Jan 1872, West Chazy, Clinton County, New York, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1794  [2]
  Family ID	F1735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet M. Church,   b. Abt 1820, , , Vermont, USA d. 11 Aug 1865, , Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 45 years)
  Children	1. Harvey M. Douglass,   b. 3 Apr 1831, , , New York, USA d. 5 Jan 1863, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 31 years)   2. Anna E. Douglass,   b. 11 Jun 1837, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Feb 1909 (Age 71 years)   3. Mary E. Douglass,   b. Abt 1839, , , Wisconsin, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lucy L. Douglass,   b. 29 Oct 1840, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Jun 1923, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA (Age 82 years)   5. Sarah M. Douglass,   b. Cal 1 Aug 1842, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 1 May 1855, , , Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 12 years)   6. George B. Douglass,   b. May 1845, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 1931 (Age ~ 85 years)   7. Anthony L. Douglass,   b. Abt 1848, , , Wisconsin, USA d. Yes, date unknown   8. Pitzer Douglass,   b. Jan 1848, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 18 Dec 1852, , , Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 4 years)   9. Harriet Douglass,   b. Abt 1855, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 4 Sep 1880, , Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 25 years)
  Family ID	F3659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Abbie Stone,   b. Abt 1817, , , New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jul 1806 - , , New York, USA Death - 9 Mar 1898 - Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA Burial - 10 Mar 1898 - Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA, Prarie Home Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  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. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Findagrave.com, ( Findagrave.com . http://www.findagrave.com.), 14 May 2014, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3). [S225] New York. Keesville., Essex County Republican, (http://news2.nnyln.net/essex-county/search.html:), 17 Aug 2011, M. A. Wicker, "Mrs. Lucy Douglass," 15 Feb 1872, online archives, col. 8. (Reliability: 3). [S127] Findagrave.com, ( Findagrave.com . http://www.findagrave.com.), 15 May 2014, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).