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John Douglass 1827–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: Philadelphia

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Douglass

Mother: Ellen Saxby

Spouse(s): Martha Wakeford, Mary Hall

Children(s): Frances Douglas, John Ii, Jane (*), Norton (*), William Douglass, James (*), Eliza (*), Thomas Douglass

In 1827, John Douglass entered the world in Philadelphia, born to James Douglass And Ellen Saxby. John Douglass married Martha Elizabeth Wakeford, Mary A Hall, and had children including Eliza Ann Douglass, Frances Elizabeth Douglas, James Wesley Douglass, Jane Douglass, John Wesley Douglass Ii, Norton Douglass, Thomas Douglass, William Douglass. John Douglass passed away in 1903 in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1827, John Douglass entered the world in Philadelphia, born to James Douglass And Ellen Saxby.
  • John Douglass married Martha Elizabeth Wakeford, Mary A Hall, and had children including Eliza Ann Douglass, Frances Elizabeth Douglas, James Wesley Douglass, Jane Douglass, John Wesley Douglass Ii, Norton Douglass, Thomas Douglass, William Douglass.
  • John Douglass passed away in 1903 in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Douglass's Ancestors

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John Douglass
1827–1903
Birth Place: Philadelphia
Parents
James Douglass
1806–1893
Philidelphia United States of America
Ellen Saxby
1803–1876
Baltmore, USA
Grandparents
James Douglas
1780–1876
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Lucy Donoghue
1780–
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Douglass's Descendants

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John Douglass (1827–1903) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Wakeford (08 Mar 1835–10 Mar 1919) m. Mary (A.) Hall (23 Mar 1836–10 Dec 1904)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Douglas 1851–1922
  2. 2. John (Wesley Douglass (*)) Ii 1865–
  3. 3. Jane (Douglass) (*) 1871–1944
  4. 4. Norton (Douglass) (*) 1879–
  5. 5. William Douglass 1867–1919 m. Sarah McCauley 1861–1933
    1. 1. George (Henry) Douglass 1897–1927
    2. 2. Jessie (Edna) Douglass 1900–
  6. 6. James (Wesley Douglass) (*) 1857–
  7. 7. Eliza (Ann Douglass) (*) 1859–
  8. 8. Thomas Douglass 1877–

John Douglass's Timeline

2 Records

1827
1827
Birth of John Douglass in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
1903
1903
Age 76
Death of John Douglass in Grey, Ontario, Canada
Grey, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Philadelphia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 110
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Grey, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 110
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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