Ancestry of
Stephen A. Douglas
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- Great-grandfather of Stephen A. Douglas — 4th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 8
- Father:
- William Douglas III
- Mother:
- Sarah Proctor
- Birth Date:
- 11 Dec 1715
- Birth Location:
- Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 12 Nov 1792
- Death Location:
- Burial Date:
- 14 Jun 1809
- Burial Location:
- Stephentown Baptist Cemetery, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York
- Spouse Name:
- Rebecca Wheeler
- Marriage Date:
- ABT 1737
- Marriage Location:
- Child:
Benajah Douglass (Ahnentafel No:4 )
- Notes:
Asa Douglas's surname is spelled “Douglass” on his tombstone.
In memory of Asa Douglas, Esq., who was one of the first settlers in Stephentown, in the year 1766, and died Nov. 12, 1792, in the 77th year of his age; and was reinterred in this place June 14, 1809.
Asa Douglas
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Sources for Asa Douglas
- 1 Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, Birth record for son Benjamin Douglass.
- 2 Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Canaan, Page 24, Birth record for son Benjamin Douglass.
- 3 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/30/2013).
- 4 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1877, Vol. 31, p. 166.
- 5 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1919, Vol. 73, p. 210, Cemetery record for Asa Douglas.
- 6 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #60943, Membership application for Martin Francis Douglas.