Barbara (Alexander) Douglass (abt. 1741 - 1832)

Born about 1741 in Topsham, York, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Douglass Sr. — married 2 Oct 1761 in Topsham, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1832 at about age 91 in North Haven, Knox, Maine

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Biography

Barbara Alexander was born in Topsham, York, Province of Maine about 1741. She was the daughter of James Alexander of Topsham, her mother unknown. The farm of her father, James, was entered into Town records in 1738, three years before Barbara's birth.

Barbara married Robert Douglass Sr. (b. in Wells) in Topsham on October 2, 1761. They resided in four Maine locations over their years respectively including Topsham, Damariscotta, North Haven (then part of Vinalhaven), and Isle au Haut. Among these locations, they had nine children including Margaret b. 1762, Robert Jr. b. abt. 1764, Barbara b. 1764, James b. 1766, John b. 1768, Mary b. Dec. 1768, William b. abt. 1781, Capt. James b. 1781, and Betsey b. 1784.

After the death of her husband, Barbara lived with her daughter Betsey (m. Beverage) and passed away in North Haven as a widow on November 20, 1832 at the age of 90+. Barbara's "Death Record, as found in the North Haven Baptist Church Records: Nov 20 1832, Mrs Douglass, a member of this church. James Thomas, Church Clerk" [Reported, U.S., Find A Grave Index (source below)]. Barbara is buried at the Seaview Cemetery in North Haven, Maine.

Sources

• U.S., Find A Grave Index for Barbara (Alexander) Douglass, Extensive Bio, Memorial ID #162391253, Maintained by Barbara Beverage R (contributor 48220899): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162391253/barbara-douglass

• 1790 United States Federal Census for Robert Douglass Sr. and Household, Maine, Hancock, Vinalhaven. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame #1 of 3). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.] (residence and household details)

• Alexander, De Alva Stanwood, The Alexanders of Maine, Buffalo, NY: The Peter Paul Book Co., 1898: http://rs5.loc.gov/master/gdc/scdser01/200401/books_on_film_project/loc06/200606300018al.pdf

• Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scottish Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America (Boston: Bacon and Brown, 1910): https://archive.org/details/scotchirish00boltrich/page/228/mode/2up