The Douglas Archives
Aoife McCaul
Female
New York
United States
Profile Information:
- Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
- The Dugliss Line specifically, my mother is a Dugliss descended from Hosea Dugliss (1793-1867), her grandfather was Charles Hosea Dugliss Jr, his great-grandson. We recently discovered many family history records along this line, would be great to be connected with others!
- Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
- Hosea Dugliss (1793-1867)
- Tags/keywords - used to help people find you
- Dugliss, Hosea Dugliss
William Douglas
One of our brick walls! I wonder when we will find more about Hosea.
https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Familytrees/decesendantsof...
A mirror maker in New York; I think I should write up his story. Can you provide any information on him?
Yours aye,
William
May 24, 2024
William Douglas
Seems I already have a bit about him!
This passage is causing me some difficulty:
Having established himself in New York, he sent for his wife and children. His wife died mid-passage and was buried at sea. Upon being told this on the Jersey Piers, which were the Ellis Island (immigration and excise point) of the day, the father suffered a stroke and died. Young Josiah Dugliss and his sister were orphaned in a strange land. He was apprenticed and became in time a noted fine-cabinetry mirror maker, executing among other commissions the (original) New York Opera in an era when mirrors were the heart of illumination.
William
May 24, 2024