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William James Douglas was born on 30 June 1854 in Farnham at "The Forks, where he lived as a farmer until 1903. He was the son of James and Janet (Kirkpatrick) Douglas of Scotland. He had three sisters: Margaret (Maggie), Mary and Elizabeth (Lizzie); he also had two brothers, Robert and Carlton. On 29 October 1879, he married Susanna Pearson in St. Luke's Church, Waterloo. Together they had four children: Janet (Mrs. E.A. Mellor), Anna (Mrs. G.H. Moynan), Bessie and Cedric S. Douglas. In 1903, they moved to Waterloo and in 1914, they moved to East Farnham after living one year in Lennoxville. He died on 21 March 1930, at the home of his daughter, Janet, in Montreal. His funeral was held on 24 March 1930 in the Anglican Church in Cowansville and he was buried in the Union Cemetery, Cowansville.
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"Douglas," Sherbrooke Daily Record, March 22, 1930, p.10: https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3001425.
"Happy Couple Are Married Fifty Years," Sherbrooke Daily Record, November 6, 1929. p.10: https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3001077.
"Mr. W.J. Douglas, East Farnham," Sherbrooke Daily Record, March 31, 1930, p.6: https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3001446.