David Bates Douglass
1790–1849 (age 59)
Engineer
About David Bates Douglass
David Bates Douglass (1790–1849) lived to age 59. They were an engineer. Born in Pompton Township, they died in Geneva. They are buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in New York.
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James Kirke Paulding
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Martin E. Thompson
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Thomas Crawford
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Elizabeth F. Ellet
1818–1877 (age 59)
Green-Wood Cemetery
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