He was the father of ten children, and died on May 21, 1854, aged 73. He and his wife are both buried in Stanhope cemetery. Children of John A. and Mary Ann (Higgins) Douglas 1. Cornelius, probably the eldest son. Living 10 Feb., 1853, the date of his father's Will, whereby he got 5 shillings. He never married and is buried in Stanhope cemetery. 2. William, probably the second son. Living in 1853 and got 5 shillings in the Will too. He went to the U.S . and married there. 3. Edward, (1817-1901) He got 6 pounds in his father's Will. He married Ellen Jane Coffin (1822-1905), daughter of Kimball and Margaret ( Dingwell ) Coffin. They are both buried in West Covehead cemetery and had 6 children, see below. 4. James, living in 1853; he got a cow in the Will. He never married, because, being a school teacher, he couldn't afford to support a wife. 5. David, d. 1899, in the Will he got 50 acres of the north end of the farm, half the house, the remainder of the livestock after bequests, and all the ... impliments of husbandry. He never married and is buried in Stanhope cemetery. 6. George, living in 1853; he got 50 acres ??? the south end of the farm ??? and a horse. He never married, went to Australia, and died there. 7. Isabella, d. 22 Mar., 1868. She never married and is buried in Stanhope cemetery. 8. Elizabeth (Betsy) m. 22 Jan., 1856 to of the , no children. She is buried in the Stanhope cemetery. 9. Johanna, d. 1902. She never married and is buried in Stanhope cemetery. 10. Hannah Maria , d. 1905. She never married and is buried in Stanhope cemetery. In John A. Douglas ' Will, the four daughters above were left with 20 acres at the north end of the farm... together with half of the house thereon erected, and two cows, one heifer, 15 sheep and one horse. John also left to... his dearly beloved wife Mary Ann one-third of the estate. The land not to be sold out of the family. In the home of David Douglas and his sisters a little girl, Christy Weir , was brought up; she lived with them for many years and is buried in Stanhope cemetery. Also George Blue (b. 6 Sept., 1878) and later his mother, Mrs. Neil Blue ( E.J. MacFadyen ), lived at the Douglas home, (see the Blue family history). Many stories are told of how very unkind this lady and her son were to this family in their last years. George Blue was supposed to care for the Douglas sisters for their lifetime, in exchange for the farm, willed to him by David Douglas ; however, he let the animals die, and mortgaged the farm, leaving the Douglas sisters with nothing; they often went hungry, and the neighbours would hear them crying. Eventually George Blue left for Western Canada ; his mother spent her last years in the asylum. Edward Douglas Edward, the third son of John A. and Mary Ann Douglas , bought the Philip Hughes farm shortly before he married Ellen Jane Coffin 311