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History of Anoka County
And the Towns of Champlin and Dayton
In Hennepin County, Minnesota
by Albert M. Goodrich
pub. 1905 - Hennepin Publishing Co., Minneapolis


              page 205-206
              
                JAMES M. DOUGLAS was born at Riveire du Loup (now Louis-
              ville), about three miles from the St. Lawrence river, in
              the Province of Quebec, Canada, Jan. 17, 1828. About 1850
              he went to Lowell, Mass., where he worked in the wood work-
              ing department of a large cotton mill. In 1855 he came to
              Minnesota, and located first at Winona, and a year later
              moved to Minneiska, in Wabasha county, where he made his
              home until 1869. He enlisted early in February, 1864, in
              the Tenth Minnesota Regiment, and a few days later was de-
              tailed for office work at Fort Snelling. He was in charge
              of the office during the summer. In September he was as-
              signed to Company F of the Fourth Minnesota Regiment, which
              he reached in time to take part in the battle of Altoona
              Pass, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea. He was
              mustered out with his regiment July 19, 1865. In 1869 he
              came to Anoka and opened a furniture and undertaking estab-
              lishment, which business he continued until he sold it in
              June, 1903. He was a member of the city council one year 
              and was elected mayor of Anoka in 1884. He was married Dec.
              27, 1852, to MINERVA J. SIMPSON. There are three living
              children: FREDERICK H. (Auburn, Place Co., Cal.), JAMES E.
              (1814 Reid St., Los Angeles, Cal.), KENNETH V. (216 Winsted
              St., Los Angeles, Cal.).
              
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