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Amelia Douglas
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William Connolly
Suzanne Pas-de-Nom
Amelia Connolly
James Douglas
Amelia Douglas
James Douglas
Lady Amelia Connolly Douglas
Family Tree
Who married
Who had
Cecilia
- What type of person Amelia was.
FUN FACTS!
- That Amelia was born of mixed blood (Irish, French, and ABORIGINAL)
Jane
- How she contributed and gained the title of the Founding Mother of British Columbia.
Agnes
Alice
James
- She never saw what life was like outside the fort until she was 40
- Amelia's courage is what saved the lives of her husband and all the inhabitants of Fort St. James
- The Douglas family were the most prominent and wealthiest in British Columbia
- In March 1864 a banquet to honour Douglas
- Capital of New Westminster had Lady Douglas as the honoured guest, where she was presented with a memorial medallion of her husband
Marthe
Amelia Connolly
James Douglas
- Born August 15, 1803
- Chief Accountant
References
Chief Trader
- Born 1812
- Mixed Blood
- Reserved, but brave
- "Little Snowbird"
- Fur trade pioneer
- Founding mother of British Columbia
- Died 1890
Freepages. (2014). Lady Amelia Douglas. Retrieved from
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meilleuro/10315-01.htm
- Husband of Amelia
- Founding Father of British Columbia
- Died August 2, 1877
Heroines. (2014). Amelia Douglas (1812-1890). Retrieved from
http://www.heroines.ca/people/douglas.html
Iredale, J. (2014). Lady Amelia Douglas. Retrieved from
http://bcheritage.ca/helmcken/people/amelia.html
Lamirande, T. (2014) Amelia Connolly (Douglas). Retrieved from
http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/db/07419
Wiebe, S. (2014). Lady Amelia Connolly Douglas. Retrieved from
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meilleuro/10315-01.htm
The Life of Amelia and James Douglas
Amelia's Connection to Canada
- Married in the spring of 1828 according to the Customs of the Country
- Married in 1837 according to the rights of the Church of England
James Douglas
Amelia Douglas
- Husband's work
- Moved to Fort Victoria spring of 1849
- Amelia devoted her life to Victoria’s sick and poor, buying food and donating it to less fortunate
- Her good work, described as “Ministrations to Thousands”
Rescued James
Attacked by Aboriginals
Lady Douglas
Knight Commander of the Bath
(Sir James)