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Reverend Father P.C. Bougis
Primary Name: Bougis, Reverend Father P. C., S.J.
Filed as: bougis_pc
Also known as: Father P. C. Bougis; Rev. P. C. Bougis
Occupation / Association: Jesuit Priest; Catholic Clergy
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Associated places: Douglas Alaska
Keywords: Father P C Bougis, Reverend Bougis Douglas Alaska, Jesuit priest Douglas
Biography
Reverend Father P. C. Bougis, S.J., served at the Catholic Church in Douglas, Alaska as a Jesuit priest.
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Tags: Father P C Bougis, Catholic Church Douglas Alaska, Jesuit clergy Alaska
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Joyce, William
Primary Name: Joyce, William
Filed as: joyce_william
Also known as: William Joyce
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Born: about 1858, Ireland
Died: January 3, 1905, Douglas, Alaska
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Associated places: Ireland; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: William Joyce, Joyce William, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Irish immigrants Alaska
Biography
William Joyce was born in Ireland about 1858.
He died in Douglas, Alaska, on January 3, 1905. Funeral services were held at the Catholic Church with Reverend Father P. C. Bougis, S.J., officiating. Joyce was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
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Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Joyce
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Hansen, Elizabeth
Primary Name: Hansen, Elizabeth
Filed as: elizabeth_hansen
Also known as: Elizabeth Hanson; Elizabeth Hansen
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Born: January 4, 1904
Died: March 4, 1946
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Elizabeth Hansen, Elizabeth Hanson, Hansen Elizabeth, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Juneau Alaska residents
Biography
Elizabeth Hansen was born on January 4, 1904. She died on March 4, 1946, at the age of 42 and was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
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Find-A-Grave memorial for Elizabeth Hansen
Tags: Elizabeth Hansen, Elizabeth Hanson, Hansen Elizabeth, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Juneau Alaska residents
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Brown, Reverend Father
Primary Name: Brown, Reverend Father
Filed as: brown_reverend_father
Also known as: Father Brown
Occupation / Association: Catholic Priest
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Associated places: Douglas Alaska
Keywords: Father Brown Douglas Alaska, Reverend Brown Catholic Church Douglas
Biography
Reverend Father Brown lived in Douglas, Alaska, and served at the community's Catholic Church.
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Tags: Father Brown, Catholic Church Douglas Alaska, clergy Alaska
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Brown, Roman
Primary Name: Brown, Roman
Filed as: brown_roman
Also known as: Roman Diaz; Roman Brown
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Born: circa 1871, Spain
Died: Juneau, Alaska
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Associated places: Spain; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Roman Brown, Roman Diaz, Brown Roman, Diaz Roman
Biography
Roman Brown, also recorded as Roman Diaz, was a native of Spain, born around 1871.
He died at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau. Funeral services were held at the Catholic Church with Rev. Father Brown officiating.
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Tags: Roman Brown, Roman Diaz, Juneau residents, St Ann's Hospital
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Dal Castel, Andrea
Primary Name: Dal Castel, Andrea
Filed as: andrea_dal_castel
Also known as: Andrea Dal Castel
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Born: January 26, 1891, Italy
Died: November 28, 1915
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Associated places: Italy; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Andrea Dal Castel, Dal Castel Andrea, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Italian immigrants Alaska
Biography
Andrea Dal Castel was born on January 26, 1891, in Italy.
She died on November 28, 1915, at the age of 24 and was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for Andrea Dal Castel
Tags: Andrea Dal Castel, Dal Castel Andrea, Douglas Catholic Cemetery, Italian immigrants Alaska, Douglas Alaska residents
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Cashen, Harry K.
Primary Name: Cashen, Harry K.
Filed as: cashen_harry_k
Also known as: Harry K. Cashen
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Born: 1925, Douglas, Alaska (likely)
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen; Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Harry K Cashen, Cashen Harry K, Cashen family Douglas Alaska
Biography
Harry K. Cashen was born in 1925 to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen, most likely in Douglas, Alaska.
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Family records
Tags: Harry K Cashen, Cashen Harry K, Cashen family, Douglas Alaska families
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Cashen, Frank P.
Primary Name: Cashen, Frank P.
Filed as: cashen_frank_p
Also known as: Frank P. Cashen
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Born: 1925, Douglas, Alaska (likely)
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen
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Associated places: Douglas Alaska; Juneau Alaska
Keywords: Frank P Cashen, Cashen Frank P, Cashen family Alaska
Biography
Frank P. Cashen was born to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen, most likely in Douglas, Alaska, in 1925.
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Family records and related historical references
Tags: Frank P Cashen, Cashen Frank P, Cashen family Alaska, Douglas Alaska residents
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Cashen, Gerald D.
Primary Name: Cashen, Gerald D.
Filed as: cashen_gerald_d
Also known as: Gerald D. Cashen
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Born: 1919
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen; Sarah "Sadie" A. King
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Gerald D Cashen, Cashen Gerald D, Douglas Alaska Cashen family
Biography
Gerald D. Cashen was born in 1919 to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King, most likely in Douglas, Alaska.
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Family records
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Cashen, William
Primary Name: Cashen, William
Filed as: cashen_william
Also known as: William Cashen
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Born: 1915, Douglas, Alaska (likely)
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen
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Associated places: Douglas Alaska; Juneau Alaska
Keywords: William Cashen, Cashen William, Cashen family Alaska
Biography
William Cashen was born to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen, most likely in Douglas, Alaska, in 1915.
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Family records and related historical references
Tags: William Cashen, Cashen William, Cashen family Alaska, Douglas Alaska residents
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Cashen, John
Primary Name: Cashen, John
Filed as: cashen_john
Also known as: John Cashen
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Born: 1912, Alaska
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen; Sarah "Sadie" A. King
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: John Cashen, Cashen John, Douglas Alaska Cashen family
Biography
John Cashen was born in Alaska in 1912 to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King, most likely in Douglas, Alaska.
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Family records
Tags: John Cashen, Cashen John, Cashen family, Douglas Alaska, Douglas pioneers
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Cashen, Anna Cecile
Primary Name: Cashen, Anna Cecile
Filed as: cashen_anna_cecile
Also known as: Anna Cecile Cashen
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Born: January 1909, Douglas, Alaska (likely)
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Anna Cecile Cashen, Cashen Anna Cecile, Cashen family Alaska
Biography
Anna Cecile Cashen was born in January 1909 to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen, most likely in Douglas, Alaska.
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Family records and related historical references
Tags: Anna Cecile Cashen, Cashen Anna Cecile, Cashen family Alaska, Douglas Alaska residents
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Cashen, Thomas N.
Primary Name: Cashen, Thomas N.
Filed as: cashen_thomas_n
Also known as: Thomas N Cashen
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Born: January 1906, Douglas, Alaska (likely)
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen; Sarah "Sadie" A. King
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Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Thomas N Cashen, Cashen Thomas N, Cashen family Douglas Alaska
Biography
Thomas N. Cashen was born in January 1906 to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King, most likely in Douglas, Alaska.
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Family records
Tags: Thomas N Cashen, Cashen Thomas N, Cashen family, Douglas Alaska families
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Cashen, Frances
Primary Name: Cashen, Frances C.
Filed as: cashen_frances_c
Also known as: Frances C. Cashen
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Born: December 1903, Douglas, Alaska (likely)
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Parents: Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen
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Associated places: Douglas Alaska; Juneau Alaska
Keywords: Frances C Cashen, Cashen Frances C, Cashen family Alaska
Biography
Frances C. Cashen was born in December 1903 to Thomas K. Cashen and Sarah "Sadie" A. King Cashen, most likely in Douglas, Alaska.
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Family records and related historical references
Tags: Frances C Cashen, Cashen Frances C, Cashen family Alaska, Douglas Alaska residents
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Cashen, Thomas
Primary Name: Cashen, Thomas
Filed as: cashen_thomas
Also known as: Thomas Cashen
Occupation / Association: Blacksmith, Treadwell Mine; Wharfinger, City of Douglas
Born: January 8, 1873
Died: September 13, 1931
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Spouse: Sarah "Sadie" A. King
Children: Frances C. Cashen; Thomas N. Cashen; Anna Cecile Cashen; John Cashen; William Cashen; Gerald D. Cashen; Frank P. Cashen; Harry K. Cashen
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Treadwell Mine; Douglas Catholic Cemetery
Keywords: Thomas Cashen, Cashen Thomas, Treadwell Mine blacksmith, Douglas Alaska wharfinger
Biography
Thomas Cashen was born on January 8, 1873.
He married Sarah "Sadie" A. King in 1901. They had eight children: Frances C. Cashen, born December 1903; Thomas N. Cashen, born January 1906; Anna Cecile Cashen, born January 1909; John Cashen, born in Alaska in 1912; William Cashen, born 1915; Gerald D. Cashen, born 1919; Frank P. Cashen, born 1925; and Harry K. Cashen, also born 1925.
Cashen was working as a blacksmith at the Treadwell Mine as early as 1901 and continued working at that trade until the Treadwell cave-in in 1917.
In 1925, Cashen became a wharfinger for the City of Douglas.
He died on September 13, 1931, and is buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery next to his wife.
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Tags: Thomas Cashen, Cashen Thomas, Treadwell Mine workers, Douglas Alaska pioneers
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King, Catherine L.
Primary Name: King, Catherine L.
Filed as: king_catherine_l
Also known as: Catherine L. King; Kate King
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Born: July 1893, Alaska
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Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Develin King
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Associated places: Alaska
Keywords: Catherine L King, Catherine King, King Catherine, Nicholas King daughter, Alice Develin King daughter, Alaska pioneer families
Biography
Catherine L. King was born in Alaska in July 1893 to Nicholas King and Alice Develin King.
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Pioneers of Alaska family records
Tags: Catherine L King, King Catherine, Nicholas King, Alice Develin King, Alaska pioneers
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King, Alice J.
Primary Name: King, Alice J.
Filed as: king_alice_j
Also known as: Alice King
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Born: August 1889, Alaska
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Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Develin King
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Associated places: Alaska
Keywords: Alice J King, Alice King, King Alice J, Nicholas King daughter, Alice Develin King daughter, Alaska born pioneers
Biography
Alice J. King was born in Alaska in August 1889 to Nicholas King and Alice Develin King.
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Family records; U.S. Census records
Tags: Alice J King, Alice King, King Alice J, Nicholas King, Alice Develin King, Alaska pioneers
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King, John H.
Primary Name: King, John H.
Filed as: king_john_h
Also known as: John H. King
Occupation / Association: Early resident of Douglas, Alaska
Born: January 1879, Amador City, California
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Parents: Nicholas King; Alice Develin King
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Associated places: Amador City, California; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: John H King, King John H, Nicholas King son, Alice Develin King son, Amador City California pioneers Alaska, Douglas Alaska early settlers
Biography
John H. King was born in January 1879 in Amador City, California, to Nicholas King and Alice Develin King.
His father came to Juneau in June 1885. The rest of the family followed on July 24, 1888. The King family was among the earliest settlers of Douglas, Alaska.
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Pioneers of Alaska family records
Tags: John H King, King John H, Nicholas King, Alice Develin King, Amador City California, Douglas Alaska pioneers
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Carroll, H.P.
H.P. Carroll died in 1912 at the age of 1912 at around the age of 44, and is buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.
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Sloone, L. W.
Primary Name: Sloone, L.W.
Filed as: Sloone, L.W.
Also known as: L.W. Sloone
Occupation / Association: Physician; Douglas, Alaska doctor
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: L.W. Sloone, Doctor Sloone Douglas Alaska, physicians Douglas Alaska, early Douglas Alaska medical care
Biography
L.W. Sloone was a physician practicing in Douglas, Alaska. During the early years of the Douglas Island mining communities, physicians served an essential role in providing medical care to miners, families, and residents in the rapidly growing settlements surrounding Juneau and Douglas.
Doctors in Southeast Alaska communities often treated injuries related to mining, maritime work, and logging, while also providing general medical care in remote areas where hospitals and formal medical facilities were limited.
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Historical references to Douglas, Alaska physicians
2025-2026 Chairman, 2024 Commissioner, Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. 2025 United Nations Geneva Human Rights Crisis State & Local Panelist. 2024 Alaska State Delegate, America 250 Convening of the States. 2023-2024 Commissioner, Alaska Historical Commission. 2025-2026 Chairman, 2019-2024 Committee Member, City & Borough of Juneau Historic Resources Advisory Committee. 2024-2025-2026 Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge Juneau Historian. 2024-2025-2026 Filcom Member. 2018-2020 Committee Member, City & Borough of Juneau Sister Cities Committee. 2019-2020 Member, AVTEC Institutional Advisory Committee. 2006-2020, President & COB, Friends of Jesse Lee Home. 2012 Member, Anchorage Arts Advisory Commission. Anchorage International Film Festival Features Committee Chair/Host/Award Presenter. Balto Film Fest Founder.
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