Alonzo J. Van Duzee family papers, 1808-1932
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Van Duzee, Alonzo J. (Alonzo John), 1834-1912.
- Title
- Alonzo J. Van Duzee family papers
- Dates
- 1808-1932 (inclusive)18081932
- Quantity
- .90 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 00588
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Van Duzee family ancestors settled in New Amsterdam before 1638. Ira Abraham Van Duzee (1798-1879) lived at various times in Gouverneur and Buffalo, New York and Swanton and St. Albans, Vermont. He had children William Daniel and Eliza Julia by his first wife. Ira and his second wife, Mary Ann Perrigo Ryan had sons Alonzo John and Edward Maddock. Eliza married Newton Higbee in 1848 and began the migration of various famiy members to Dubuque, Iowa. In the 1850s Ira, Mary Ann, Edward and Alonzo all came to Dubuque. Edward married Carolyn "Carrie" Jones in 1859, and Alonzo married Emily Asenath Perrigo.
When the Civil War began, Edward Van Duzee joined the 12th Iowa Infantry and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh), Tennessee in 1862. Alonzo joined the 44th Iowa Infantry as quartermaster in 1864. Edward became a lawyer and banker, and eventually settled in St. Paul, Minnesota where he died in 1916. Alonzo was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1870 and became a notary public in 1882.
Content Description
Collection contains family correspondence (1808-1932); requisitions and other documents related to Alonzo Van Duzee's military career; an 1864 diary (probably Alonzo's); legal documents; reminiscences by Edward Van Duzee of his prisoner of war experiences; a family history, apparently written by Alonzo's daughter Mary Van Duzee Bigelow; a Van Duzee genealogy written by family member David H. Stone; two photographs; and miscellaneous other materials. Bulk of the correspondence is with Alonzo Van Duzee.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
Personal Names
- Higbee, Eliza Julia Van Duzee, d. 1851.
- Higbee, Newton (Isaac Newton)
- Van Duzee, James C. (James Carr), 1805-1893.
- Van Duzee, Stephen B. (Stephen Brown), 1809-1893.
Corporate Names
- United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 12th.
- United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 44th.
Family Names
- Perrigo family.
- Van Duzee family.
Geographical Names
- Buffalo (N.Y.) -- History.
- Dubuque (Iowa) -- History.
- Gouverneur (N.Y.) -- History.
- Saint Albans (Vt.) -- History.
- Swanton (Vt.) -- History.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries.
- Genealogies.
- Photographs.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Bigelow, Mary Asenath Van Duzee, b. 1860.
- Stone, David H., 1907-
- Turnbull, Lacy Van Duzee, 1840-1928.
- Van Duzee, Carolyn Jones, b. 1841.
- Van Duzee, Edward M. (Edward Maddock), 1835-1916.
- Van Duzee, Emily Asenath Perrigo, d. 1865.
- Van Duzee, Ira A. (Ira Abraham), 1798-1879.
- Van Duzee, Mary Ann Perrigo Ryan, d. 1867.
- Van Duzee, William D. (William Daniel), 1820-1903.
