William Henry Duryea (1827-1903)

William Henry Duryea (1827-1903)

Obituary
He suffered several strokes. He had been taking his meals at the Aeschliman home, and when he failed to appear for breakfast, Mrs. Aeschliman went to his room to check on him, finding him unconscious. Dr. Wightman was summoned, and he administered stimulants hypodermically. He aroused somewhat. (Arizona Silver Belt on December 10, 1903).

Obituary
He was a native of New York state, but lived the greater part of his life on the Pacific coast and in Arizona. He came to Globe in 1878. He was interested, for a time, in the Champion mill, and in 1879 or 1880, he opened a general merchandise store in the adobe building north of Pinal creek crossing, that was afterwards occupied by G.S. Van Wagenen, and burned down on July 2, 1901.

Obituary
Death of Another Pioneer. ... Efforts were made to contact his family unsuccessfully. Then 15 minutes before his service was to be held at the Methodist church, a message came from his sister, Mrs. Ann A. Waldron of Rutherford, NJ, to embalm the body and hold further instructions. Since friends were already assembled, the funeral proceeded, then the body was returned to F.L. Jones funeral parlor. The following day, instructions were received to revoke the first instructions, and it was requested that the body be buried locally. So the next day, White Mountain Lodge No. 3, F. and A.M. held Masonic services at the undertaking rooms, and the Masonic cemetery, where the remains were interred. He was survived by his sister, Ann; brother, Edward Duryea of Roslyn, NY; and a niece in California. (Arizona Silver Belt on December 17, 1903)

Wealth
The 1870 census lists him with $40,000 in assets which would be about $800,000 in 2018 dollars.