The Bellingham Herald, 7 October 1904
(Washington, USA)

Funeral of William Trezise
The funeral of William Trezise will be held at the family residence, 1214 Commercial street, at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. Following a brief talk by the Rev. Varney, of the First Baptist church, the Masonic bodies, of which deceased was a member, will take charge of the exercises.
Mr. Trezise was a pioneer of the Pacific coast. Born in England in 1828, he came to America when 13 years old, settling first in Michigan and emigrating to California later with the gold excitement of 1849. After two years of gold seeking in California, he joined a rush of miners to Australia, thence returning in 1856 to his boyhood home in England.
After remaining in England for two years, he again located in Michigan. In 1860 he was married to Elizabeth Pryor, of Galena, Ill. He became superintendent of the Minnesota mine, one of the largest copper properties in the United States, which place he held for some time. He had lived in this city a number of years.

Contributed by Bob Bolitho