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Benjamin Hyde Ferris 1845–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1845

Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 13 December 1929

Death Location: Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States of America

Father: George Sr

Mother: Martha Hyde

Spouse(s): Martha Crandall

Children(s): Mary Ferris, Harriett Ferris, Edwin Ferris, Charles Ferris

Benjamin Hyde Ferris was born in 1845 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of George Washington Gale Ferris Sr And Martha Edgerton Hyde. Benjamin Hyde Ferris married Martha Lucy Crandall, and had children including Charles Levi Ferris, Edwin Benjamin Ferris, Harriett Claminte Ferris, Mary Emma Ferris. Benjamin Hyde Ferris passed away in 1929 in Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hyde Ferris was born in 1845 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of George Washington Gale Ferris Sr And Martha Edgerton Hyde.
  • Benjamin Hyde Ferris married Martha Lucy Crandall, and had children including Charles Levi Ferris, Edwin Benjamin Ferris, Harriett Claminte Ferris, Mary Emma Ferris.
  • Benjamin Hyde Ferris passed away in 1929 in Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr
1818–1895
Birth Location: Norway, Herkimer County, New York, USA
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Martha Hyde
1821–
Birth Location: Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Crandall
1853–1935
Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
MC

Children(s)

Mary Ferris
1876–1890
Birth Location: Illinois
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Harriett Ferris
1872–1957
Birth Location: Nevada
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Edwin Ferris
1880–1917
Birth Location: Warren County, Illinois, USA
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Charles Ferris
1882–1961
Birth Location: Warren County, Illinois, USA
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Benjamin Ferris's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ferris
1845–1929
Birth Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Gale Ferris Sr
1818–1895
Norway, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Martha (Edgerton) Hyde
1821–
Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Silvanus (S Ferris) II
1773–1861
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah ('Sally' Maria) Olmsted
1779–1845
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus I
1737–1824
Mary Mead
1745–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ferris
1702–1764
Keziah Blackman
1714–1807

Benjamin Ferris's Descendants

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Benjamin (Hyde) Ferris (23 January 1845–13 December 1929) m. Martha (Lucy) Crandall (22 Nov 1853–24 Jan 1935)
  1. 1. Mary (Emma) Ferris 1876–1890
  2. 2. Harriett (Claminte) Ferris 1872–1957
  3. 3. Edwin (Benjamin) Ferris 1880–1917
  4. 4. Charles (Levi) Ferris 1882–1961 m. Ada 1891–

Benjamin Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1845
23 January 1845
Birth of Benjamin Hyde Ferris in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
1929
13 December 1929
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Hyde Ferris in Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1845
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1929
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States of America
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