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Chauncey Goodrich Ferris 1830–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1830

Birth Location: Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States

Death Date: 12 Sep 1877

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

Father: Nathan Ferris

Mother: Currance Winegar

Spouse(s): Dorleska Ward, Henrietta Jones

Children(s): Eleanor Hamilton, Grace Butler, Harvey Ferris

Chauncey Goodrich Ferris was born in 1830 in Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States, the child of Nathan Olmsted Ferris And Currance Ann Winegar. In 1863, Chauncey Goodrich Ferris resided in Knox, Illinois, United States. In 1870, Chauncey Goodrich Ferris resided in Wataga, Knox, Illinois, USA. Chauncey Goodrich Ferris married Dorleska A Ward, Henrietta Viola Jones, and had children including Eleanor Hamilton, Grace Elizabeth Butler, Harvey Olmstead Ferris. Chauncey Goodrich Ferris passed away in 1877 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Chauncey Goodrich Ferris was born in 1830 in Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States, the child of Nathan Olmsted Ferris And Currance Ann Winegar.
  • In 1863, Chauncey Goodrich Ferris resided in Knox, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1870, Chauncey Goodrich Ferris resided in Wataga, Knox, Illinois, USA.
  • Chauncey Goodrich Ferris married Dorleska A Ward, Henrietta Viola Jones, and had children including Eleanor Hamilton, Grace Elizabeth Butler, Harvey Olmstead Ferris.
  • Chauncey Goodrich Ferris passed away in 1877 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Chauncey Ferris's Ancestors

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Chauncey Ferris
1830–1877
Birth Place: Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States
Parents
Nathan Olmsted Ferris
1801–1850
Herkimer County, New York, USA
Currance (Ann) Winegar
1805–1888
Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America
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

Chauncey Ferris's Descendants

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Chauncey (Goodrich) Ferris (11 Nov 1830–12 Sep 1877) m. Dorleska (A) Ward (abt 1834–) m. Henrietta (Viola) Jones (24 October 1838–20 May 1907)
  1. 1. Eleanor Hamilton 1864–1925
  2. 2. Grace (Elizabeth) Butler 1875–1946
  3. 3. Harvey (Olmstead) Ferris 1860–1932

Chauncey Ferris's Timeline

4 Records

1830
11 Nov 1830
Birth of Chauncey Goodrich Ferris in Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States
Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States
1863
1 July 1863
Age 33
Chauncey Goodrich Ferris resided here in Knox, Illinois, United States
Knox, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 40
Chauncey Goodrich Ferris resided here in Wataga, Knox, Illinois, USA
Wataga, Knox, Illinois, USA
1877
12 Sep 1877
Age 47
Death of Chauncey Goodrich Ferris in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1830
    Event Place: Norway, Herkimer, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: S-1
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wataga, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 443A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Knox, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wataga, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wataga, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 443A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: S-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

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