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Edward Merritt Ferguson 1830 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1830

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 26 Sep 1915

Death Location: Vernon, Isabella, Michigan

Father: John Ferguson

Mother: Elizabeth Abbott

Spouse(s): Rebecca Cole

Children(s): Franklin Ferguson, Madora Ferguson, George Ferguson, Letta Ferguson, Ida Ferguson, Emma Ferguson, Adellia Ferguson, Bertie Ferguson

It was in 1830 that Edward Merritt Ferguson was born in Canada, a child of John Ferguson and Elizabeth Betsy Anna Abbott. Edward Merritt Ferguson went on to marry Rebecca Ann Cole and had children such as Franklin Gilford Ferguson, Madora Ferguson, George E Ferguson, Letta Mae Ferguson, Ida Ferguson, Emma Ferguson, Adellia Ferguson and Bertie Ferguson. Edward Merritt Ferguson was deceased by 1915 in Vernon, Isabella, Michigan.

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Parents

John Ferguson
1783 – 1865
Birth Location: England
JF
Elizabeth Abbott
1793 – 1861
Birth Location: German Flatts, Herkimer, New York
EA

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Cole
1835 –
Birth Location: Canada
RC

Children(s)

Franklin Ferguson
1856 –
Birth Location: Michigan
FF
Madora Ferguson
1859 –
Birth Location: Michigan
MF
George Ferguson
1863 –
Birth Location: Michigan
GF
Letta Ferguson
1866 – 1947
Birth Location: Iowa
LF
Ida Ferguson
1869 –
Birth Location: Iowa
IF
Emma Ferguson
1873 –
Birth Location: Iowa
EF
Adellia Ferguson
1874 –
Birth Location: Nebraska
AF
Bertie Ferguson
Birth Location: Nebraska
BF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Nov 1830
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1851; Census Place: Middlesex, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11737; Page: 11; Line: 21, 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 Provos, Year: 1880; Census Place: Turkey Creek, Gosper, Nebraska; Roll: 749; Page: 166C; Enumeration District: 012, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pilot, Iowa, Iowa; Roll: M593_396; Page: 308B, Year: 1860; Census Place: Elk, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: M653_558; Page: 1003; Family History Library Film: 803558, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hatton, Clare, Michigan; Roll: T624_642; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374655, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Middlesex, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11737; Page: 11; Line: 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1858
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hatton, Clare, Michigan; Roll: T624_642; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374655

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Elk, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Elk, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: M653_558; Page: 1003; Family History Library Film: 803558

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Sanilac County, Michigan
    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 Provos

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Pilot, Iowa, Iowa
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pilot, Iowa, Iowa; Roll: M593_396; Page: 308B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Turkey Creek, Gosper, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Turkey Creek, Gosper, Nebraska; Roll: 749; Page: 166C; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Hatton, Clare, Michigan
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hatton, Clare, Michigan; Roll: T624_642; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374655

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Vernon, Isabella, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clare, Clare, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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