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Edward Ray Ferris 1879–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1879

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

Death Date: 10 December 1962

Death Location: Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Frederick Ferris

Mother: Elizabeth Sherman

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The story of Edward Ray Ferris began in 1879 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America. Edward Ray Ferris passed away in 1962 in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Ray Ferris began in 1879 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • Edward Ray Ferris passed away in 1962 in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Edward Ferris's Ancestors

Self
Edward Ferris
1879–1962
Birth Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Frederick Hyde Ferris
1843–1925
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Elizabeth (Adelaide) Sherman
1843–1885
New York, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington Gale Ferris) Sr
1818–1895
Norway, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Martha (Edgerton) Hyde
1821–
Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Silvanus II
1773–1861
Sarah Olmsted
1779–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus I
1737–1824
Mary Mead
1745–1822

Edward Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1879
5 April 1879
Birth of Edward Ray Ferris in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
1962
10 December 1962
Age 83
Death of Edward Ray Ferris in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1879
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1962
    Event Place: Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America

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