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Edwin Ferris 1833–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1833

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1920

Death Location: Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA

Father: Samuel II

Mother: Isabella Whiting

Spouse(s): Catharine Henshaw

Children(s): Edith Ferris, Laura Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris, Edna Ferris, Melvin Ferris, Stanley Ferris, Elbert Ferris, Florence Ferris, Edwin Ferris, Kate Ferris

The story of Edwin Ferris began in 1833 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Edwin Ferris married Catharine Isabella Henshaw, and had children including Edith Lillian Ferris, Edna Storms Ferris, Edwin Ferris, Elbert Ferris, Elizabeth Mabel Ferris, Florence Louise Ferris, Kate Isabella Ferris, Laura Evelyn Ferris, Melvin Ferris, Stanley Ferris. Edwin Ferris passed away in 1920 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Ferris began in 1833 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Edwin Ferris married Catharine Isabella Henshaw, and had children including Edith Lillian Ferris, Edna Storms Ferris, Edwin Ferris, Elbert Ferris, Elizabeth Mabel Ferris, Florence Louise Ferris, Kate Isabella Ferris, Laura Evelyn Ferris, Melvin Ferris, Stanley Ferris.
  • Edwin Ferris passed away in 1920 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel II
1798–1870
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Isabella Whiting
1805–1898
Birth Location: Connectcut
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Henshaw
1836–1910
Birth Location: New York
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Children(s)

Edith Ferris
1867–1935
Birth Location: New York
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Laura Ferris
1863–1944
Birth Location: New York
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Elizabeth Ferris
1870–1933
Birth Location: New York
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Edna Ferris
1876–1966
Birth Location: Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Melvin Ferris
1859–1862
Birth Location: –
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Stanley Ferris
1858–1858
Birth Location: –
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Elbert Ferris
1866–1866
Birth Location: –
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Florence Ferris
1873–1874
Birth Location: –
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Edwin Ferris
1879–1879
Birth Location: –
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Kate Ferris
1862–1862
Birth Location: –
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Edwin Ferris's Ancestors

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Edwin Ferris
1833–1920
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Ferris II
1798–1870
Connecticut, USA
Isabella Whiting
1805–1898
Connectcut
Grandparents
Samuel Ferris
1773–1858
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Sally Sutherland
1779–1819
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ferris
1748–1834
Sarah Chapman
1752–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ferris
1702–1764
Keziah Blackman
1714–1807

Edwin Ferris's Descendants

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Edwin Ferris (15 Dec 1833–24 Mar 1920) m. Catharine (Isabella) Henshaw (17 Jan 1836–08 Mar 1910)
  1. 1. Edith (Lillian) Ferris 1867–1935
  2. 2. Laura (Evelyn) Ferris 1863–1944
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Mabel) Ferris 1870–1933
  4. 4. Edna (Storms) Ferris 1876–1966
  5. 5. Melvin Ferris 1859–1862
  6. 6. Stanley Ferris 1858–1858
  7. 7. Elbert Ferris 1866–1866
  8. 8. Florence (Louise) Ferris 1873–1874
  9. 9. Edwin Ferris 1879–1879
  10. 10. Kate (Isabella) Ferris 1862–1862

Edwin Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1833
15 Dec 1833
Birth of Edwin Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1920
24 Mar 1920
Age 87
Death of Edwin Ferris in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1833
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
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