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James H Ferris 1699–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1699

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1739

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: James Ferris

Mother: Mary Merritt

Spouse(s): Mary Herrick

Children(s): Hannah Ferris, Sarah Ferris, Mary Ferris, James Ferris

In 1699, James H Ferris entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to James Ferris And Mary Merritt. James H Ferris married Mary Herrick, and had children including Hannah Ferris, James Ferris, Mary Ferris, Sarah Ferris. James H Ferris passed away in 1739 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1699, James H Ferris entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to James Ferris And Mary Merritt.
  • James H Ferris married Mary Herrick, and had children including Hannah Ferris, James Ferris, Mary Ferris, Sarah Ferris.
  • James H Ferris passed away in 1739 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ferris
1674–1726
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
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Mary Merritt
1643–1727
Birth Location: New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Herrick
1705–1745
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Hannah Ferris
1733–1752
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
HF
Sarah Ferris
1729–1783
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Ferris
1727–1804
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MF
James Ferris
1732–1812
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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James Ferris's Ancestors

Self
James Ferris
1699–1739
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
James Ferris
1674–1726
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Mary Merritt
1643–1727
New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
James Ferris
1641–1706
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeffery Ferris
1610–1666
Lady Howard
1612–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ferris's Descendants

1.
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James (H) Ferris (18 Dec 1699–17 Aug 1739) m. Mary Herrick (15 Apr 1705–4 Aug 1745)
  1. 1. Hannah Ferris 1733–1752
  2. 2. Sarah Ferris 1729–1783
  3. 3. Mary Ferris 1727–1804
  4. 4. James Ferris 1732–1812 m. Mary Lockwood 1742–1790
    1. 1. Hannah (Francis) Ferris 1759–1845 m. Isaac ("British" Horton Sr Rev) War 1759–1854
      1. 1. Rebecca (M) Horton 1781–1851
      2. 2. Mary (Ann Horton) Wright 1785–1860
      3. 3. Hannah (Horton) Stooksberry 1788–1856
      4. 4. Isaac (S Horton) Jr 1788–1858
      5. 5. Nathaniel (Ananias) Horton 1790–1846
      6. 6. William Horton 1795–1836
      7. 7. Hannah Horton 1788–1856

James Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1699
18 Dec 1699
Birth of James H Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1739
17 Aug 1739
Age 40
Death of James H Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1699
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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