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John Bell Farris 1770 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1770

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 2 Jan 1851

Death Location: Salem, Highland County, Ohio, USA

Father: James Faris

Mother: Mary Bell

Spouse(s): Jane Watson

Children(s): Anderson Ferris

The story of John Bell Farris began in 1770 in Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America. John Bell Farris married Jane Watson, and had children including Anderson (Andrew) Ferris. John Bell Farris passed away in 1851 in Salem, Highland County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bell Farris began in 1770 in Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America.
  • John Bell Farris married Jane Watson, and had children including Anderson (Andrew) Ferris.
  • John Bell Farris passed away in 1851 in Salem, Highland County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Faris
1742 – 1776
Birth Location: Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Mary Bell
1748 – 1802
Birth Location: Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Jane Watson
1770 – 1850
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Anderson Ferris
1807 – 1885
Birth Location: Virginia
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John Farris's Ancestors

Self
John Farris
1770 – 1851
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
James Faris
1742 – 1776
Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Mary (Catherine) Bell
1748 – 1802
Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Collins) Farris
1715 – 1749
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ann Lock
1716 – 1812
Portsmouth, Hampshire, , England
John Bell
1725 – 1795
Halton, Northumberland, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Farris's Descendants

1.
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John (Bell) Farris (11 Jan 1770 – 2 Jan 1851) m. Jane Watson (04 Oct 1770 – 25 Apr 1850)
  1. 1. Anderson ((Andrew)) Ferris (29 July 1807 – 29 July 1885) m. Lucretia (Ann) Halleck (31 March 1815 – 27 November 1871)
    1. 1. John (B) Farris (5 Jul 1832 – 24 Nov 1914) m. Lucy Thompson (Mar 1838 – 20 DEC 1928)
      1. 1. Roxana Ferris (Jul 1863 – 2 Dec 1932) m. Jackson Day (abt 1858 – )
        1. 1. John (Morris) Day (16 Apr 1884 – 15 Aug 1970) m. Myrtia (Ethel) Lawhorn (2 Feb 1886 – 27 Jun 1963)

John Farris's Timeline

2 Records

1770
11 Jan 1770
Birth of John Bell Farris in Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America
Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America
1851
2 Jan 1851
Age 81
Death of John Bell Farris in Salem, Highland County, Ohio, USA
Salem, Highland County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1770
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Salem, Highland County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pricetown, Highland County, Ohio, United States of America
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