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Joseph Peter Ferris 1635–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1635

Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Jul 1699

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Samuel Ferris

Mother: Jerusha Reed

Spouse(s): Ruth Knap

Children(s): Ruth Ferris, John Ferris, Peter Ferris, James FERRIS, Moses Ferris, Joshua Ferris, Caleb Ferris, Benjamin Ferris, Lydia Ferris

Joseph Peter Ferris was born in 1635 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Ferris And Jerusha Reed. Joseph Peter Ferris married Ruth Knap, and had children including Benjamin Ferris, Caleb Ferris, James Jr Ferris, John Ferris, Joshua Ferris, Lydia Ferris, Moses Ferris, Peter Ferris, Ruth Ferris. Joseph Peter Ferris passed away in 1699 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Peter Ferris was born in 1635 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Ferris And Jerusha Reed.
  • Joseph Peter Ferris married Ruth Knap, and had children including Benjamin Ferris, Caleb Ferris, James Jr Ferris, John Ferris, Joshua Ferris, Lydia Ferris, Moses Ferris, Peter Ferris, Ruth Ferris.
  • Joseph Peter Ferris passed away in 1699 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Ferris
1615–1679
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, , England
SF
Jerusha Reed
1620–1647
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England
JR

Spouses(s)

Ruth Knap
1641–1632
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
RK

Children(s)

Ruth Ferris
1659–1682
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
RF
John Ferris
1658–1741
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Peter Ferris
1660–1690
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
PF
James FERRIS
1662–1710
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
JF
Moses Ferris
1664–1748
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MF
Joshua Ferris
1666–1746
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Caleb Ferris
1657–1752
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
CF
Benjamin Ferris
1668–1710
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
BF
Lydia Ferris
1675–1732
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
LF

Joseph Ferris's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ferris
1635–1699
Birth Place: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Ferris
1615–1679
Reading, Berkshire, , England
Jerusha Reed
1620–1647
Reading, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
John Ferris
1600–1667
Reading, Berkshire, England
Harriet Gilbert
1611–1665
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jane Myles
1587–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ferris's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Peter) Ferris (20 September 1635–24 Jul 1699) m. Ruth Knap (6 January 1641–1632)
  1. 1. Ruth Ferris 1659–1682 m. Samuel Peck 1658–1746
    1. 1. Jeremiah (Peck) Rev. 1690–1765 m. Mary (Sage) Johnson 1699–1772
      1. 1. Abigail Chittenden 1734–1781 m. Thomas (Darling) Whelpley 1739–1813
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Demptsey) Whelpley 1767–1786 m. Patrick Weldon 1755–1885
        2. 2. Jonathan Whelpley 1758–1809
        3. 3. Martha Whelpley 1763–1831
        4. 4. Oliver Whelpley 1757–1767
        5. 5. Jeremiah (H) Whelpley 1780–1844
        6. 6. Abigail Whelpley 1766–1766
        7. 7. david Whelpley 1757–1767
      2. 2. Isaac Peck 1745–1829
      3. 3. Mary (Enim Dudley) Peck 1726–1763
      4. 4. Jeremiah (Johnson) Peck 1762–1803
      5. 5. Ruth Peck 1723–1807
      6. 6. Hannah Peck 1728–1807
      7. 7. Joseph Peck 1730–1822
      8. 8. Martha Peck 1743–1783
    2. 2. Samuel (Elijah) Peck 1688–1733
    3. 3. Joseph Peck 1692–1761
    4. 4. David Peck 1694–1756
    5. 5. Nathaniel Peck 1697–1765
    6. 6. Eliphalet Peck 1699–1776
    7. 7. Theophilus Peck 1702–1783
    8. 8. Peter Peck 1704–1759
    9. 9. Robert Peck 1706–1749
  2. 2. John Ferris 1658–1741
  3. 3. Peter Ferris 1660–1690
  4. 4. James (Jr) FERRIS 1662–1710
  5. 5. Moses Ferris 1664–1748
  6. 6. Joshua Ferris 1666–1746
  7. 7. Caleb Ferris 1657–1752
  8. 8. Benjamin Ferris 1668–1710
  9. 9. Lydia Ferris 1675–1732

Joseph Ferris's Timeline

13 Records

1635
20 Jun 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1635
20 Sep 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1635
20 Sep 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1635
20 Sep 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1635
20 Sep 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1635
20 September 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1635
20 September 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1635
20 September 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1635
20 September 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1635
20 September 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1635
20 September 1635
Birth of Joseph Peter Ferris in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1699
24 Jul 1699
Age 64
Death of Joseph Peter Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1699
1699
Age 64
Joseph Peter Ferris - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1635
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 53
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 98.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: NV1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1635
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1635
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1635
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1635
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1635
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1635
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1635
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1635
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1635
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1635
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1699
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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