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Ruth Ferris 1755–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1755

Birth Location: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1821

Death Location: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States

Father: Timothy Ferris

Mother: Ruth Hubbard

Spouse(s): William Major

Children(s): Benjamin Jordan, John Jordan, William Jordan, Rebecca Jordan, Abram Jordan, Nancy Jordan, Ambrose Jordan, Daniel Jordan, Lucy Jordan, Hannah Jordan, Asa Jordan

Ruth Ferris was born in 1755 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA, the child of Timothy Ferris And Ruth Hubbard. Ruth Ferris married William Bruce Jordan Major, and had children including Abram Jordan, Ambrose Latting Jordan, Asa Allen Jordan, Benjamin Jordan, Daniel Gano Jordan, Hannah Jordan, John Stuart Jordan, Lucy Ann Jordan, Nancy Jordan, Rebecca Jordan, William I Jordan. Ruth Ferris passed away in 1821 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Ferris was born in 1755 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA, the child of Timothy Ferris And Ruth Hubbard.
  • Ruth Ferris married William Bruce Jordan Major, and had children including Abram Jordan, Ambrose Latting Jordan, Asa Allen Jordan, Benjamin Jordan, Daniel Gano Jordan, Hannah Jordan, John Stuart Jordan, Lucy Ann Jordan, Nancy Jordan, Rebecca Jordan, William I Jordan.
  • Ruth Ferris passed away in 1821 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States.

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Ruth Ferris's Ancestors

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Ruth Ferris
1755–1821
Birth Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA
Parents
Timothy Ferris
1722–1791
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ruth Hubbard
1738–1804
Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Peter Ferris
1700–1764
Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Mary (Ann) Tucker
1701–1778
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
Abraham Hobart
1673–1749
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
RUTH (KNAPP) (Hubbard)
1702–1774
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOSHUA TUCKER
1673–1730
Hannah Cleverly
1675–1718
William Sr
1638–1684
Abigail Dudley
1644–1675
BENJAMIN KNAPP
1673–1716
ELIZABERTH BUTLER
1680–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua* Knapp
1635–1684
Hannah Close
1632–1694

Ruth Ferris's Descendants

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Ruth Ferris (29 Jan 1755–10 Dec 1821) m. William (Bruce Jordan) Major (02 Sep 1751–10 Jun 1833)
  1. 1. Benjamin Jordan 1783–1875 m. Phebe Jordan 1789–1841
    1. 1. Nancy (C) Jordan 1809–1881 m. Calvin Bruzee 1805–1888
      1. 1. Eugene Bruzee 1832–1917 m. Sophia Crittenden 1839–1926
        1. 1. Benjamin (E.) BRUZEE 1866–1940 m. Ella (M. Hibbisin) Powell 1873–1899
        2. 2. Gonzello Bruzee 1858–1893
        3. 3. Frances (Caroline) Doolittle 1860–1924
        4. 4. Minnie Bruzee 1863–1890
        5. 5. Calvin (H.) Bruzee 1871–1907
        6. 6. Bessie (L.) Barnum 1874–1955
        7. 7. Elizabeth Morse 1879–1965
        8. 8. Anna (Alla) Bruzee 1882–1901
  2. 2. John (Stuart) Jordan 1774–1846
  3. 3. William (I.) Jordan 1778–1852
  4. 4. Rebecca Jordan 1781–1877
  5. 5. Abram Jordan 1785–1855
  6. 6. Nancy Jordan 1787–1808
  7. 7. Ambrose (Latting) Jordan 1789–1865
  8. 8. Daniel (Gano) Jordan 1791–1866
  9. 9. Lucy (Ann) Jordan –1829
  10. 10. Hannah Jordan 1796–1804
  11. 11. Asa (Allen) Jordan 1798–1887

Ruth Ferris's Timeline

3 Records

1755
29 Jan 1755
Birth of Ruth Ferris in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA
Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA
1773
20 November 1773
Age 18
Ruth Ferris was married In Amenia, Dutchess Co., New York, USA
Amenia, Dutchess Co., New York, USA
1821
10 Dec 1821
Age 66
Death of Ruth Ferris in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1755
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 November 1773
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess Co., New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1821
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States

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