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William Mead Ferris 1807–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1807

Birth Location: Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1883

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

Father: Silvanus II

Mother: Sarah Olmsted

Spouse(s): Mary Crandall

Children(s): William Jr, Laura Ferris, John Ferris, Edwin Ferris

William Mead Ferris was born in 1807 in Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA, the child of Silvanus S Ferris Ii And Sarah Sally Maria Olmsted. William Mead Ferris married Mary J Crandall, and had children including Edwin Spencer Ferris, John Crandall Ferris, Laura Maria Ferris, William Mead Ferris Jr. William Mead Ferris passed away in 1883 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Mead Ferris was born in 1807 in Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA, the child of Silvanus S Ferris Ii And Sarah Sally Maria Olmsted.
  • William Mead Ferris married Mary J Crandall, and had children including Edwin Spencer Ferris, John Crandall Ferris, Laura Maria Ferris, William Mead Ferris Jr.
  • William Mead Ferris passed away in 1883 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silvanus II
1773–1861
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
SI
Sarah Olmsted
1779–1845
Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
SO

Spouses(s)

Mary Crandall
1810–1905
Birth Location: Northwood, Herkimer, New York, USA
MC

Children(s)

William Jr
1845–1924
Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
WJ
Laura Ferris
1831–1855
Birth Location: Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA
LF
John Ferris
1834–1873
Birth Location: Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA
JF
Edwin Ferris
1851–1878
Birth Location: Illinois
EF

William Ferris's Ancestors

Self
William Ferris
1807–1883
Birth Place: Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA
Parents
Silvanus S Ferris II
1773–1861
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah ('Sally' Maria) Olmsted
1779–1845
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Sylvanus (Ferris) I
1737–1824
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary Mead
1745–1822
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ferris
1702–1764
Keziah Blackman
1714–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Blackman
1665–1749
Jemima Breck
1672–1742

William Ferris's Descendants

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William (Mead) Ferris (26 Nov 1807–18 Oct 1883) m. Mary (J) Crandall (3 Aug 1810–7 Jul 1905)
  1. 1. William (Mead Ferris) Jr 1845–1924
  2. 2. Laura (Maria) Ferris 1831–1855
  3. 3. John (Crandall) Ferris 1834–1873
  4. 4. Edwin (Spencer) Ferris 1851–1878

William Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1807
26 Nov 1807
Birth of William Mead Ferris in Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA
Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA
1883
18 Oct 1883
Age 76
Death of William Mead Ferris in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1807
    Event Place: Norway, Herkimer, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1883
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
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