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William Mead Ferris 1807–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1807

Birth Location: Norway, Herkimer, New York

Death Date: 18 Oct 1883

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

Father: Silvanus Jr

Mother: Sarah Olmsted

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William Mead Ferris was born in 1807 in Norway, Herkimer, New York, the child of Silvanus S Ferris Jr And Sarah Maria Olmsted. 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, the child of Silvanus S Ferris Jr And Sarah Maria Olmsted.
  • William Mead Ferris passed away in 1883 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA.

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William Ferris's Ancestors

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William Ferris
1807–1883
Birth Place: Norway, Herkimer, New York
Parents
Silvanus S Ferris Jr
1773–1861
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Maria) Olmsted
1779–1845
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Sylvanus Ferris
1737–1824
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Mary Mead
1743–1822
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hezekiah Olmsted
1750–1820
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Gale
1755–1812
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Mead
1701–1783
Martha Ferris
1708–1797
Deacon Olmsted
1717–1805
Millicent Goodrich
1722–1751
John Gale
1732–1765
Sarah Waterbury
1721–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt Mead
1667–1746
Caleb Ferris
1677–1752
Elizabeth Ferris
1682–
Daniel Olmsted
1682–1749
Hannah Ketchum
1683–1751
Lieutenant Goodrich
1667–1755
Prudence Churchill
1678–1752
Rebecca Gale
1710–1787
John Waterbury
1681–1735
Susannah Newkirk
1692–1776

William Ferris's Timeline

3 Records

1807
26 Nov 1807
Birth of William Mead Ferris in Herkimer County, New York, USA
Herkimer County, New York, USA
1807
26 Nov 1807
Birth of William Mead Ferris in Norway, Herkimer, New York
Norway, Herkimer, New York
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: Herkimer County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1807
    Event Place: Norway, Herkimer, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1883
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Knox
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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