Eleanor (Ferguson) St. John (abt. 1783 - bef. 1865)

Born about 1783 in Oneida, New York, United States

Descendants

Died before 1865 before about age 82 in Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York, United States

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Biography

Eleanor was born in 1783. Eleanor Ferguson ... She passed away in 1858. ^[1]

"d. after 1858, and was buried at Middleburg, Schoharie Co., N. Y. ; the dau. of Aury Ferguson. They lived at Westerloo and Rennselaerville, N. Y."^[2]

1850 Census - Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, United States^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Adam H St John Male 70 New York

Eleanor St John Female 71 New York

Eleanor St John Female 40 New York

1855 NY State Census - E.D. 1, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, United States^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Adam St John Head Male 75

Eleanor St John Wife Female 76

Eleanor St John Daughter Female 49

1860 Census - Broome, Schoharie, New York, United States^[5]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Adam L St John Male 80 New York

Eleanor St John Female 81 New York

Eleanor St John Female 56 New York

Died after 1860 Census, but before 1865 NY State Census^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Donna Jean Wykoff, Friday, December 26, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ No. 559, pg 323 - The St. John genealogy; descendants of Matthias St. John, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650 by Orline St. John Alexander Published 1907
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTX-FPW : 23 December 2020), Eleanor St John in household of Adam H St John, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63W-N66 : 27 December 2020), Eleanor St John in household of Adam St John, E.D. 1, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, United States; citing p. , line #34, family #16, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 521,923.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4V-QX6 : 11 November 2020), Eleanor St John in entry for Adam L St John, 1860.
6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-15PX : 31 December 2020), Adam L St John in household of Auray St John, District 01, Berne, Albany, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 1, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.

• No. 559c, pg 193 and No. 559, pg 323 - The St. John genealogy; descendants of Matthias St. John, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650 by Orline St. John Alexander Published 1907