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Ezra Ferris (1783 - 1857)

Rev. Ezra Ferris
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married about 5 Dec 1804 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1822 [location unknown]
Died at age 73 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, USA WIFE: Catherine Thornell (married 12/5/1804) WIFE: Amanda Abbott (married 11/6/1847) Occupation: physician He was an early pioneer in the Northwest Territory, having emigrated from Long Island, with his family, in 1789, and came to Columbia in that year. In 1801, he joined the Baptist Church there. In 1807 he came to Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and was one of the first Baptist ministers to preach in that part of the State. He was a leader in the organization of the Lawrenceburg church and was its pastor for more than thirty years. He practiced as a physician at Lawrenceburg for a long time but still continuing to preach. During his later years he was engaged in the drug business. Member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate (at Corydon), 1816-18; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1820-22, 1826-27, 1830-31 Author of: "The Early Settlement of the Miami Country, Bowen-Merrill Co., 1897" political party: Whig (as long as it existed) Parents: Isaac Ferris (1735 - 1819) Mary Sherwood Ferris (1742 - 1825) Spouses: Catherine Thornell Ferris (1784 - 1843)* Amanda German Ferris (1785 - 1872)* Children: Catherine Ferris Martin* Marmaduke Earl Ferris (1805 - 1850)* Jabez Sherwood Ferris (1809 - 1876)* Belinda Ferris (1810 - 1814)* William Thornell Ferris (1813 - 1883)* John Ferris (1815 - 1815)* Martha Ann Ferris (1816 - 1887)* John Ferris (1818 - 1875)* Norval Ferris (1820 - 1831)* Judson Carey Ferris (1823 - 1844)* Omer Ferris (1828 - 1832)* Angelina Ferris Ferris (1834 - 1898)* Note: An unsuccessful, search was made for a gravestone. We can only assume that it might have gotten broken or destroyed in the move from Lawrenceburg Cemetery to Greendale Cemetery after the flood

Burial: Greendale Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, USA Plot: Row 14, Stone 15

Created by: Allison Ferris Pierce Record added: Apr 25, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 68894744[1]

Name

Ezra Ferris[2][3][4][5][6]

Residence

1806 Hamilton County, OH[7]
1807 Dearborn County, IN[8]
1820 Dearborn, Indiana, United States[9]
1840 Dearborn, Indiana, United States[10]
1670-1915 Dearborn, Indiana, USA[11]

Notes

Dr. Ezra Ferris http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=afaaa1b8-e0c4-40ed-9974-0203c0f2897e&tid=18704240&pid=365

Sources

  • S-2040407231: Ohio Census, 1790-1890 Author: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
  • S-2040586287: History of Dearborn County, Indiana With biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of old families. (Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1915)
  • S-2040668607: 1820 United States Federal Census
  • S-2040736597: 1840 United States Federal Census
  • S-2041173149: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18704240&pid=365

Footnotes

  1. Entered by Elizabeth Loftus.
  2. #S-2040586287: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genealogy-glh31431738&h=363&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1670-1915 Residence place: Dearborn, Indiana, USA
  3. #S-2040668607: Year: 1820; Census Place: , Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: M33_13 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1240925&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1820 Residence place: Dearborn, Indiana, United States
  4. #S-2059183350: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=incen&h=6716162&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1807 Residence place: Dearborn County, IN
  5. #S-2040736597: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Dearborn, Indiana; http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1994281&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Dearborn, Indiana, United States
  6. #S-2040407231: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ohcen&h=24832184&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1806 Residence place: Hamilton County, OH
  7. #S-2040407231: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ohcen&h=24832184&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1806 Residence place: Hamilton County, OH
  8. #S-2059183350: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=incen&h=6716162&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1807 Residence place: Dearborn County, IN
  9. #S-2040668607: Year: 1820; Census Place: , Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: M33_13; http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1240925&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1820 Residence place: Dearborn, Indiana, United States
  10. #S-2040736597: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Dearborn, Indiana; http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1994281&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Dearborn, Indiana, United States
  11. #S-2040586287: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genealogy-glh31431738&h=363&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 1670-1915 Residence place: Dearborn, Indiana, USA

Acknowledgments

  • Thanks to Elizabeth Loftus for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Elizabeth and others.
  • WikiTree profile Ferris-428 created through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family .ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.




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