James Ferguson (abt. 1760)

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Died [date unknown] in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

James Ferguson's birth year is a rough estimate. The names of his parents and location of his birth are also unknown. What is known is that he married Hannah Carr Aubin in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Bay on December 16, 1774. They had two known children, daughters Hannah and Rebecca. The 1790 U.S. Federal Census record for Newburyport lists James Ferguson as "Head of Household" with three females, who are assumed to be his wife, Hannah, and his two daughters.

Sources

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records (orig. hand-scribed registry, p. 33), 1620-1988, Newburyport, Births, Marriages and Death. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, Frame #2058 of 4542). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). (marriage record)

• Ancestry.com. Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Birth Records to 1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Eggen, Cheryl, comp. Vital Records of Newburyport MA to the End of the year 1849. Salem, MA, USA: The Essex Institute, 1911. (birth of daughter Hannah and names of parents)

• Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1015, pre-1903 to 1879. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (database on-line, Frame #263 of 1153). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (death record is of daughter Rebecca and includes names of parents)

• 1790 United States Federal Census, Census Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 427; Image: 470; Family History Library Film: 0568144. (residence and family household)