Seth was a Revolutionary War veteran, serving from 1775 to 1779, highest rank was corporal.
Seth went ice fishing and fell through the ice and drowned.
Sources
Ferris History, Jim Ferris
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #42900457 (accessed 13 February 2024) Memorial page for Seth B Ferris (11 Jun 1755-unknown), citing Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by ●●Pythonyssa SoothSayer●● (contributor 49208454).
Death: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000" Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 117 : 1915 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #3535190 (accessed 13 February 2024) Seth Ferris death 1789 (age 33) in Lake George, N Y. (Same story as bio above different death year)
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