The earliest record of Jeffrey Ferris, that I am aware of, is an action by the Massachusetts General Court in 1635, making him a “freeman”. He was listed on a list that included 7 other men from Watertown, Massachusetts. Jeffrey, with children Joseph and Peter, are listed in 1634 as arriving in Watertown, Massachusetts. This […]
Category: Ferris – Jeffrey
Ferris Memorabilia
This is a lead ad block for Ferris corsets. It was found in Eureka, California, and I purchased it on eBay. The actual block is the second photo. I flipped it to create the first photo, which makes the block easier to read. The block would have been used in the era of lead type […]
Lee Storm Ferris Killed in Action
Lee was one of the many, many Westchester County, New York, Ferrises. Born in 1915, he would be killed in action in the Hurtgen Forest of far-western Germany in December 1944. This was before the Battle of the Bulge but the fighting was no less intense.
Ferris and the Choctaw Nation
Until today, the only demonstrated connection between the Jeffrey Ferris lineage and Native Americans has been the Humboldt County, California, Hoopa Valley Tribe. The Kurok and Yurok of the area have a fair mix of folks with the last name of Ferris now. Alvis, a fifth great grandson of Jeffrey Ferris, and his offspring brought […]
Edward Leo Ferris KIA
Edward Leo Ferris [1891-1918] was born in Spencerport, New York. He is in the Jeffrey Ferris lineage through his son Joseph. He joined the New York National Guard in 1917, and when it was Federalized, continued in the machine gun company of the 108th Regiment. A local American Legion post is named after him. I […]
Ferris and Knapp and Mead and Gregory
I have changed the Jeffrey Ferris family tree at Ancestry to allow for some investigation of the presence of Huntington’s disease in the various parts of the lineage. I have added all the Mead, Knapp, and Gregory connections to the Ferris family. Some research needs to be done and I would welcome additions, corrections, and […]
Why did they never get married?
As I work through the family tree, I see many relatives that never married. One family in particular stands out. I have been searching for the links to Huntington’s Chorea in the Jeffrey Ferris lineage and came across this family.
In Flanders Fields, Ferris Goes to War
On the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, I would like to list those members of the Jeffrey Ferris lineage who served in that war. The list is a work in progress. William Mead Ferris 1892-1918 KIA Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France died in hospital from injuries due to gas attack buried in […]