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  • Name: William "Stone House Bill" Ferris
  • Birth: 1814 in: New Brunswick, Canada
  • Death: 1881 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Father: John (Senior) Ferris
  • Mother: Mary McLean

Notes: William and Mary were among the charter members of the Mill Cove Baptist Church. In order to be differentiated from the many other William Ferrises, he was called "Stone House Bill" because he and Mary lived in a stone house.

1861 Census for Cambrige, Queens Co, NB Canada:

179 William Farris 48 Nat Baptist
Mary 46
Enoch 20
Charles 18
Sarah A 19
Hannah 15
Catherine 14
Amy 12
Mary 9
Victoria 5
Donald 2


1871 Cambrige, Queens Co, NB Canada Census
Farris William M 57 NB Baptist English Farmer M
Farris Mary F 56 NB Baptist Scotch M
Farris Enoch M 30 NB Baptist English Farmer
Farris Sarah Ann F 26 NB Baptist English
Farris Charles W. M 24 NB Baptist English Farmer
Farris Hannah F 23 NB Baptist English
Farris Catherine F 22 NB Baptist English
Farris Amy F 21 NB Baptist English
Farris Mary Jane F 18 NB Baptist English
Farris Victoria E. F 15 NB Baptist English
Farris Donald H. M 14 NB Baptist English


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  • Married:
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  • Name: Mary McLean
  • Birth: Abt 1815 in: New Brunswick, Canada
  • Death:
  • Father:
  • Mother:

Notes: 1901 Cambridge census.. you tell me???

256 Farris Mary F Head W Sep 11 1826 84
23 34 256 Farris Charles M Son W Mar 17 1853 48
23 35 256 Farris Mary J. F Daughter S May 16 1858 42
23 36 256 Farris Victoria E. F Daughter S Dec 25 1867 30

Seems everything is about ten years off.. and the1861 Census was just fine.


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Other Spouses

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Children
  • Enoch Ferris, b. Abt 1840 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Charles W. Ferris, b. MAR-1843 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Sarah A. Ferris, b. JUL-1841 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Hannah Ferris, b. Abt 1846 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Catherine Ferris, b. Abt 1847 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Amy Ferris, b. Abt 1849 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Victoria E. Ferris, b. Abt 1856 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Donald H. Ferris, b. 1858 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Mary Jane (or I.) Ferris, b. MAY-1851 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

SURNAMES
1/12/2007