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  • Name: Hiram D. Ferris
  • Birth: 22-FEB-1854 in: Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Death: 15-NOV-1924 in: St John County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Father: Archibald Ferris
  • Mother: Phoebe Cameron

Notes:
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  • Married: 23-DEC-1874 in: Cambridge, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Notes: Could Tursay, Tirza, Terzah, etc, be seen as Lucey? She was, after all, referred to as "Larsey" in the 1861 Cambridge Parish Census. Indications are that Lucey (who never appears TOGETHER with Tursay, etc, in the same Census) was born the same yea r as Tirza, my thinking is that they may have been twins, might have been born at opposite ends of the year, or, best likelihood, that someone has misread documents written in poor handwriting. If you see the name as Lucey or Tursay, there coul d easily be some confusion. Tirza, on the other hand, would not be a means of confusing with Lucey, but likely with Tursay.

Based on 1901 Census for St. John, may not have been around at that time? OR, is the comment under Hiram (husband's) notes about David H. correct? Was she alive and he going by his middle name? IF so, Cora and Nellie are not her daughters.

From Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. Mrs. Hiram Ferris listed in Waterborough in 1896 as a widow

A full listing of the David (O.) Farris family in the 1901 Census for QUEENS County follows:

David O., head, age 47, entry 29 (T-6444, 22-I, 5, 29, 53)
Thursey?, wife, age 38, entry 30
Lee, son, age 21, entry 31
William, son, age 19, entry 32
Emmerson, son, age 16, entry 33
Pearl, dau., age 14, entry 34
George A, son, 9, entry 35
Harry, son, age 4, entry 36

My THINKING on this is that Tirza/Thursay/etc, married a Farris. At some point in time, maybe even a Hiram??? However, being called "Mrs. Farris" and there being a Hiram "around" at that time, married to a Hanselpacker, perhaps someone's researc h was not thorough enough and her husband, was, indeed, David, not Hiram??? Her claimed age in 1901, would also put her birth year 10 years later, which is something to consider, since with her family in 1871 Censu, she was listed as 18. However , since David was 47, her being 48 and the number not being transcribed or originally recorded correctly is but another factor to consider.

Further proof in NB Newspaper extraction, in the D.T. (Daily Times?) on 29 Dec-1874 is mentioned the marriage of Tirzah Hanselpacker and Hiram D. Ferris. Being married by the Rev. A. B. MacDonald (likely Alexander Black - the 2nd). Hiram was liste d as "of Waterborough" and Tirzah as youngest dau. of Philip, and of Cambridge.


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Other Spouses
Florence N. Powers,
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Children

SURNAMES
1/12/2007