John Ferson1,2,3,4,5,6
M, b. 11 March 1793, d. 17 July 1872
John Ferson|b. 11 Mar 1793\nd. 17 Jul 1872|p138.htm|James McFerson|b. c 1760\nd. 14 Nov 1826|p126.htm|Mary Starrett|b. 26 Aug 1767\nd. 21 May 1835|p131.htm|Samuel McFerson|b. c 1720\nd. 30 Apr 1811|p127.htm|Patty Witherspoon|b. c 1720|p130.htm|David Starrett|b. 27 Dec 1736\nd. 19 Mar 1813|p132.htm|Mary Mcclintock|b. 29 Sep 1740\nd. 9 Dec 1785|p133.htm|
John Ferson
John Ferson was born on 11 March 1793 at Francestown, NH..7 He was the son of James McFerson and Mary Starrett. He married Lucy Woods, daughter of Jacob Woods and Lucy Powers, on 19 January 1819 at Francestown, NH..8 He is said to have possessed the power of discovering underground water courses by the aid of a witch-hazel stick.6 He moved from Francestown to Antrim, NH in 1819, and returned to Francestown in 1827.6 He was a harness maker. He sold his farm in Francestown, and moved to Nashua in 1846.9,4 He died on 17 July 1872 at Nashua, NH., at age 79.10Children of John Ferson and Lucy Woods
- Lucy Maria Ferson+ b. 23 Jul 1820, d. 6 Dec 1860
- Mary Sophia Ferson b. 10 Feb 1822, d. 6 Oct 1840
- John Leonard Ferson+ b. 8 Dec 1824, d. 21 Apr 1904
- Clara Ann Ferson+ b. 1 Jan 1826, d. 4 Feb 1912
- James Starrett Ferson+ b. 23 Jan 1827, d. 14 Oct 1903
- Levi Pratt Ferson b. 23 Jul 1829, d. 13 Nov 1837
- Sarah Francis Ferson+ b. 15 May 1831, d. 1 May 1921
- Julia Antoinette Ferson b. 15 Nov 1833, d. 11 May 1837
- Lendamine Antoinette Ferson+ b. 30 Nov 1838, d. 30 Nov 1890
- Mary Sophia Ferson b. 6 Jun 1842, d. 23 Feb 1847
Citations
- [S1974] 1850 Nashua, NH. Census.
- [S2002] 1860 Winnebago Co, WI. Census, Oshkosh.
- [S1972] 1870 Nashua, NH. Census.
- [S2004] Knox Co Historical and Genealogical, The Mt. Desert Widow - Gamble Family.
- [S1882] New England Historical & Genealogical Register ,v. 64, p. 211.
- [S2005] Rev. W.R. Cochrane and George K Wood, History of Francestown, NH.
- [S3508] Fletcher Family Bible, owned by Nettie, Ann Arbor, MI. 2011.
- [S3260] New Hampshire Marriage Records.
- [S2609] Farmer's Cabinet newspaper ,1 Apr 1847.
- [S2609] Farmer's Cabinet newspaper ,31 July 1872.
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