George Ferris (1746-1833)

Mary Stilwell (Abt 1762-1855)

Alexander McLean (Abt 1745-1801)

Catharine MacDonald (-1839)

John Ferris Sen. (Abt 1783-1865)

Mary MacLean (Abt 1785-1875)

Archibald Ferris (1806-)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Sarah Cameron Capt. John Cameron Ferris 2. Phoebe Cameron Hiram Farris+ Mary Jane Farris+ Elisabeth Farris Diadamia Farris+ Archibald Farris Jr. Isaiah Farris William Isaac Farris Duncan R. Farris+ Charles W. Farris Archibald Ferris Born: 1806 2 3 Marriage (1): Sarah Cameron in Aug 1831 in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada 1 Marriage (2): Phoebe Cameron    Another name for Archibald was Archibald Farris.4   Noted events in his life were: • Religion: Mill Cove Baptist Church, 1845, Mill Cove, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 5 • Census: Canadian, 1861, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 4 • Occupation: farmer, 1865-1881, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 2 6 7 • Residence, 1865-1881, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 2 • Census, 1871, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 6 • Census: 1881 Canadian, 1881, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 2 On this census the family name has changed from Ferris to Farris. • Ethnic Origin: Listed as English on census, 1881, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 2 • Religion: listed as a Baptist on the census, 1881, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 2 Archibald married Sarah Cameron, daughter of William Cameron and Unknown, in Aug 1831 in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.1 Archibald next married Phoebe Cameron, daughter of William Cameron and Unknown. (Phoebe Cameron was born in 1816 8.)

1 Province of New Brunswick, "RS551A :: Index to Marriage Bonds 1810-1932," database, New Brunswick Provincial Archives (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/RS551A/?culture=en-CA : accessed 10 Aug 2009), Marriage Bond for Archibald Ferris and Mary Cameron.

2 1881 census of Canada, New Brunswick, district Queens, sub-district G, Waterborough, p. 14, Archabald Ferris; RG 31; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada 1881 (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html?PHPSESSID=amblt64e1mokqd1p547d42ri45 : accessed 10 Feb 2009); citing Library and Arhcives Canada, Microfilm: C-13181, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada.

3 Personal knowledge of Dick Rice. Family Group Sheet for Archibald Ferris.

4 1861 census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Queens, district 28, Waterborough, Cambridge, p. 25, Archibald Ferris; RG 31; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 0,477,555, item Library and Archives Canada film number: C-1004, Digital GS number: 4108520.

5 Rev. Walter R. Greenwood M.A. Th.D., The Early Baptists of Cambridge Parish Queens County New Brunswick (N.p.: n.p., 1941), 23.

6 database, Census Records (http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbqueens/cen-intro.htm : accessed 1 Aug 2009), Record for Archibald Ferris.

7 Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, "Hutchinson Directories, 1865-1866, 1867-1868," database(http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/PrivRecs/HD/default.aspx?culture=en-CA : accessed 8 Aug 2009), Archibald Farris.

8 1881 census of Canada, New Brunswick, district Queens, sub-district G, Waterborough, p. 14, Pheby Ferris; RG 31; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada 1881 (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html?PHPSESSID=amblt64e1mokqd1p547d42ri45 : accessed 10 Feb 2009); citing Library and Arhcives Canada, Microfilm: C-13181, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada.