Person:William Ferguson (90)

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William Ferguson
b.5 Jun 1808 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d.Jun 1877
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1800
  1. William Ferguson1808 - 1877
Spouse and Children
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m. 13 Jul 1833
  1. Elizabeth Ferguson1839 -
  2. James Ferguson1841 -
  3. William Pitt Ferguson1843 - 1910
  4. George Ferguson1845 - 1892
  5. Robert Ferguson1848 - 1848
  6. Robert C. Ferguson1850 -
  7. Oliver Ferguson1852 -
  8. Thomas Ferguson1855 -
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Name William Ferguson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 5 Jun 1808 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, ScotlandAt Shawfield Bank, near Glasgow
Residence[1] Bef 1833 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marriage 13 Jul 1833 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotlandto Agnes Chrystal
Occupation[1] Bef 1848 Calico printer (lifelong).
Religion[1] Bef 1848 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland"...active member and ruling elder of the Reformed Presbyterian-Covenanter Church..."
Other 7 Aug 1848 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, ScotlandEmbarked for New York aboard the City of Washington (this is not the ship at Wikipedia:City of Washington (ship)
with Agnes Chrystal
Other 8 Sep 1848 New York, New York, United StatesArrival by ship in New York.
with Agnes Chrystal
Occupation[1] Aft 1848 Farmer
Residence Bef Mar 1849 Fort Erie, Welland, Ontario, Canada"Here the family remained during the fall and winter, but during the spring of 1849..."
with Agnes Chrystal
Census 1850 Eden, Erie, New York, United Stateswith Agnes Chrystal
Residence Bef 1857 Erie, New York, United Statespoor wooded farmland near Eden Corner. They stayed there all told for 7 years.
with Agnes Chrystal
Residence Bef Mar 1857 Guernsey, Ohio, United States"A temporary residence for fall and winter was obtained near Finley's Mill on Wills Creen near Cambridge."
with Agnes Chrystal
Residence Aft Mar 1857 Guernsey, Ohio, United StatesBy the following spring of 1857, William had again purchased and invested all of his means in a small farm in Cuernsey County, Ohio, at a place near the present railroad station of Oldham."
with Agnes Chrystal
Education[1] Ruther Glenn, ScotlandGrammar school
Physical Description[1] Abt 1860 5'10" tall, 160 pounds, with Scotch side whiskers. No picture was ever taken of him as he was very reluctant to have his picture taken.
Religion[1] Bef 1875 United StatesUnited Presbyterian Church, a ruling elder of the church.
Death[1] Jun 1877 at his home
Cause of Death[1] Likely cancer of the head and neck.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "The Ferguson Family" > "William Ferguson & Agnes Chrystal, the Immigrants", in Schneider, Jim. Burnet - Ferguson - Schneider: An Ancestral History. (Boise, Idaho, 2013)
    Ppg. 232-5.
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