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| DELAWARE COUNTY NY BIOGRAPHIES |
| UPDATED (7:08 AM 5/1/2006) |
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JEHIAL FERRIS:
Jehial Ferris, a shoemaker from Delaware county, N.Y. joined the West
Burlington settlement, 1795, securing land afterwards known as the
Lydia patrick property. Mr. Ferris had been married but losing his
wife, 1791, placed his children among friends and came to the new
country to re-establish a home. in 1799 he married Mrs. Timothy Beach
of Unadilla, N.Y., two of her sons, Jesse and Timothy Beach
accompanying her to Burlington. She was a brave. Christian woman who
had passed through many trying experiences. her death occurred, in
1813, and the next year, Mr. Ferris married Mrs. Elizabeth Pronty. he
died June 9, 1833 in his 90th year, and his last wife in 1850.
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