JOHN S. FERRIS was born in Ireland, probably Ulster, about 1846. He emigrated to this country sometime before 1870, as he appears in the 1870 census in Brooklyn, New York. The whereabouts of parents and siblings is a mystery. He married Mary A. Coyle. The couple moved from Brooklyn to New Haven, Connecticut in 1875. He appears in the city directory for that city until 1890, when the entry is changed to Mrs. John S. Ferris. Her entry is changed to widow of John in 1903. His death is a complete mystery. The 1930 census for his son Samuel, lists his father's birth as Northern Ireland, so he was born in one of the 6 counties of the north of Ireland.
MARY A. COYLE was born in Ireland about March 1846. Both the 1900 and 1910 censuses say that she emigrated to this country in 1862. In 1900 she moves with her three sons from New Haven, Connecticut to Newark, New Jersey. She lives in the homes of her sons Sandford and Samuel until her death, April 23, 1921. She is buried in the family grave at Holy Sepulchre in East Orange, New Jersey. The 1930 census lists her place of birth as the Irish Free State, so she was born in one of the 26 counties of the Republic. Donegal would be a good guess.
Children of John S. Ferris and Mary A. Coyle
1. Samuel John Ferris bn. May 25, 1870 Brooklyn, New York died January 8, 1948 Avon, NJ.
2. James Henry Ferris bn. January 20, 1872 Brooklyn, New York died December 20, 1936 Chicago IL.
3. Sandford J. Ferris bn. October 14, 1873 Brooklyn, New York. died February 16, 1930 Newark, NJ.
4. Joseph Noble Ferris bn. August 11, 1875 Brooklyn New York, died March 27, 1876 New Haven, CT.
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