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Lewis Thomas Ferriss

Birth	:	25 Dec 1858 Colchester, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	24 Dec 1956 Harrow, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Erie Memorial Gardens, Colchester, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate	:	41.9858300, -82.9301400
Inscription	:	FERRISS LEWIS T.FERRISS FEB. 25, 1858 DEC. 24, 1956 NETTIE DAVEY HIS WIFE MAY 25, 1863 OCT. 19, 1939 ARNOLD K. JULY 21, 1897 SEPT. 3, 1898 HUGH C. APR. 25, 1898
Description	:	Reaching more than a three million plus audience, last Wednesday, November 12th CFRB, Toronto, featured a biography of Lewis Thomas Ferriss, along with a history of the town and newspaper. The broadcast was on the air at 6:15 p.m. and was re-broadcast Saturday, November 15th,over CFCO, Chatham. The town of Harrow and the founding of the newspaper by the late Joseph Pratt highlighted the first part of the program and was followed by a biography of Mr. Ferriss as follows: "We salute Mr. Lewis Thomas Ferriss, who will... Read More	Reaching more than a three million plus audience, last Wednesday, November 12th CFRB, Toronto, featured a biography of Lewis Thomas Ferriss, along with a history of the town and newspaper. The broadcast was on the air at 6:15 p.m. and was re-broadcast Saturday, November 15th,over CFCO, Chatham. The town of Harrow and the founding of the newspaper by the late Joseph Pratt highlighted the first part of the program and was followed by a biography of Mr. Ferriss as follows: "We salute Mr. Lewis Thomas Ferriss, who will be 94 years old next February 25th. We extend our greetings to one of the oldest living residents in the Harrow district." "Mr. Ferriss is a native Canadian … his parents were born here too and he was born in the log house homestead here they pioneered. It was a cold frosty morning they later told him, with wolf pack howling in the nearby thickets." "There were quite a few Indians in the area at the time … friendly of course … and Mr. Ferriss recalls their frequent visits to the village trading store. Among his other boyhood memories, are the plentiful deer, wolves, and black turkeys … and the great hunting he and his dad used to do. "A family man? Yes … although a widower for the past 15 years, his family is quite a large one … including three sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. "Hard work out-of-doors has been conducive to hale and hearty as well as ripe old age, which is true of Mr. Ferriss. He's quite active still … able to tend his garden and lawn, and look after small repairs about his home. A very genial and cheerful gentleman, and a popular personality of the region. In conclusion, on behalf of Cities Service, it is our pleasure to extend cordial good wishes to 95-year-old Lewis Thomas Ferriss … as we salute that grand old man of Harrow." Mr. Ferriss will be shortly presented with a life-sized charcoal portrait of himself by the well-known Canadian artist, Egbert C. Reed." Unknown Source - newsprint - in files at HEIRS (Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society) _______________ Lewis T. Ferriss, an energetic farmer of the township of Colchester South, County of Essex, has one of the best farms in the county. He was born on Lot 58, Concession 5, Feb. 25, 1858, son of Philip and Eleanor (Little) Ferriss, of that township, where the former is now a retired farmer and prominent citizen. The mother died in 1897, aged seventy-two, in the faith of the Established Church. The father is a member of the Methodist Church. Besides Lewis T., their children were: Herbert a farmer of Colchester South; Esther, deceased; and Abner, on the old homestead with the father. Lewis T. Ferriss received a common school education and remained at home until his marriage, when he bought part of the Abner Bidwell farm in the Gore, adding to it from time to time until he now has fifty acres in his home farm, and fifty acres south of it. The property he located upon was partially cleared, but he completed the work, erected a handsome brick residence and large barns and other outbuildings. He devotes his land to general farming, making a specialty, however, of raising stock and tobacco, during the 1903 planting eight acres in tobacco. His farming operations are very successful and his fields and premises are in an excellent condition, denoting that a master-hand controls every detail. Mr. Ferriss devotes considerable time and attention to buying and selling live stock. In Politics Mr. Ferriss is a Conservative, although he has never aspired to office. In religion he is a supporter of the Methodist Church. Fraternally he affiliates with the Workmen of Harrow, and is popular in that organization. In 1884, in the town of Amherstburg, Mr. Ferriss was married to Nettie Davey, a native of Colchester South, daughter of David and Mary (Norgate) Davey, born in England, who resided in that township for many years. He died Dec. 12, 1903, ages seventy-three, and she in 1881. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Ferriss are: Pearl, Orville, David, Arnold (who died at the age of fourteen months) and Hugh. Bio - Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex Ontario, 1905, pp.206-207

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Lewis Thomas Ferriss's memorial is located at: Erie Memorial Gardens, Colchester, Essex County, Canada.
When did Lewis Thomas Ferriss death?
Lewis Thomas Ferriss death on 24 Dec 1956 in Harrow, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 41.9858300
Longitude: -82.9301400

Family Members:

Spouse

Jeanette Arletta “Nettie” Davey Ferriss

(1863 - 1939)

Children

Mary Pearl Ferriss Townsend

(1884 - 1960)

Orville Lewis Ferriss

(1887 - 1958)

Arnold Keith Ferriss

(1897 - 1898)

Hugh Clifton Ferriss

(1899 - 1911)

Alger Bruce Ferriss

(1908 - 1978)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Erie Memorial Gardens
Colchester, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 41.9858300, -82.9301400

2. Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
Colchester, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 41.9841500, -82.9296800

3. Colchester Memorial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9890800, -82.9267600

4. Quick Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0175090, -82.9274130

5. Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0312800, -82.9157300

6. Harrow British Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0347040, -82.9156590

7. Early Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0359150, -82.9130730

8. Tofflemire Snider Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9962850, -82.8549600

9. Ferriss Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0404730, -82.8907090

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Coordinate: 41.9962050, -82.8417450

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Coordinate: 41.9988170, -82.8394000

12. Central Grove Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0561100, -82.9169200

13. Gilgal-Pollard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0707460, -82.9382540

14. Saint Clements Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1219850, -82.9734940

15. African Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1273400, -82.8902200

16. Greenhill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0362701, -82.7465134

17. Pearl Street Cemetery
Kingsville, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.0374200, -82.7460200

18. Church of the Epiphany Anglican Cemetery
Kingsville, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.0380530, -82.7442180

19. Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary
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Coordinate: 42.0668600, -82.7497900

20. Simon Girty Gravesite
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Coordinate: 42.0708500, -83.1161590

21. Gosfield Cemetery
Kingsville, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.0712060, -82.7390520

22. Rose Hill Cemetery
Amherstburg, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.1098500, -83.0842600

23. Saint John The Baptist Cemetery
Amherstburg, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.1099600, -83.0853600

24. Cottam Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1357860, -82.7535720