Deborah Ferguson

Brief Life History of Deborah

When Deborah Ferguson was born on 9 November 1763, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Samuel Ferguson, was 39 and her mother, Lois Royce, was 35. She married Daniel Bartlett on 3 February 1784, in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 13 March 1847, in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in North Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Bartlett
1754–1843
Deborah Ferguson
1763–1847
Marriage: 3 February 1784
Jerusha Bartlett
1784–1859
Elizabeth Betsey Bartlett Brooks
1785–1846
Samuel Bartlett
1786–1874
Leonard Bartlett
1790–1866
Lewis Bartlett Sr
1792–1873
Stillman Bartlett
1793–1852
Roxanna Bartlett
1795–1869
Nancy Bartlett
1798–1870
Waterman Bartlett
1799–1855
Charles Bartlett
1804–1881
Dexter Bartlett
1804–1887

Sources (18)

  • Deborah Ferguson, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Deborah Ferguson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Deborah Bartlett, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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