Moses Ferrin

Brief Life History of Moses

When Moses Ferrin was born on 15 March 1726, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Capt Jonathan Farren, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Wells, was 27. He married Mary Shepherd on 26 September 1748, in Biddeford, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died after 1863.

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Family Time Line

Moses Ferrin
1726–1863
Mary Shepherd
1724–
Marriage: 26 September 1748
Moses Ferrin
1748–1843
Jonathan Ferrin
1752–1818
Hannah Ferrin
1769–1836
Mary Ferrin
1755–
Anna Ferrin
1758–
Sarah Ferrin
1765–1843
Joseph Ferrin
1767–

Sources (11)

  • Moses Farren, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Moses Ferrin in entry for Mary Ferrin, "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907"
  • Moses Ferren in entry for Sarah Ferren, "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907"

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Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Ferron 3 or a shortened form of McFerrin . Also compare with Farren .

English: variant of Ferron .

Spanish (Ferrín): from a derivative of ferro ‘iron’.

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

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