Brief Life History of William E.
When William E. Ferrin was born in April 1854, in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Samuel C. Ferrin, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth A. Clark, was 40. He married Margaret E. Farley on 22 June 1874. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1917. He died in 1922, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Wm. E Farren, "Connecticut, Military Census Questionnaires, 1917"
- William E. Farren, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- William E Farren, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Land in Groton Given to US Navy for Navy Station
In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres of land along the Thames River. This became the location of the Naval Submarine Base. It was designed to hold 1,400 men and 20 submarines. During WWII it was expanded to 497 acres.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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