Francis Ferguson

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!New Brunswick "Gleaner: December 20, 1838 - MARRIED - On December 14, At Somerset Vale, Bathurst, by the Rev. S. Fraser of Miramichi, Francis Ferguson of Bathurst, to Ann Eliza, second daughter of Hugh Munro.

!New Brunswick "Advocate" September 15, 1875 - Death - Francis Ferguson - Born 1808 - came to N.B. 1829 to work for GILMOUR & RANKIN CO., Miramichi .. remained until 1834 - went to Bathurst to take charge of G.R. & Co. there. In a year or two became head of FERGUSON, RANKIN & Co., associated with G.R. & Co. but independant. 1851 moved to St. John with POLLOCK, RANKIN & CO. His brother, the late Senator John Ferguson, took charge of the Bathurst Establishment. Pollack, Young, Rankin retired one by one from the St. John Branch and Ferguson became the sole proprietor.

BIO:Francis arrived in New Brunswick in 1829, and lived first at Miramichi. He built a home at Bathurst Village that he called "Old Hall" after his father's home in Scotland. This home became the residence of his brother John when Francis went to St. John, and later the home of Alexander Rankin Ferguson (son of Francis). It was totally destroyed by fire in 1877 and all the old Ferguson family papers were lost. Francis lived the remainder of his life in St. John at 144 Prince William Street.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas - GEDCOM file HMUNRO.GED dated 9
Oct 1996

Francis married Anne Elizabeth Munro on 14 Dec 1836 in Somerset Vale, Bathurst, New Brunswick. Anne (daughter of Judge Hugh Munro and Martha Sherar) was born on 28 Sep 1811 in Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada; was christened on 2 Sep 1827 in Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada; died on 8 Feb 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Lydia Ferguson was born about 1838 in Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada; and died.
2. Helen Ferguson was born about 1841; died on 6 Feb 1843 in Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
3. John Ferguson was born about 1842; and died.
4. Robert Ferguson was born in Nov 1842 in Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada; died on 12 Jan 1843 in Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Jan 1843 in Bathurst, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
5. Edith Elizabeth Ferguson was born about 1843; and died.
6. Alexander Rankin Ferguson was born in 1844; and died.
7. Anne Elizabeth Ferguson was born in 1846; and died.
8. Agnes Ferguson was born about 1848; and died.
9. Katheryn Helen Ferguson was born in 1850; died in 1854.
10. Edith Mary Ferguson was born about 1852; and died.
11. Marion Ferguson was born about 1854; and died.