Ferry Family Papers
c.00351

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Ferry family, (William Montague Ferry, 1796-1867)
Title
Ferry family papers
ID
c.00351
Date
undated
Extent
0.25 Cubic feet , 6 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

William was born September 8, 1796 in Grandby, Massachusetts to Noah and Hannah Ferry. He graduated from Union College in New Jersey and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1822. In 1823, he married Amanda White. The family moved to Mackinac Island where he established a school. The family moved to Grand Haven in 1834. He died December 30, 1867 in Grand Haven, Michigan.

His wife, Amanda White, was born August 20, 1797 in Ashfield, Massachusetts. She died December 20, 1880 in Grand Haven.

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Scope and Contents note

Typed excerpts (1823-1831) from the letters from William Montague Ferry and his wife Amanda, Protestant missionaries on Mackinac Island, Michigan, to family members in New England, especially those in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Of particular interest are descriptions of the Indians and references to opposition from the Roman Catholic Church. Also included are brief genealogies of the Ferry, Montague, Henry, Hastings, White, and Harwood families.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections July 1967

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  July 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Materials donated by Harry Brown.

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Controlled Access Headings

Family Name(s)

  • Ferry family, (William Montague Ferry, 1796-1867)
  • Harwood family
  • Hastings family
  • Henry family
  • Montague family
  • White family

Genre(s)

  • Letters (correspondence)

Geographic Name(s)

  • Mackinac Island (Mich.)
  • Michigan -- Genealogy
  • Michigan -- Social life and customs

Subject(s)

  • Indians of North America
  • Religion

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Collection Inventory

Letter transcript 
Folder

pp. 1-24 

 1

pp.25-49 

 2

pp. 50-74 

 3

pp. 75-99 

 4

pp. 100-119 

 5

pp. 120-140 

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