Harrison Ferrin (circa 1840-1919), son of Shubael and Marilla of Ontario County, NY (area around Canandaigua in the Finger Lakes District), married Jane O. Francis and had 5 or 6 children. According to information I just found on the "Our Northern Roots" website and database, Jane died and Harrison married at least 2 more times. His second marriage was to an Alida Ward (according to the website) with whom he had 2 more children, Sarah Ferrin and Lewis Ferrin.

I am particularly interested in this second marriage as my grandfather's sister, Eliza Ward (1856-1925) of Cheshire, NY (also in the Canandaigua area), married a Mr. Ferrin and similarly had 2 children, Sarah Ferrin (aka Sadie/Satie, b. 1879) who married and relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, and Lewis Ferrin (1881-1964) who married and lived out his life in Cheshire. At some point after the birth of Lewis in 1881, Eliza separated from Mr. Ferrin and never remarried. The given name of the Mr. Ferrin she had briefly been married to was not passed down in the Ferrin family in Cheshire.

I believe that Alida Ward and Eliza Ward are one and the same person, the wife of Harrison Ferrin. I am hoping that someone out there reading this query will respond with information to help prove this.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Sharon
Welland, Ontario, Canada