Dusek Tree - Person Sheet
Dusek Tree - Person Sheet
Residence1870, Windham, Greene Co., New York, USA220
Residence1880, Bon Homme, Dakota Territory, United States860
Residence1885, Whatcom Co., Washington Territory, USA221
Residence1889, Whatcom Co., Washington Territory, USA222
Deathbef 1900
BurialEnterprise Cemetery, Ferndale, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA
Spouses
Residence1850, Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York, USA854
Residence1860, Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York, USA856
Residence1870, Windham, Greene Co., New York, USA220
Residence1880, Bon Homme, Dakota Territory, United States853
Residence1885, Whatcom Co., Washington Territory, USA221
Residence1889, Whatcom Co., Washington Territory, USA222
Residence1900, West Ferndale, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA223
Residence1906, Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA479
Residence1907, Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA480
Residence1908, Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA858
FatherEden C Burroughs (~1803-)
MotherRuth (~1805-<1860)
ChildrenAlanson Curtis (~1862-)
Nora A. (~1863-)
Wright (~1866-1928)
Laura Jane (1868-1910)
Holmes H (1870-1946)
Ruth E (1875-)
George Benjamin (1878-1948)
Frank Grover (1886-)
Notes for Benjamin A. Ferguson
The 1870 US Census shows the family living together in Widham, New York. The value of the real estate is $5000 and personal estate $2500. This would have been a decent size property. Benjamin and Jane have 4 children, the oldest 3 in school. Also living with them are William Jump, a farm laborer, and Viola Van Volkenburgh, a domestic worker for the family.
Info from the Agriculture Schedule of 1870
Acres of land:
Improved: 240
Wood-Land: 30
Present Cash Value
of farm: $5000
of farming implements/machinery: $500
Total amount of wages paid during the year (1870) including board: $400
Live Stock
horses: 3
milch cows (dairy cows): 24
swine: 6
value of all live stock: $1600
Produce during the year (1870):
oats: 225 bushels
buckwheat: 140 bushels
wool: 5 lbs.
Irish Potatoes: 250 bushels
Orchard Products: $100
Butter: 1000 lbs.
Hay: 70 tons
Forest Products: $130
Value of Home Manufactures: 20
Value of Animals Slaughtered or sold for slaughter: 50
Estimated value of all farm production, including betterments and additions to stock: $1942864
According to cemetery records, Jane E and Benjamin Ferguson are buried side by side in unmarked graves in Block 3-A (likely lot 1, grave 8) at Enterprise Cemetery, Ferndale, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA.
The 1880 US Census (Dakota Territory) lists Benjamin’s mother as born in New York and Benjamin’s father as born in New Jersey.1174
Info from the Agriculture Schedule of 1870
Acres of land:
Improved: 240
Wood-Land: 30
Present Cash Value
of farm: $5000
of farming implements/machinery: $500
Total amount of wages paid during the year (1870) including board: $400
Live Stock
horses: 3
milch cows (dairy cows): 24
swine: 6
value of all live stock: $1600
Produce during the year (1870):
oats: 225 bushels
buckwheat: 140 bushels
wool: 5 lbs.
Irish Potatoes: 250 bushels
Orchard Products: $100
Butter: 1000 lbs.
Hay: 70 tons
Forest Products: $130
Value of Home Manufactures: 20
Value of Animals Slaughtered or sold for slaughter: 50
Estimated value of all farm production, including betterments and additions to stock: $1942864
According to cemetery records, Jane E and Benjamin Ferguson are buried side by side in unmarked graves in Block 3-A (likely lot 1, grave 8) at Enterprise Cemetery, Ferndale, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA.
The 1880 US Census (Dakota Territory) lists Benjamin’s mother as born in New York and Benjamin’s father as born in New Jersey.1174