Ferry, William Montague, 1824-1905

Born in Granby, Mass., Sept. 8, 1796; clerk in the store of his brother Hewan at Remsen, N.Y.; studied and taught school, 1814-1817; studied theology and was ordained Presbyterian minister, 1822; missionary to the Mackinac Indians,1823-1835; purchased land in Grand River valley and began lumber business; was successful and at his death left $120,400 for benevolent purposes; died in Grand Haven. Mich., Dec. 30, 1867. (From Appleton. Mich. Pioneers, v. 6, p. 391-395.) (blue index cards)

From the description of Incidents in the life of Robert Stuart, 1826 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 430023485