Susan Montross

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Susan Ferris was born March 11, 1804, in Pines Bridge, New York. In 1823, she married David Montross, a farmer and the son of Nathaniel Montross and Hester Swarthout.

In 1850, Susan and David lived in Somers with their three children, Ann, Cornelius, and Julia, as well as Ann's husband William Acker, and a 10-year-old boy named George Leonard.

1850 US Federal Census

Susan died in 1852 at the age of 47, and was buried in the cemetery, probably because her Ferris family was buried there.

After his wife's death, David Montross lived with his daughter Julia, who had married Samuel Baker Reynolds, a laborer; Julia and Samuel's two children; and Charles and Mary Robertson, in Somers.

1860 US Federal Census

Ann Montross Acker moved to New York City, where her husband William worked in hardware. They had three children, two of whom (Eva and Susan) were alive in 1870, and one of whom was alive in 1900. The one surviving child, Susan, married George Mersereau and lived in Madison, New Jersey. In 1910, both William and Ann were living with the Mersereaus, who did not have any children.

Julia Montross Reynolds had three children: Daniel, Susan, and George, and died in 1879.

Cornelius Montross lived in Brooklyn with his wife Madeline and worked as a cartman. In 1870 they had three children: Annie, William, and David. Cornelius died in 1897.

David Montross died in 1891.

I find the patterns of names in this family to be very sweet. Both Ann and Julia named their daughters after their mother. Cornelius named his son after his father and his daughter after his sister. 

1. Susan Ferris (1804-1852) m. David Montross (1804-1891)
1. Ann Eliza Montross (1826-after 1910) m. William Acker (1827-after 1910)
1. Eva Acker (1856-)
2. Susan Acker (1834-) m. George Mersereau (1834-)
2. Cornelius Montross (1828-1897) m. Madeline (1834-)
1. Annie M. Montross (1858-)
2. William F. Montross (1860-)
3. David Montross (1867-)
3. Julia Montross (1832-1879) m. Samuel Baker Reynolds (1834-1909)
1. Daniel M. Reynolds (1856-)
2. Susan A. Reynolds (1859-)
3. George D. Reynolds (1863-)