Ferris | Metis, Cree | Surname Anchor Post

Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada. Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

SURNAME NOTES | FERRIS

Purpose:
The goal of these Surname Anchor Posts is to answer these questions: Based on settler documents, has my surname ever been associated with indigenous people in what is now called Canada? If so, where and when did it occur? And finally, with which specific peoples was my surname associated?
Note: These posts are just a Finding Aide to help you continue with your own in-depth research. This project is constantly updated but will never be complete
Regions:
These are the regions where this surname appears in census and/or marriage documents: British Columbia, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Territories.
Note: Please see the Census District section down below for links to posts with more location-based information.
Ethnicity:
These are the ethnicities recorded for this surname in census records as well as Metis scrip and marriage documents: Metis, Cree
Associated surnames:
These are the surnames of spouses for this surname.
Belanger, Dufaut / Dufault
Good, Jacco / Jocko, Leclerc / Leclair
McDonnell / McDonald, McIsaac
Stiller, Wesley.
Misc.: –
This is where I place scattered bits of information from my Archives.
1. The Metis Nation of Ontario recognizes Frederick Ferris and Mary Ann Nancy Good as a Root Ancestor couple. Their descendants continue through their offspring: John Ferris (m. Sarah Unknown surname) and Walter Ferris (m. Annie McDonnell).
2. Faries is one var. of Ferris.