Eugene Nelson Ferrin

1867 - 1907  (~ 39 years)

• Name	Eugene Nelson Ferrin
  Birth	Oct 1867	Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jul 1907	West Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA
  Notes	THE ALFRED SUN, WEDNESDAY, March 21, 1900 A Terrible Fire. Eugene Ferrin's Home Burned To the Ground Early Sunday Morning and Two of His Children Perish in The Flames Last Sunday morning the inhabitants of this community received a shock, Which, while it excited the sensibilities, at the same time touched the Inmost hearts and sympathetic natures of all, when it was learned that the home Of Eugene Ferrio lives in a house belonging to Wm Ostrander, situated almost three miles from this village on the McHenry Valley road, was burned to the ground together with the entire contents, and two of Mr. Ferrin's children had perished in the flames. About twelve o'clock Saturday night Mrs. Ferrin arose and put a chunk of wood in the stove to keep the fire until morning. She then retired again and her attention was soon attracted by a reflection of light which proved to be a fire which had started around the stove pipe hole down stairs. Mrs. Ferrin gave her husband the alarm and went to the stair door and called the three older children who were sleeping overhead, two boys in one room and a little girl in another. They answered and the little girl came down. The fire was at first apparently not very serious and Mr. Ferrin, endeavored to extinguish the flames with two pails of water which were handy; but this amount being insufficient and the water privileges being very inconvenient, he was obliged to abandon the effort. When it became apparent that the house would be destroyed, Mrs. Ferrin rushed out of the house with her baby and little girl. Seeing that the boys did not come down stairs in response to the call, Mr.Ferrin became alarmed for their safety and started up the stairs to rescue them but was met by a wall of seething flame which caused him to retreat. He then rushed out of the house and after procuring a ladder, climbed to the chamber window which was located near the bed in which the boys had been sleeping. We are informed that when Mr.Ferrin broke through the window he found that the children had left their bed and were in the opposite corner of the room cut off from him by the flames so that it was impossible to effect their rescue. In his efforts to save the children he was very badly burned, the hair being burned from his head and his hands and one side of his face being entirely blistered. The two boys who were cremated were aged 9 and 3 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrin and the other two children escaped with nothing save their night clothes and walked on third of a mile to Mr. Ostrander's in their bare feet. The night was severely cold, the thermometer standing at eight below zero, and their feet were badly frozen from the exposure. They are at present at the home of Mrs. Ferrin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McIntosh, and it will be some time before they recover from the burns and effects of exposure. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrin have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their great calamity and bereavement, and several parties are busily engaged in collecting effects to aid them in their time of need. Surely this is a Christian duty, and we trust that all will join in bearing these heavy burdens that they may be made as light as possible for those on whom they will fall with crushing weight. The remains of the little ones were placed in a casket "together" and interred in Woodlawn Cemetery Monday afternoon.
  Person ID	I3627	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Harland Erskine Ferrin,   b. 1843, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 14 Sep 1895, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Helen Arminta Lattin,   b. Jan 1847, Troy, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Nov 1903, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865
  Family ID	F2883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie McIntosh,   b. Jun 1872, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1930 (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1889	Alfred, Allegany Co., New York, USA
  Children	1. Elba Ferrin,   b. 14 May 1890, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 18 Mar 1900, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 9 years)   2. Hattie Mary Ferrin,   b. 23 May 1893, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 14 Dec 1928, Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 35 years)   3. son Ferrin,   b. 24 Aug 1895, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 15 Sep 1895, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 0 years)   4. Cleon Ferrin,   b. 30 May 1896, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 18 Mar 1900, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 3 years) + 5. Clyde Eugene Ferrin,   b. 25 Jan 1900, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 22 Nov 1966, Filmore, Hume, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 66 years) + 6. Winfred Raymond Ferrin,   b. 9 Feb 1902, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 13 Dec 1926, Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 24 years) + 7. Helen Grace Lippincott,   b. 15 May 1904, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA d. 4 Feb 1982, Gloversville, Fulton Co., New York, USA (Age 77 years)   8. Richard Ferrin,   b. Est 1907
  Family ID	F3293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Oct 1867 - Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA Marriage - 8 Aug 1889 - Alfred, Allegany Co., New York, USA Death - 4 Jul 1907 - West Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA Burial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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