Ferree, Joel

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Ferree, Joel		Leacock Township, Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	1752

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His father was Philip Ferre who married Leah DuBois about 1716. Joel, born 1731, died 1801 was a gunsmith. It is supposed that he learnd gunsmithing from Philip LeFevre his cousin. in 1752 when Joel received land from his father he set up a rifle manufacturing shop. John Ferree's stone home was built at what is now 3044 Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township and was is now occupied by Pardise Village Antiques. During the American Revolution he made weekly 30 to 40 gun berrels and guns at the request of the Council of Safety and, together with Jacob Ferres they made gunpowder for the Continental Army at French's Creek near Kimberton, Chester County. On August 7, 1775 he wrote to Benjamin Poultney to the effect that he "was enlarging his works and instead of 15 or 20 firelocks per week he would be able to turn out 30 to 40". This was evidently in reply to the action of the Council of Safety, which, on July 22, 1775, had ordered a messenger sent "ot Joel Ferree of Lancaster requesting him immediately to complete the guns wrote for as patterns, and to know how many he can furnish and at what price." After the dead of Philip LeFevre in 1766 he helped to appraise his gunsmith estate of Philip LeFevre. Joel was killed by Indians in 1801. His grave can be found in Carpenter's Cemetery, Pardise, Pennsylvania. Joel decided thad his property in Leacock would passed over to his son Isaac whereas the property in Peter's Creek, Allegheny County would gone to his son-in-law, Jacob Ferree. Engraved rifle with rifled octagonal 48" barrel, marked J. Ferree, brass patchbox, marple full length stock, wooden ramrod, caliber .54 flintlock, made between 1770 and 1785. right side left side

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His father was Philip Ferre who married Leah DuBois about 1716. Joel, born 1731, died 1801 was a gunsmith. It is supposed that he learnd gunsmithing from Philip LeFevre his cousin. in 1752 when Joel received land from his father he set up a rifle manufacturing shop.

John Ferree's stone home was built at what is now 3044 Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township and was is now occupied by Pardise Village Antiques.

During the American Revolution he made weekly 30 to 40 gun berrels and guns at the request of the Council of Safety and, together with Jacob Ferres they made gunpowder for the Continental Army at French's Creek near Kimberton, Chester County.

On August 7, 1775 he wrote to Benjamin Poultney to the effect that he "was enlarging his works and instead of 15 or 20 firelocks per week he would be able to turn out 30 to 40". This was evidently in reply to the action of the Council of Safety, which, on July 22, 1775, had ordered a messenger sent "ot Joel Ferree of Lancaster requesting him immediately to complete the guns wrote for as patterns, and to know how many he can furnish and at what price."

After the dead of Philip LeFevre in 1766 he helped to appraise his gunsmith estate of Philip LeFevre.

Joel was killed by Indians in 1801. His grave can be found in Carpenter's Cemetery, Pardise, Pennsylvania.

Joel decided thad his property in Leacock would passed over to his son Isaac whereas the property in Peter's Creek, Allegheny County would gone to his son-in-law, Jacob Ferree.

Engraved rifle with rifled octagonal 48" barrel, marked J. Ferree, brass patchbox, marple full length stock, wooden ramrod, caliber .54 flintlock, made between 1770 and 1785.

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