The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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Jacob Ferree was the son of Isaac and a grandson of Philip Ferree, a Huguenot immigrant. Jacob first married Rachael Ferree, his first cousin. He married second, Alice Powell, who was considered a fine shot with a rifle. She tested guns and gunpowder her husband produced. Jacob was employed in the manufacture of gun powder and guns for the government during the Revolutionary War. In 1784, he located to Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where he continued to manufacture guns and powder.
Jacob's son Joel was a Colonel in the War of 1812 and commanded the 1st Regiment, 2nd Detachment of the Pennsylvania Militia.
Resources: " Ferree Family Gunsmiths" by George Bennett Ferree, "The Longrifles of Western Pennsylvania" by Richard Rosenberger & Charles Kaufman, " Pennsylvania Longrifles" by Budd Davisson, "Antique Talk" by Wayne Mattox, "The Kentucky Rifle -An American Invention", essay johno.myiglou.com/kyrifle.
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