Mary Stone was born in Virginia before the Revolution, but little is known about her early life. In 1773 she married Joshua Ferguson in Kentucky. They farmed in Kentucky until 1817 when she and her husband and a son, John Stone Ferguson, moved to Cote Sans Dessein in Callaway County, Missouri. At that time Cote Sans Dessein was a French trapping outpost. Joshua bought land under the U.S . Homestead Act and they continued to farm in their new state until her death in 1825. Her husband Joushua Feguson followed her in death in 1837 and was buried next to her.
Mary Stone was born in Virginia before the Revolution, but little is known about her early life. In 1773 she married Joshua Ferguson in Kentucky. They farmed in Kentucky until 1817 when she and her husband and a son, John Stone Ferguson, moved to Cote Sans Dessein in Callaway County, Missouri. At that time Cote Sans Dessein was a French trapping outpost. Joshua bought land under the U.S . Homestead Act and they continued to farm in their new state until her death in 1825. Her husband Joushua Feguson followed her in death in 1837 and was buried next to her.
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