I think Archelaus was actually Archibald Ferris who m. Waterborough Parish, Queens Co., NB 8JAN1857 Hannah J. Drillen. In Waterborough Parish in 1871, Hannah (38) was a widow. Children were Martha A. (12), Cordelia V. (10), William A. (6), Melissa L. (5) and Archibald (1). Archibald, Sr. d. MAR1870 while chopping logs near Grand Lake, apparently struck by a falling tree. Hannah (b. ca. 1833) would be Hannah J. Ferris b. Grand Lake ca. 1829, d. Moore St., Saint John 22MAY1894 age 65 years.
In Waterborough Parish, in 1861, Archibald was b. ca. 1829 and Hannah was b. ca. 1833, and had Martha Ann (3) and Cornelia Ann (11 months). They lived with his parents, George (ca. 1785) and Jane (ca. 1787) 'Farris' as well as a brother (Oliver ca. 1836) and family and a sister, Mary 'Farris' (ca. 1816). Very near lived the extended family of John (ca. 1783) and Mary (ca. 1785) 'Farris', with John, I would assume, being George's brother. John was b. in New York State, so the family were likely Loyalists. Another sibling of Archibald Ferris was James Henry 'Blizard' (Blizzard) Ferris b. 23OCT1824, baptized in 1825.
George and John appears to be sons of another John and Mary and George 'Farris' of Waterborough Parish was baptized as the s/o John and Mary 14AUG1791 and was a sister, Margaret. It is unlikely that these were children of John (b. ca. 1783) so they point to a previous generation. Other baptisms were:
Ferris Agnis 4 Sep 1803 Grand Lake Ferris John and Mary By Rev. Richard Clarke
Ferris Catharine 4 Sep 1803 Grand Lake Ferris John and Mary By Rev. Richard Clarke
Ferris Deborah 8 Mar 1806 Grand Lake Ferris John and Mary By Rev. Richard Clarke
Ferris Joseph 4 Sep 1803 Grand Lake Ferris John and Mary By Rev. Richard Clarke
Ferris Mary 4 Sep 1803 Grand Lake Ferris John and Mary By Rev. Richard Clarke
Ferris Rebecca 4 Sep 1803 Grand Lake Ferris John and Mary By Rev. Richard Clarke
and these were likely George's siblings as well as the eldest of the five baptized in 1803 must have been about age 10-years or more. George Ferris m. Jane 'Blizard' 2JUL1811 while John Ferris, Jr. m. Mary McLean 6MAR1804. See:
http://www.jedh.com/src/genealogy/hpkr2/f1147.htmhttp://boards.ancestry.ca/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=447&...http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/c/n/Michelle-Mc...http://boards.ancestry.se/surnames.ferris/40.42/mb.ashxhttp://archives.gnb.ca/Search/MC3706/Details.aspx?culture=en...http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/OldSoldiers/Results.aspx?cultu...In one petition Mary Ferris, John's widow states something like (it is hard to read) 'Canelael buskark Regiment', which may refer to Jacob Van Buskirk, a lieutenant (later lieutenant-colonel of militia) in the New Jersey Volunteers. Or, more likely, to his father, Lt.-Col. Abraham Van Buskirk as at:
http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/musters/4njv/njvbusk...Anyway, I think he was likely Archibald rather than Archelaus.
Thomas.