Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeffrey Ferris

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The result was delete. Sjakkalle (Check!) 14:09, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffrey Ferris

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It seems odd to say that an article about a person who lived in the 17th century isn't notable, but from what I can tell of this article, there was nothing notable about Ferris. This article is a mess of WP:OR and non-encyclopedic tone. Citations provided do not appear to be reliable, are clearly passing mentions, and anyways aren't clear if they're the same person. It sounds like this article was written as part of a family tree project. FuriouslySerene (talk) 16:43, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. FuriouslySerene (talk) 16:44, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:06, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete seems like a family member made a page about an ancestor. I can't find anything notable about the individual. The references just seem to establish the individual's existence, not why they are notable. Jab843 (talk) 18:25, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:25, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment -- Do we normally allow articles on the founders of settlements? In this case he seems to be one of several founders, from which I assume he is NN. Peterkingiron (talk) 19:07, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:46, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: If the sources presented wouldn't be considered to pass a 20th century subject, then there's nothing about him being born in the 17th century that matters. Most of the sources fail IRS, and none provide "significant coverage" for the subject. Ravenswing 06:16, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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