Gazlay Family History
Howard Cogswell Furman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Howard Cogswell Furman5 (Phillip Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Howard Cogswell Furman5 (Phillip Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Phillip Heartt Furman (13 February 1799 - 3 September 1871) |
| Mother | Mary ‘Polly’ Cogswell (1798 - 20 May 1878) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 January 2013; Last Edited: 3 July 2013 |
| Person ID | 4702 |
| Name | Howard Cogswell Furman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1842 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | ca. 1884 to Catherine Ella Remington4, 5 |
| Married | 1 June 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts to Eleanor Van Allen6 |
| Died | 7 June 1926 in New York, New York7, 8 |
| Buried | in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Naspeth, Queens County, New York7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Catherine Ella Remington (daughter of Philo Remington and Caroline A. Lathrop) |
| Born | 18 June 1845 in Herkimer County, New York |
| Married | 28 September 1865 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York to Elijah Priest Greene |
| Married | ca. 1884 to Howard Cogswell Furman |
| Died | 22 December 1913 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York |
| Spouse 2 | Eleanor Van Allen (daughter of Adam Van Allen and Cornelia Benjamin) |
| Born | ca. 1875 in Albany, Albany County, New York |
| Married | 1 June 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts to Howard Cogswell Furman |
| Died | 1 August 1933 in New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, New York County, New York, Third Ward, Page 8; family of Philip H. Furman (49, New York, merchant); Mary Furman (48, Massachusetts); Samuel H. Furman (25, New York, merchant); Charles E. Furman (18, New York, merchant); Howard C. Furman (8, New York); Johannah Donnavan (20, Ireland); Mary E. Nichols (21, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Cogswell (75, Massachusetts).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, New York County, New York City, 5th Ward, Page 183, family of Philip Furman (60, N York, manfr shirts); Mary Furman (60, N York); S. H. Furman [first initial uncertain] (33, N York); H. M. Norris [last name uncertain] (32, N York, clerk); C. E. Furman (27, N York); R. C. Furman (21, N York); H. C. Furman (19, N York); M. E. Nichols (25, Mass.); E. A. Furman (25, N York); E. A. Furman (5, N York); M. J. Furman (3, N York); Jacob Manus (35, N Jersey, clerk).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 472, Sheet No. 7A; family of John Wooster (58, N. York, July 1841, merchant); wife of 29 years Ella Wooster (55, Mass., 1 child, 1 living); son Thomas J. Wooster (24, N. York, Dec. 1875, commissioner); visitor Howard C. Firman [sic] (58, N. York, 1842, broker); wife of 18 years Ella Firman (52, N. York, 1848, 3 children, 2 living); servant Mary Irving (35, Ireland 1865, servant); servant Mary Larkin (24, Ireland, 1876, servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Herkimer County, German Flatts, Enumeration District 8, Sheet No. 17B; family of Howard C. Furman (62, New York, civic [?]); wife of 31 years Catharine Furman (66, New York, 2nd marriage, 2 children, 2 living); sister [in-law?] Ida Squire (68, New York, maried 37 years, 4 children, 4 living); neice [sic] Marjorie Squire (27, New York).
- Obituary, The New York Times, 23 December 1913, Mrs. Howard Cogswell Furman, died 22 December 1913 in Ilion, New York. Daughter of Philo Remington, rifle and typewriter manufacturer. First husband, Elijah Prieste Green [sic], died in 1876. Married second husband in 1884.
- Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915; Marriages Registered in the City of Boston, Entry No. 3887, Howard C. Furman, age 74, born in Schenectady, N.Y., 2nd marriage, widow, son of Philip H. Furman and Mary Cogswell; and Eleanor Van Allen, age 40, born in Albany, N.Y., first marriage, daughter of Adam Van Allen and Cornelia Benjamin, married on 1 July 1915.
- Notice of Probate, Amsterdam Evening Recorder, 19 June 1926 (available at fultonhistory.com). Will and codicil of Howard Cogswell Furman. The notice details the division of his estate to various relatives and organizations. The names of the spouses of several female relatives are included, which aids in extending their lines of descent. The notices indicates he was laid to rest in Mount Olive cemetery, believed to actually be Mount Olivet cemetery in Queens County, New York.
- Obituary, The New York Times, 8 June 1926, Howard Cogswell Furman, died 7 June 1926 in New York City.