Gazlay Family History
John Gazlay Furman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Gazlay Furman4 (Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
John Gazlay Furman4 (Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Samuel Furman (2 March 1753 - 26 August 1830) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Gazlay (9 February 1763 - 1 June 1847) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 November 2010; Last Edited: 21 January 2013 |
| Person ID | 1754 |
| Name | John Gazlay Furman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 10 December 1794 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 16 October 1816 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York to Armenia Northrup3 |
| Married | 28 February 1837 in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York to Malvina Green3 |
| Died | 6 September 1871 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan3, 4 |
| Buried | in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Armenia Northrup |
| Born | 16 March 1800 |
| Married | 16 October 1816 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York to John Gazlay Furman |
| Died | 27 February 1836 |
| Children | of John Gazlay Furman and Armenia Northrup: |
| +1. | Ashley B. Furman |
| Born | 1818 in New York |
| Married | 6 October 1850 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan to Harriet Clark |
| Died | 1872 |
| 2. | John Furman |
| Born | ca. 1819 in Dutchess County, New York |
| 3. | Melinda Marjory Furman |
| Born | 9 December 1820 in Peterboro, Madison County, New York |
| Died | 21 July 1904 in New York, New York |
| 4. | Sylvester Furman |
| Born | ca. 1821 in Peterboro, Madison County, New York |
| 5. | Elizabeth Furman |
| Born | ca. 1824 in Peterboro, Madison County, New York |
| +6. | Martha Cornelia Furman |
| Born | 31 March 1828 in Oneida County, New York |
| Married | to Justus C. Hubbard |
| Died | 23 March 1899 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan |
| Spouse 2 | Malvina Green |
| Born | |
| Married | 28 February 1837 in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York to John Gazlay Furman |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Muskegon County, Muskegon, Page No. 1, family of Charles Leonard (40, New York, physician); Harriet Leonard (32, New York); Bell Leonard (11, Michigan); John Furman (75, New York, retired); Melinda Furman (64, New York).
- Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
- Baker Family History and Genealogy; The Descendants of Josias Furman, Generations 4, 5, and 6. Website.
- Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan; Furman, John G.; died: 6 September 1871 [from record, which includes a photo of his gravestone which is difficult to read, but appears to be inscribed as John G. Furman / [unreadable] 1871 / Aged / [?] Yrs. 8 Mos. / 19 Ds ]