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Family HistoryFamily History - Marie B. Angle


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Marie B. Angle and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Marie B. Angle,1 born ca. 1819 in New York (parents not determined);1, 2, 3 died 3 May 1885 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.4, 5, 6 Marie married, 1853, Robert Furman6 (born 30 April 1797 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Samuel Furman and Elizabeth Gazlay;1, 6, 7, 8 Robert died 5 May 1864 in New York, New York6, 7, 9). Marie and Robert are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York.4, 7

The following article regarding the contested will case of Maria B. Furman provides interesting details about the will and various family members:5

Yesterday the surrogate pled his decision in the contested will case of Maria B. Furman, late of Danforth, admitting the will to probate. Mrs. Furman was the second wife of Deacon Robert Furman, to whom she was married in 1853. At the time of their marriage Mr. Furman transferred to her property in the amount of about $30,000. Furman had two daughters by his first wife, who were Jane E. Adams and Ann E. Furman, who afterward married Dr. John P. Mann. In 1864 Mr. Furman died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Adams, in New York city. Their only son, Robert, who was born in 1858, who was unmarried, died in 1883, and the remainder of Deacon Furman’s estate, which was inherited by his son, came into the possession of Mrs. Furman. The testatrix died May 2 last, aged about 70, leaving no children. Her only heirs and next of kin were Ann Baker, a sister, and the children of Rebecca Emerson and Elizabeth B. Williams, deceased sisters, who contested her will, which was dated November 8, 1882, on the grounds of incompetency on the part of the testator to make a will and on account of undue influence. The will left to Robert Furman Adams of Chicago, a grandson of her husband, $1,000, and left the remainder of the estate, which was worth about $30,000, to her two stepdaughters in equal proportions.

Robert served as an early trustee of the Syracuse Village and as one of the alderman of the newly incorporated city. He was wealthy and was a deeply religious man.6


Child of Marie B. Angle and Robert Furman:

 2i. Robert M. Furman, born 4 March 1858 in New York;1, 2, 3, 10 died 23 August 1882 in Albany, Albany County, New York.10, 11, 12 Robert is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York.10, 12

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Onondaga County, City of Syracuse, Page 48, family of Robert (age 63) and Marie B. Furman (age 41), with Robert M. Furman (age 2), Catherine Angle (age 45), and Margaret Connolly (age 19), servant.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Onondaga County, Onondaga, page no. 114, family of Maria B. Furman (age 54) with Robert M. Furman (age 12) and Ellen Dailey (age 16), domestic servant.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Onondaga County, Onondaga, Enumeration District 189, Page No. 3; family of Maria B. Furman (62, N.Y., widow); son Robert E. Furman (22, N.Y.).
  4. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Furman, Maria B.Augh [sic, her last name was Angle]: Maria B. / Wife of / Robert Furman / Died / May 3, 1885 / Aged 65 Yrs. [from gravestone]. Born: 1818, Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York; Died: 3 May 1885, Syracuse, Onandago County, New York [from record, which also indicates that her parents were N & K Augh, actually Angle].
  5. Utica Morning Herald, Utica, New York. Available at fultonhistory.com. 23 October 1885, article regarding the surrogate’s decision on the contested will case of Maria B. Furman, second wife of Deacon Robert Furman. The article summarizes the elements of the will and transfers of property, and includes vital details of various family members.
  6. Baker Family History and Genealogy; The Descendants of Josias Furman, Generations 4, 5, and 6. Website.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Furman, Robert: Robert Furman / Born / In Pleasant Valley / Dutchess Co. N.Y. / APril 30, 1797, / Came to Syracuse, / 1823, / Died May 5, 1864. [from Furman gravestone]; the record repeats these dates and provides the names of his two spouses and three children. The record also avers he died in Syracuse, but he actually died in New York City at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Charles Adams, as indicated in several other records.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Onondaga County, City of Syracuse, Page 521, family of Robert Furman (53, NY, P??); Masenda [?] Furman (50, NY); Ann Furman (28); Charles Furman (13); Moses Dickson (24, black); Chas. C. Adams (28, Massachu., teacher); Jane Adams (21); Robert Adams (2); Bartheen [?] Carners [?] (25, Canada).
  9. Obituary, New York Tribune, 6 May 1864, Robert Furman, age 67, died 5 May 1864 at the residence of his sons-in-law, Dr. J. P. Mann and Mr. C. E. Adams.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Furman, Robert: Robert / Son of / Robert & Maria B. / Furman / Died Aug. 23, 1882 / Aged 24 Yrs. [from gravestone]. Born: 4 March 1858; Died 23 August 1882 [from record].
  11. Deaths, The New York Daily Standard, Syracuse, New York, available at fultonhistory.com; 24 August 1882, death of Robert Furman on 23 August 1882 in Albany, New York. The article provides a detailed account of how Robert shot his mistress and then himself; his mistress was only wounded but he died of his injuries.
  12. Deaths, Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, available at fultonhistory.com; 28 August 1882, article on the death of Robert Furman the previous week. The article provides a detailed account of his shooting his mistress and then himself, and indicates he was interred in Oakwood Cemetery [Syracuse, New York].