Family History - Cornelia Benjamin

1. Cornelia Benjamin,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Cornelia married Adam Van Allen (born ____, parents not determined).

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Eleanor Van Allen, born ca. 1875 in Albany, Albany County, New York; died 1 August 1933 in New York. Married Howard Cogswell Furman.

2. Eleanor Van Allen² (Cornelia¹), born ca. 1875 in Albany, Albany County, New York;¹ died 1 August 1933 in New York.² Eleanor married, 1 June 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts, Howard Cogswell Furman¹ (born ca. 1842 in New York, the son of Phillip Heartt Furman and Mary ‘Polly’ Cogswell;^{3, 4, 5, 6} Howard died 7 June 1926 in New York, New York^{7, 8}). Howard is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Naspeth, Queens County, New York.⁷

1. 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.
2. Obituary, The New York Times, 3 August 1933, Eleanor Van Allen Furman, widow of Howard C. Furman, died 1 August 1933 in New York.
3. 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).
4. 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).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. 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.
8. Obituary, The New York Times, 8 June 1926, Howard Cogswell Furman, died 7 June 1926 in New York City.