Gazlay Family History
Benoni Bradner Forman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Benoni Bradner Forman4 (Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Benoni Bradner Forman4 (Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Dr. William Forman (17 March 1739 - 4 July 1816) |
| Mother | Mary ‘Polly’ Gazlay (4 October 1747 - 6 June 1805) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 November 2010; Last Edited: 31 March 2016 |
| Person ID | 1714 |
| Name | Benoni Bradner Forman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1785 in Albany County, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | to Margaret Gaisley |
Biography
Benoni was a silversmith as early as 1813 in Albany, and later in Troy and Brooklyn New York. His mark was his initials, BBF.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Margaret Gaisley |
| Born | ca. 1815 in Albany County, New York |
| Married | to Benoni Bradner Forman |
| Children | of Benoni Bradner Forman and Margaret Gaisley: |
| 1. | Mary E. Forman |
| Born | ca. 1836 in Albany County, New York |
| +2. | Caroline A. Forman |
| Born | ca. 1842 in Albany County, New York |
| Married | 1 July 1859 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to George Carpenter Whitney |
| +3. | Cornelia Helen Forman |
| Born | December 1851 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York |
| Married | 28 September 1876 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to George Lamprey Orpen |
| Died | 24 February 1928 in Queens County, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Page 111, family of Benoni B. Forman (75, N.Y.); Margaret Forman (45, N.Y.); Mary E. Forman (24, N.Y., tailoress); Caroline Forman (18, N.Y.); Cornelia H. Forman (12, N.Y.).
- New York State Census, 1865, Kings County, Brooklyn, Ward 14, Page 37, family of Benj. [sic] B. Forman (81, Albany); wife Margaret Forman (48, Albany, 5 children); child Emely O. Forman (28, Albany, 1 child, plain sewing); child Caroline Whitney (24, Albany, 1 child); child Ann H. Forman (16, Troy); child [sic, probably grandchild] Willard F. Forman (3 6/12, Kings).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, King County, Brooklyn, Page 110, family of Wenoni [sic] Forman (87, New York, silversmith); wife Margaret Forman (57, New York); Mary Forman (33, New York, tailoress); Caroline [sic, probably is actually Cornelia] Forman (22, New York, tailoress). Living next door is their married daughter Caroline and her family: George Whitney (32, New York, silversmith); Caroline Whitney (28, New York, tailoress); Willard Whitney (7, New York); Ida O Mearah (12, New York).