Gazlay Family History
Rev. Abraham Forman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Abraham Forman4 (Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Abraham 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: 23 January 2022 |
| Person ID | 1716 |
| Name | Abraham Forman |
| Title | Rev. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 14 February 1789 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York1, 2 |
| Married | 28 November 1829 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York to Nancy Barnes3 |
| Died | 22 August 1854 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Nancy Barnes |
| Born | 1791 in Connecticut |
| Married | 28 November 1829 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York to Rev. Abraham Forman |
| Died | 15 December 1873 |
| Children | of Rev. Abraham Forman and Nancy Barnes: |
| +1. | Abram Forman |
| Born | ca. 1833 in New York |
| Married | to Harriett Luce |
Sources
- Cemetery Record, Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York (website). Abraham Forman, born: 14 February 1789; died: 22 August 1854; Notes indicate place of birth: Pleasant Valley [most likely the one in Dutchess County, NY], and place of death: Geneseo. The record is accompanied by a photo of his gravestone.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Livingston County, Town of Geneseo, Page 360, family of Abraham Forman (61, N.Y., O. S. P. Clergyman); Nancy Forman (60, Conn.); Abram W. Forman (17, N.Y. mechanic).
- GenWeb, Monroe County, N.Y.; Marriages and Deaths from Rochester Newspapers, Jan. 1, 1829 - Dec. 31, 1829. Rochester Daily Advertiser and Telegraph, 28 November 1829, Married, in Geneseo, Rev. Abraham Forman and Nancy Barnes (date of marriage not given).