Gazlay Family History
Sarah E. Furman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Sarah E. Furman5 (Charles Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Sarah E. Furman5 (Charles Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Rev. Charles Edwin Furman (13 December 1801 - 10 June 1880) |
| Mother | Harriet Emiline Johnson (1811 - 1 December 1860) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 November 2010; Last Edited: 31 August 2013 |
| Person ID | 1803 |
| Name | Sarah E. Furman |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. 1835 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | May 1866 to Martin Briggs5 |
| Died | February 1893 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York6 |
| Buried | in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York6 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Martin Briggs |
| Born | March 1807 in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | to Hannah Camp Scrantom |
| Married | May 1866 to Sarah E. Furman |
| Died | 24 December 1883 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
| Children | of Sarah E. Furman and Martin Briggs: |
| 1. | Martin Briggs, Jr. |
| Stillborn | 19 November 1872 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
| +2. | Sarah Furman Briggs |
| Born | October 1875 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1896 to Frederick A. Smith |
| Died | 17 August 1917 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Orleans County, Town of Ridgeway, page 229, family of Charles E. Furman (49, clergyman); Harriette Furman (40); Abba C. Furman (18, NY); Harriette Furman (17, NY); Sarah E. Furman (15, NY); Charles Furman (11, NY); Robert (10, NY); Jane Crysler (9, Canada).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Page No. 86, family of Martin Briggs (63, New York, safe maker); Sarah Briggs (35, New York); Marian A. Briggs (36, New York); Hamlet S. Briggs (20, New York, safe maker); Hamlet D. Scranton (65, New York, retired merchant); Charles E. Furman (68, New York, clergyman); Julia Bradley (30, Ireland, domestic servant); Mary Briggs (24, New York); Charles M. Briggs (2, New York); Martha Fredenberg (55, New York); Sarah Heal 23, England, domestic servant); Irma Sorantine [?] (45, New York).
- New York State Census, 1875, Monroe County, City of Rochester, Page No. 61, family of Martin Briggs (67, Otsego Co., NY, iron manu.); wife Sarah E. F. Briggs (40, Monroe Co., NY); daut Mareon A. Briggs (39, Monroe Co. NY); gd father [sic, father-in-law] Charles E. Furman (72, Saratoga Co., NY, widow, clergyman, Presby.); Mary Christ (25, Monroe Co., Ky, servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Monroe County, City of Rochester, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 27; family of Martin Briggs (72, New York, safe & railing man.); wife Sarah E. Briggs (45, New York); daughter Marion Briggs (44, New York); daughter Sarah F. Briggs (4, New York); father-in-law Charles E. Furman (78, New York, clergyman, has dropsy); servant Rhoda Ruffles (23, England); servant Hannah Shick (16, New York).
- History of the First Presbyterian Church of Victor, N.Y., 1888, pages 45-47, biographical sketch of Rev. Charles E. Furman, with details about various members of his family. Digitized copy available at Google books (website).
- Find a Grave (website). Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York; Sarah E. Furman Briggs, born: 1835 in New York; died: Feb. 1893 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York [from record, which includes brief biographical details and links to her two children].