Gazlay Family History
Hetty Morrell Smith
Parents
| Father | Caleb N. Smith ( - ) |
| Mother | Catherine Folk ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 January 2013; Last Edited: 11 January 2013 |
| Person ID | 4728 |
| Name | Hetty Morrell Smith |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | September 1831 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | ca. 1853 to Benjamin Mather Furman4, 6 |
| Died | 2 January 1909 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York7 |
| Buried | in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Naspeth, Queens County, New York7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Benjamin Mather Furman (son of Phillip Heartt Furman and Mary ‘Polly’ Cogswell) |
| Born | 31 October 1827 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1853 to Hetty Morrell Smith |
| Died | 6 January 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Children | of Hetty Morrell Smith and Benjamin Mather Furman: |
| 1. | Philip Howard Furman |
| Born | March 1854 |
| Died | 4 February 1918 in Kings County, New York |
| +2. | Benjamin Franklin Furman |
| Born | ca. April 1861 in New York |
| Married | 9 September 1884 in Kings County, New York to Carrie Davenport Bonner |
| Died | 27 July 1937 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| +3. | Adoniram Judson Furman |
| Born | November 1867 in New York |
| Married | 27 April 1903 in Kings County, New York to Barbara Schell |
| Died | 28 April 1941 in Kings County, New York |
| +4. | Rev. Charles Elmer Furman |
| Born | ca. 1869 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1891 to Ida May Fay |
| 5. | Robert Clarkson Furman |
| Born | January 1872 in New York |
| +6. | Mary Isabella Furman |
| Born | ca. November 1875 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1903 to Robert C. Cowan |
| Died | 29 February 1944 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, King County, Brooklyn, Page Nos. 13, 14, family of Benj. Furman (40, N.Y., sign painter); Hester Furman (38, New York); Philip Furman (16, N.Y.); Benjamin Furman (12, N.Y.); Ada Furman (4, New York); Charles Furman (1, N.Y.).
- New York State Census, 1875, Kings County, Brooklyn, 3rd ED, 19th Ward, Page 9, family of Benjamin Furman (47, New York); wife Hester Furman (42, Long Island); son Phillip Furman (21, New York, painter); son Benjamin F. Furman (17, Long Island, furniture store); son A. J. Furman (8, Long Island); son Charles E. Furman (6, Long Island); Clarkson Furman (3, Brooklyn); daughter Mary E. Furman (1/12 [?], Brooklyn).
- New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, 24th ED of the 19th Ward; Page 9, family of Benjamin M. Furman (64, US, painter); Hattie Furman (60, US); Philip Furman (35, US, paper hanger); A. Judson Furman (25, US, machinist); Charles Furman (23, US, painter); Clarkson Furman (20, US, painter); isabella Furman (17, US).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 193, Sheet No. 5B; family of Benj. M. Furman (73, New York, Oct 1826, sign painter); wife of 44 years Hattie M. Furman (68, New York, Sept. 1831, 9 children, 6 living); son Phillip Furman (43, New York, Mar 1857, Kalsimane [?], paper hanger); son Adoniram J. Furman (32, New York, Nov. 1867, machinist, iron beds); Clarkson Furman (28, New York, Jan. 1872, sign painter); daughter May I. Furman (24, Nov. 1875).
- New York State Census, 1905, Kings County, Brooklyn, 28th Election District, 18th District; Page 18, family of Michael Corcoran (42, Printer); wife Nellie Corcoran (32); daughter Helen Corcoran (10); daughter May Corcoran (8); son Eddie Corcoran (6); son John J. Corcoran (4); son Francis E. Corcoran (2); head Benjamin Furman (77, artist); wife Hettie Furman (73); son Philip Furman (51, painter); son Clarkson Furman (32, painter); head Charles U. [sic] Furman (35, preacher); wife Ida M. Furman (35); daughter Daisy Furman (11); son Howard Furman (5); head Robert Cowan (23, laborer, factory); wife Isabelle Cowan (30); son Robt. Cowan Jr. (1).
- Obituary, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (online), 7 January 1918, Benjamin Mather Furman, died 6 January 1918. The article provides a biographical sketch and includes birth, marriage and death details, and the names of his wife and surviving children.
- Obituary, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (online), 3 and 5 January 1909, Hetty Morrell Furman, wife of Benjamin M. Furman, died 2 January 1909 in Brooklyn, New York. One article names her parents, five sons and one daughter; the other article indicates her funeral and interment.