Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyCornelia Helen Forman

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Cornelia Helen Forman5 (Benoni Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherBenoni Bradner Forman (ca. 1785 - )
MotherMargaret Gaisley (ca. 1815 - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 27 March 2016; Last Edited: 2 January 2017 
Person ID8264
NameCornelia Helen Forman
GenderFemale
Born December 1851 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Married 28 September 1876 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to George Lamprey Orpen1
Died 24 February 1928 in Queens County, New York9, 10
Buried in The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York10

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyGeorge Lamprey Orpen
Born December 1844 in New York, New York
Married to Ophelia Hatcher Phipps
Married 28 September 1876 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Cornelia Helen Forman
Died 6 January 1902 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  
Children of Cornelia Helen Forman and George Lamprey Orpen:
  
1.FamilyCaroline A. Orpen
Born 28 June 1878 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Died 2 February 1882 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  
2.FamilyAlbert Forman Orpen
Born 2 August 1882 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  
+3.FamilyWalter Nicot Orpen
Born 2 August 1882 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Married 3 April 1907 in Kings County, New York to Minnie Bertha Prill
Died 29 March 1959
  
4.FamilyMaud E. Orpen
Born July 1885 in New York
Married 26 June 1907 in Kings County, New York to Henry F. Brownell
  

Sources

  1. New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, George Lamprey Orpen, age 32, born in New York City, father: Wm. Orpen; mother: Jemima; Cornelia Hellen Forman, age 25, born in New York City, father: Ben... B. Forman; mother: Margaret Gaisley. Married on 28 September 1876 in Brooklyn, Kings [County], New York.
  2. 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.).
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 137, Page No. 25, family of Geo. Orpen (35, New York, hatter); wife Cornelia Orpen (29, New York); daughter Laura Orpen (10, New York); son George Orpen (3, New York); daughter Caroline Orpen (1, New York); Gemmima Orpen (72, New York); son Adam Orpen (38, New York, glass cutter).
  6. New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, 2nd Election District of the Sixteenth Ward, Page 13, family of George Orpen (46, hat maker); Cornelia Orpen (40); Laura Orpen (21); Walter Orpen (9); Maud Orpen (6).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 224, Sheet No. 8A, family of George L. Orpen (55, New York, December 1844, hat maker); wife of 24 years Cornelia H. Orpen (48, New York, December 1851, 4 children, 2 living); son Walter N. Orpen (17, New York, August 1882, pressman); daughter Maude E. Orpen (14, New York, July 1885); daughter Laura Orpen (29, New York, July 1870).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Queens County, Woodhaven, ED No. 432, Sheet No. 7B, family of Walter N. Orpen (36, New York, electrician, Navy Yard); wife Minnie B. Orpen (32, New York); son Harold Orpen (11, New York); mother Cornelia H. Orpen (71, New York).
  9. Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Orpen, Cornielia H., 24 February 1928 in Queens County, NY; age 77; Cert# 1305.
  10. Obituary, Brooklyn Standard Union, Brooklyn, NY, 25 February 1928, Cornelia H. Orpen, died: 24 February 1928, age seventy-seven. Born: Troy, NY. Survived by: daughter Maud E. Brownell, son Walter N. Orpen, and grandson Harold L. [sic] Orpen. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.