Isaac Furniss

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Furniss was born on 6 March 1820, in Loxley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Furniss, was 48 and his mother, Mary Gregory, was 42. He married Anna Eliza Hurt on 11 April 1841, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Broomhall, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. In 1849, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as cutler in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 19 April 1896, in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Furniss
1820–1896
Anna Eliza Hurt
1817–1884
Marriage: 11 April 1841
Thomas Augustus Furniss Sr.
1842–1911
Edward Furniss
1857–
Joseph Hyrum Furniss
1844–1845
Nephi Furniss
1846–1847
Israel Dunn Furniss
1848–1850
Isaac James Furniss
1854–1855
Mary Furniss
1856–1917
Sarah Hannah Furniss
1859–1889

Sources (48)

  • Isaac Furniss, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Isaac Furniss - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Isaac Furniss
  • Isaac Furniss, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

Name Meaning

English: variant of Furness .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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