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Friday, January 29, 2016

Whittaker





Whittaker Falls Parishville


Whittaker Mill Parishville


1873  George Furness and Samuel Cook Parishville Flouring and Grist Mill  
1873  Simon and Elias Whittaker Lumber and Shingle Manufacturers and farmers
1873  Cyrus Cook in same directory as a farmer



Elias Whittaker and brother Simon probably born in Moriah, Essex, NY. To Alanson Whittaker and Prudence. Prudence’s surname maybe Hodges, needs research.


Alanson Whittaker researchers   here  and here  and here  indicate that Alanson is probably the brother of Sylvanus, Rodman, and Clark Whittaker. Elias mother could be Lydia Harris


George Furniss (24) may have come into NY in 1834 with William (28) and Mary Anne (25) . William and George are listed as millers in the immigration document. Mary Anne is new wife, Mary Anne Knott see attached immigration and marriage records for William Furniss. Profession matches 1870 US Census for George Furness - miller. This William seems to be the subject of many entries in the volume History of St Lawrence County. Ancestry Tree lists a William and Mary Anne in St Lawrence County from England with parents George Furniss born November 1781 death 1836 and mother Ann Wilcock born 21 September 1778 death 10 June 1840. George Furniss grandfather of Millie references a sister name Arabella Bowler and her daughters Susie and May (Mary) Bowler.  Check William’s will in NY records Vol 12- page 117. Image 91 &92.


Additionally both have daughter’s named Lucy A Furniss. Will for William Furniss was jackpot, references the same sister as George Furniss mentions in his will,  Arabella Bowler from Roxbury MA, and sister Lucy C Furniss of Parishville, wife of George Furniss. Will also named a brother John Furniss in the county. Another immigration record with Arabella, George, William and Alcock’s






Researching on the assumption that George may have come to America with family based on the immigration record, I also looked in the census records n St Lawrence County and found many people named Furness  born in England who are the correct age to be George’s siblings. Also found a sketch biography of an Anthony Furness in the History of St Lawrence County that says he was born in Westmoreland, England. Another source mentions that Anthony Furness is a stonemason, similar occupation to



George Furness (Millie Lucy’s grandfather) looks to be in Parishville in 1840 Census then absent until 1870 when he is then listed as living with wife Lucy. He must have been with Lucy through the 1840’s because their four children are born then. George Furness isn’t just absent, Lucy isn’t living in a household by herself, she is living with her parents in 1850 and 1860.

1849 Vital records, birth of Julia Whitaker, daughter of Alanson and Truda Whitaker


1850  Cyrus Cook (farmer) (53) with wife Eliza Cook (52), daughter Eliza Cook and son Samuel Cook (18) living with Lucy Furness age 28 with children George, Elizabeth, Maria, and Lucy Furness age 1


1850  Elias Whittaker (12) Stockholm St Lawrence County, with parents Alanson Whittaker (32) and Prudy Whittaker (36) and siblings Simon (14), Amanda (7), and Delia (3). All born in NY except Prudy is born in VT. Hill family adjacent as in 1860




1860  Cyrus Cook (farmer) (62) with wife Eliza Cook (61), living with Lucy Furness age 38 with children George, Elizabeth, and Lucy Furness age 11


1860  Elias Whittaker living with brother Simon and Hill family. Adjacent on census sheet is an Alanson Whittaker (41) and Delia Whittaker (12), living with another Hill family. In Stockholm St Lawrence County.


1862 Civil War Document for George Capron Furniss names parents Lucy Cook and George Furniss   served in the 18th NY Infantry Company K


1870  Simon Whittaker (31) and Elias Whittaker (29) Simon married and both Simon and brother Elias are Millers by profession and shown adjacent on census sheet to the Cook family.


Cook family consists of Cyrus (74) and Eliza (73) with Millie Furness (21) Cooks are probably Millie’s grandparents.. Millie, recorded in the 1970 US Census, is almost certainly the same person found in the 1850 (age 1) and 1860 (Age 11) Census living with Cyrus and Eliza Cook, but is called Lucy Furness in those earlier census records. In these earlier census records Lucy Furness is living with the Cooks and what looks to be a Furness family, with mother Lucy Furness age 28 in 1850 and siblings George, Elizabeth and Maria.


Mille Furness is likely Lucy Furness who marries neighbor Elias Whittaker and is the mother of Millie Lucy Whittaker.


Millie is also most probably the daughter of Lucy and George Furness who are living in another household in Parishville in the 1870 Census. George is listed as a Miller


1880  Elias Whittaker widowed and a lumberman with infant Mille Lucy Furness Whittaker (0) recorded as his daughter


1883 Will of George Furness  two pages : 497 and 498 book pages


1923  Elias likely died at Raymondville, St Lawrence


Whittaker family graves Elias’s sons


St Lawrence County all records  and other NYS


Furness, Cook, and Whittaker families buried at Hillside Cemetery in Parishville


George Capron Furniss Civil War  18th Regiment Company K  NY Infantry
Muster rolls in google book
Parents names  and middle name of Capron
St Lawrence write up   most detailed
probable burial, wrong middle initial, right date


Further research into Furniss line Another Arabella Furniss possibly half sister of 1781 George Furniss with mother Elizabeth in birth record. Ancestry FT has Arabella 1787 as daughter of a Mary, which disagrees with birth record


Possible second wife (Elizabeth) for George, father of 1781 George Furniss (mother Mary)
Furniss family in Nottingham   detailed info names are correct
Arabella with Wilcock family in 1841 England census, parents both dead. probably household of uncle
1841 Furniss mass immigration doc  ship Sheridan look under Arabella find all family members
Track down sister Mary Ann Alcock from William’s will
Ancestry tree, probably mostly incorrect children (Arabella has mother Eliz for one) the parents most likely go with my George Furniss 1781
Another ancestry tree based on William Furniss   and one more

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