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This page serves as a table of contents to the various generations of decendents of Robert Furniss of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and his nephew Patrick Furness of Durham, New Hampshire.

This document was prepared by the writer based upon the records found in a variety of newspaper articles, books, references, vital records and family notes contributed by many family members. The help of Carl Brage and the special assistance of Carol Connell in researching documents is greatly appreciated.

Table of Contents

This Table of Contents to the generations lists only those individuals with known descendents. To find other individuals check the every name index.

Note: For reasons of privacy, some information related to living individuals has been not been included on this internet version of the family history.

Introduction to the Family

First Generation

Robert Furniss (born about 1732, died 1 Jul 1800 Portsmouth, NH)

unknown Furness

Second Generation

Mary (Polly) Furniss Tilton (born 22 Jul 1766 Portsmouth, NH)

Margaret Furniss Rogers (born 2 Jul 1770)

John Furniss (born 16 Dec 1772 Portsmouth, NH, died 6 Jan 1799 on HMS Wolverine off "Barlogne", France)

Rebecca Furniss Beaujean

William Ponsonby Furniss (born 16 Jul 1790 Portsmouth, NH, died 29 October 1871 New York, NY

Patrick Furness (died 9 Nov 1814 Durham, NH)

Third Generation

Henry Augustus Tilton (born 19 Mar 1805 Scarborough, ME)

Robert Rogers (born Concord, NH, baptized 23 Aug 1795 Portsmouth, NH, died 2 Oct 1878, buried East Derry, NH)

William Furniss (born 23 Jun 1821 St. Thomas, West Indies, died 14 Apr 1882 New York, NY)

Sophia R. C. Furniss (born about 1824-1825, died 11 Feb 1912 Lenox, MA, buried 15 Feb 1912 New York, NY)

Gardner Furniss (born about Nov/Dec 1827 probably at St. Thomas, West Indies, died 13 Dec 1862, New York, NY)

Margaret Elizabeth Furniss Zimmerman (born 7 Nov 1829, baptized 7 Jul 1830 Portsmouth, NH, died 16 Mar 1918 New York, NY)

Hartman Kunn Furniss (born 2 Dec 1833, baptized 9 Feb 1834 Portsmouth, NH, died 16 Nov 1878 New York, NY, buried 19 Nov 1878 New York, NY, reburied 31 May 1880 East Derry, NH)

Leon Furniss (born 23 Dec 1839 New York, NY, died 27 Jul 1877 New York, NY)

Clementina Furniss (born about 23 Nov 1844(?) New York, NY, died 23 Aug 1915 Lenox, MA, buried 27 Aug 1915 New York, NY)

William Furness (born before 1780)

Edward Furness (born 19 Jun 1786 Durham, NH, died 5 Jan 1822)

Robert Furness (born 11 May 1788, died 27 Mar 1840 Durham, NH)

Fourth Generation

James Rogers (born 31 Mar 1833 Gloucester, MA)

William Ponsonby Furniss (baptized 2 Oct 1858 New York, NY, buried 13 Jul 1929 Kensisco Cemetery, Westchester Co, NY)

Grace Livingston Furniss (born 15 Mar 1864 Bayonne, NJ, died 20 Apr 1938 Rye, NY, buried Kensisco Cemetery, Westchester Co, NY)

William Pepperell Furness (born 24 May 1817 Dover, NH, died 29 Apr 1895, buried Haverhill, MA)

Edward J. W. Furness (born 16 Sep 1819 Durham, NH, drown 10 Apr 1852 Piscataqua River, NH, buried Old Durham Cemetery, Durham, NH)

George W. Furness (born 24 Nov 1831 Durham, NH, died 14 Oct 1892 Northwood, NH)

Fifth Generation

Clinton Chollet Furniss (born 18 Dec 1883 Bayonne, NJ, buried 12 February 1957 Oakland Fraternal Cemetery, Little Rock, AR)

Ruth MacFarland Furniss (born 17 Apr 1885 Vineland, NJ, died 10 Feb 1971 West Stockbridge, MA)

William Frank Furness (born 29 Dec 1848 Lawrence, MA, died 4 Nov 1915, buried Haverhill, MA)

James Choate Furness (born 2 Aug 1854 Lawrence, MA, died 31 Jul 1925 Manchester, NH)

Sixth Generation

Robert Livingston Furniss (born 8 Sep 1908 Portland, OR, died 7 Dec 1980 Portland, OR)

Clinton (Bill) Chollet Furniss (born 8 Mar 1913 New York, NY died 3 May 1984 Garden Grove, CA, buried Riverside, CA)

Jerome (Jerry) Bogardus Furniss (born 20 Nov 1914 New York, NY, died 25 Feb 1984 Carmichael, CA)

William Wallace Furniss (born South Plainfield, NJ)

Jaqueline (Jackie) Jay Furniss (born 3 Jul 1922 South Plainfield, NJ, died 24 Dec 1987 Oakland, CA)

Malcolm MacFarlane Furniss (born Branchville, NJ)

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