Mertie Furman was born in about 1874 in Colden, Erie, New York to Louisa Gould and Zara Furman. She was the youngest of seven children. Her father, Zara, died in 1874.
"New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNKM-Y2B : 16 November 2014), Murtie Ferman in household of Louisa Ferman, Colden, Erie, New York, United States; citing p. 32, line 8, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 825,690.
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