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Rev. Henry Natsch Furnald
née Natsch
Rev. Henry Natsch Furnald (née Natsch) (born 1874) was born in Connecticut / New York area. He married Ethel Helena Budington Furnald.
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- Pre-adoption identity: Henry Furnald Natsch (b. 1874), brother of Titanic victim Charles Natsch; parents Heinrich Natsch × Louisa Bodmer (Encyclopedia Titanica — identity LEAD for birth family; not entered as parents on this dig).
He was the son of Swiss immigrant parents Heinrich “Henry” Natsch (1842-1881) … He had three known siblings: Louise (b. 1868), Henry Furnald (b. 1874) and Albert (b. 1879).
- Married Ethel Helena Budington 2 Dec 1914; lived with Sarah Ella Furnald; adult adoption changed his name to Henry Furnald and his wife’s name accordingly (Davis County Clipper wire, 28 Jan 1916).
WOMAN ADOPTS MAN OF 41 … mrs sarah ella furnald … permitted her to adopt rev henry forty one years old with his wife the clergyman resides at the home of mrs furnald 34 west seventy second street … he married miss ethel helena budington december 2 1914 and the two made their home with mrs furnald mr now becomes henry … furnald and … his [wife's] name changes accordingly
- 1921 NY Court of Appeals transfer-tax case styles him Henry Natsch Furnald as beneficiary under Sarah E. Furnald will / power of appointment.
as to Henry Natsch Furnald, in adding to the amount of the individual property of the decedent received by him under the will of the decedent, the amount passing under a power of appointment exercised by decedent in the same will.
- Styled Rev. Henry Natsch Furnald; adopted 1916 age 41 by Mrs Sarah Furnald; inherited residue of her estate (~$1M bequests reported 1920).
ADOTED AT 41, GETS MILLION New York Pastor Inherits Residue of Estate of Produce Broker's Widow. … Bequests aggregating more than $1,000,000 are left to the Rev. Henry Natsch Furnald as the result of his legal adoption in 1916, when he was forty-one years old, by Mrs. Sarah S. Furnald