Individual Details
Lena Fortney
(23 Feb 1894 - 10 Jul 1922)
Events
Families
| Spouse | Paul George Morfogen (1893 - 1955) |
| Child | George Paul Morfogen (1922 - 1997) |
| Father | Michael Fortney (1869 - ) |
| Mother | Giavanna Leonardi (1864 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Birth date from death recordMarriage
New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937Name: Paul Morfogen
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1921
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Spouse: Lena Fortney
Certificate Number: 35029
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives
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Name: Paul Morfogen
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Sep 1921
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): Manhattan, New York, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: Greece
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Vassilo Alatza
Spouse's Name: Lena Fortney
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Spouse's Birthplace: N Y C
Spouse's Father's Name: Michele
Spouse's Mother's Name: Giovanni Leonardi
Reference ID: CN 35029
GS Film Number: 1653316
Citing this Record
"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24WJ-P5G : 10 February 2018), Giovanni Leonardi in entry for Paul Morfogen and Lena Fortney, 26 Sep 1921; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,316.
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Paul Molfogen
in the New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995
Name: Paul Molfogen
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 26 Sep 1921
Marriage License Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse: Lena Fortney
License Number: 30925
Source Citation
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 13
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Source Citation
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan;Volume Number: 13
Description
Year Range: 1921
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
City of New York, Department of Health
Certificate and Record of Marriage, Certificate No. 35029
GROOM: Paul Morfogen
Residence: 312 W. 15 St.
Age: 28
Color: White
Single
Occupation: Restauranteur
Birthplace: Greece
Father's Name: George
Mother's Maiden Name: Vassilo Alatza
First marriage
BRIDE:
Lena Fortney
Residence: 215 W. 10 Street
Age: 26
Color: White
Single
Birthplace: NY City
Father's name: Michele
Mother's Maiden Name: Giovanni Leonardi
First marriage
Married in the Municipal Building in Manhattan on September 26, 1921.
Signed by the Groom, bride and witnesses George D. COrdes and Emmy Cordes
Source:
New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20807/new-york-new-york-city-marriages-1866-1949
Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-2711212/paul-morfogen-and-lena-fortney-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages
Paul Morfogen & Lena Fortney
Death
State of New York, Certificate of DeathBorough of Manhattan, Number 18964
Name: Lena Morfogen
Sex: Female
Race: White
Married
Date of Birth: February 23, 1894
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 17 days
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: U.S.
Father: Michael Fortney, birthplace: Italy
Mother: Jane Lannard; birthplace: Italy
Date of Death: July 10, 1922
Cuase of death: peripheral septicemia; bronchial pneumonia
Place of Burial: Calvary Cemetery
Date of Burial: July 12, 1922
Source: FamilySearch
Name: Lena Morfogen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Jul 1922
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Address: 112 W. 15th St.
Residence Place: Manhattan, New York, NY.
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1894
Birthplace: U.S.A.
Burial Date: 12 Jul 1922
Burial Place: Manhattan, New York, NY.
Cemetery: Calvary
Father's Name: Michael Fortney
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Name: Jane Lannara
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Reference ID: cn 18964
GS Film Number: 2028246
Citing this Record
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WBP-87S : 10 February 2018), Jane Lannara in entry for Lena Morfogen, 10 Jul 1922; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,028,246.
New York City Death Index, 1862-1948
Lena Morfogen
Birth: Circa 1894
Death: July 10 1922
Manhattan, New York, USA
Age: 28
Certificate #: 18964
Source: MyHeritage
Burial
Burial information from death certificateEndnotes
1. .
2. "Paul Morfogen." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-2711212-S/paul-morfogen-and-lena-fortney-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000465. Accessed 10 May. 2024..
3. Family Member.
4. "New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 for Paul Molfogen." New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 for Paul Molfogen. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2017.
5. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24WJ-P52 : 10 February 2018), Paul Morfogen and Lena Fortney, 26 Sep 1921; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,316..
6. New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20807/new-york-new-york-city-marriages-1866-1949 Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-2711212/paul-morfogen-and-lena-fortney-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages Paul Morfogen & Lena Fortney.
7. "Paul Morfogen." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-2711212-S/paul-morfogen-and-lena-fortney-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000465. Accessed 10 May. 2024..
8. "Paul Morfogen." Myheritage https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-2711212-S/paul-morfogen-and-lena-fortney-in-new-york-new-york-city-marriages?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000465. Accessed 10 May. 2024..

