Family History - Esther Gazlay

1. Esther Gazlay,¹ born 4 April 1814 in New York, the daughter of Daniel Gazlay and Susannah Leavenworth;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} died 1873.⁴ Esther married, first, 14 September 1839, William Whitmarsh⁴ (born ____, parents not determined; William died 16 August 1846 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois⁵). Esther married, second, 28 August 1858, John Severence⁵ (born ca. 1792 in Massachusetts, parents not determined;² John died 15 June 1869 in Truxton, Courtland County, New York⁵).

+	2	i.	Emma Ambrosia Whitmarsh, born 15 September 1840 in Cuyler, Cortland County, New York; died 8 September 1868 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Married Luzerne Mallory.
	3	ii.	Melvin N. Whitmarsh, born 25 September 1842 in Cuyler, Cortland County, New York;5 died 14 August 1844 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.5
	4	iii.	Mary Louise Whitmarsh, born 4 April 1844 in Cuyler, Cortland County, New York.1, 2, 3, 5

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Cortland County, Truxton, family of Louisa Pope (56, Ct.); Esther Whitmarsh (36, N.Y.); Emma Whitmarsh (9, N.Y.); Mary Whitmarsh (6, N.Y.); Sarah Barnard (11, N.Y.); George Porter (26, N.Y., laborer).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Cortland County, Truxton, Page No. 86, family of John Severance (68, Mass.); Esther Severance (46, N.Y.); Octava Severance (27, N.Y.); Emma A. Whitmarsh (19, N.Y.); Mary L. Whitmarsh (16, N.Y.).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Cortland County, Cuyler, Page No. 14, family of Esther Severence (56, New York); Mary L. Severence (26, New York, teacher); Louisa Pope (77, Conn.); Nellie Mallary (5, New York).
4. Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
5. A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family in the United States, by Elias Warner Leavenworth, L.L.D. Syracuse, New York, S. G. Hitchcock and Company, 1873. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Pages 88, 89, and 131, entries for Amos Leavenworth, his wife Esther Warner, and their children, especially Susanna who married Daniel Gazly (Gazlay).

2. Emma Ambrosia Whitmarsh² (Esther¹), born 15 September 1840 in Cuyler, Cortland County, New York;^{1, 2, 3} died 8 September 1868 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan.³ Emma married, 14 January 1864 in Truxton, Courtland County, New York, Luzerne Mallory³ (born ____, parents not determined; Luzerne died 12 February 1872 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan³).

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Nellie E. Mallory, born 28 March 1865 in Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York.3, 4

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Cortland County, Truxton, family of Louisa Pope (56, Ct.); Esther Whitmarsh (36, N.Y.); Emma Whitmarsh (9, N.Y.); Mary Whitmarsh (6, N.Y.); Sarah Barnard (11, N.Y.); George Porter (26, N.Y., laborer).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Cortland County, Truxton, Page No. 86, family of John Severance (68, Mass.); Esther Severance (46, N.Y.); Octava Severance (27, N.Y.); Emma A. Whitmarsh (19, N.Y.); Mary L. Whitmarsh (16, N.Y.).
3. A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family in the United States, by Elias Warner Leavenworth, L.L.D. Syracuse, New York, S. G. Hitchcock and Company, 1873. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Pages 88, 89, and 131, entries for Amos Leavenworth, his wife Esther Warner, and their children, especially Susanna who married Daniel Gazly (Gazlay).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Cortland County, Cuyler, Page No. 14, family of Esther Severence (56, New York); Mary L. Severence (26, New York, teacher); Louisa Pope (77, Conn.); Nellie Mallary (5, New York).