Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Susannah Leavenworth Gazlay


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Susannah Leavenworth Gazlay and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Susannah Leavenworth Gazlay,1 born 8 September 1838 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, the daughter of Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay and Harriet Elizabeth Hart;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 died 2 March 1920 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York.1, 10, 12 Susannah is buried in Hillington Cemetery, Morris, Otsego County, New York.1, 10

Judah Gazlay wrote in 1919, “Susannah Leavenworth was a cripple from birth and has not been able to walk in the last four years.” Susannah lived in Elyria, Ohio most of her life. She was living with her sister Esther in New Berlin, New York, a few months before her death in 1920.9, 10

  1. Find a Grave (website). Hillington Cemetery, Morris, Otsego County, New York, shared headstone: Harriet E. Gazlay / 1818-1896 / Susanna L. Gazlay / 1838-1920 / Lynn H. Gazlay / 1873-1882. Their records provide more details: 1. Harriet Elizabeth Gazlay, born: 2 January 1818 in Connecticut; died: 26 February 1896 in New York; plus names and links for her spouse (Ralph L. Gazlay) and two children (Susanna and Esther). 2. Susanna Leavenworth Gazlay, born: 15 September 1838 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio; died: 2 March 1920; plus names and links for her parents and one sibling. 3. Lynn Harold Gazlay, born: 21 August 1873; died: 30 January 1882; plus names and links for his parents.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1840, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, page 387, entry for Ralph Gazley: 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-30.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Otsego County, Edmeston, Page 81, family of Ralph Gazeley (42, NY, shoemaker), Maryette Gazeley (33, CT), Susanna Gazeley (12, Ohio), Judah Gazeley (9, NY), Celia (6, NY)
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Otsego County, New Lisbon, Page 5, family of Walter Rundell (66, CT, farmer), R. L. Gazeley (52, NY, shoemaker), Harriett Gazeley (41, NY), Suzannah Gazeley (22, NY), Celia O. Gazeley (18, NY), Esther F. Gazeley (16, NY).
  5. New York State Census, 1865, Otsego County, New Lisbon, Page 46, Ralf L. Gazley, 57, Chenango, shoemaker, 5 children; wife Harriet E. Gazley, Conn., 5 children; D[aughter] Susannah Gazley, 27, Ohio; son Judah H. Gazley, 23, Otsego, cheesemaker in Madison; D[aughter] Celia A. Gazley, 20, Otsego, dressmaker; D[aughter] Esther Fazley [sic, probably an enumerator error], 11, Otsego.
  6. New York State Census, 1875, Madison County, Brookfield, Page 1, family of Ralph L. Gazlay (67, Chenango, farmer); wife Harriet E. Gazlay (67, Conn); daughter Susan L. Gazlay (36, Ohio); daughter Eddie G. Luce (21, Otsego, dressmaker); son [sic, son-in-law] Ira A. Luce (24, Herkimer, farm laborer).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Oneida County, Bridgewater, Enumeration District 86, Page No. 5A, family of Ira Luce (28, N.Y., farm laborer); wife Ettie Luce (26, N.Y.); sister-in-law Susie Luce ([age not discernible], Ohio, listed as maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled); mother-in-law Gazlay (71, Conn.).
  8. New York State Census, 1905, Otsego County, 1st Election District, Edmeston, Page 13, family of Esther F. Luce (51, dressmaker at home); sister Susana Gazley [sic] (66).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, Enumeration District 122, Sheet No. 2B, family of Esther Parker (60, New York, widow); sister Susanna Gazeley [sic] (81, Ohio, single).
  10. 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.
  11. 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).
  12. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1920, Susanna L. Gazley, died 1 March 1920 in New Berlin, New York [the date differs from other records, which indicate 2 March].