Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Josephine F. ‘Josie’ Haight


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 Josephine F. ‘Josie’ Haight and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Josephine F. ‘Josie’ Haight,1 born March 1877 in Bellmore, Nassau County, New York, the daughter of John D. Haight and Jennie Waring.1, 2 Josie married, first, 20 May 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay1, 9 (born 25 September 1877 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, the son of Spencer Moor Gazlay and Eliza R. Lyon;2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Bertie died 10 December 1902 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York3, 6, 7, 8). Josie married, second, Michael F. Connley10 (born ____, parents not determined). Bertie is buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.3, 6

Albert was a bookkeeper in the employ of Harper Publishing Company. He was born in Brooklyn September 25, 1873 [sic] and he lived most of his life in the Fifteenth Ward. Albert was an active and ernest worker in the Greene Avenue Presbyterian Church. He died of typhoid fever after an illness of four weeks, leaving his wife Josephine and a six year old daughter. Interment was in Cypress Hill Cemetery.6


Child of Josephine F. ‘Josie’ Haight and Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay:

+2i. Ethel Mae Gazlay, born 26 September 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Married Thomas Owen Williams.

  1. New York City, Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (website: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov), Certificate of Marriage, Certificate No.: 2411, Albert M. Gazlay, age 21, born in Brooklyn; occupation: shipping clerk; father: Spencer M. Gazlay; mother’s maiden name: Eliza Lyons; first marriage; Josie Haight, age 20, born in Bellmore, L.I.; father: John D. Haight; mother’s maiden name: Jennie Waring; first marriage; married on 20 May 1896 in Kings County [Brooklyn], New York.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 209, Sheet No. 21B, family of Albert Gazlay (age 22), wife Josephine (age 23) and daughter Ethel (age 3).
  3. Find a Grave (website). Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, Albert Mortimer Gazley, born: 27 September 1877 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York; died: 10 December 1902 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and one sibling).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 129, Page No. 24, family of William Lyons (age 63, shoemaker) and wife Catherine Lyons (age 58), with daughter Eliza Gazlay (age 28), son-in-law Spencer M. Gazlay (age 25, shoemaking), niece Stella L. Gazlay (age 7; she is actually daughter of Eliza and Spencer), and nephew Bertie A. Gazlay (age 2; he is actually son of Eliza and Spencer)
  5. New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, Fifth Election District of the Fifteenth Ward, Page 15, family of Spencer Gazlay (age 45, shoemaker), with Eliza (age 41), Stella (age 18), Albert (age 14), and Lillian (age 8).
  6. Obituary, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (online), Albert Gazlay, 12 December 1902. His birth year and age are incorrect in this obituary, compared to other records, notably the New York Death Index and census records.
  7. Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Gazlay, Albert M., 10 December 1902, Kings County, age 25 years.
  8. New York City, Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (website: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov), Certificate and Record of Death, Certificate No. 21193, Albert Mortimer Gazlay, died: 10 December 1902 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York; age: 25 yrs. 2 mos. 15 days; married; occupation: bookkeeper; birthplace: New York City, NY; father: Spencer Gazlay, born in New York City, NY; mother: Eliza Gazlay, born in New York City, NY; place of burial: Cypress Hills.
  9. Italian Genealogical Group, New York City Grooms Records (with Bride information), marriage of Albert M. Gazlay and Josie Haight, 20 May 1896, Kings County, New York.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 1304, Sheet No. 12B, Family of Michael F. Connley (age 46, fireman), wife Josephine F. Connley (age 42), son John H. Connley (age 23, stenographer), and daughter Ethel M. Gazlay (age 23, typist).
Second Generation
2. Ethel Mae Gazlay2 (Josephine ‘Josie’1), born 26 September 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Ethel married, 20 September 1922 in Kings County, New York, Thomas Owen Williams6 (born ca. 1897, the son of Thomas O. Williams and Sadie E. Schultz4, 5, 6).

  1. New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909, Ethel May Gazlay, born: 26 September 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; father: Albert M. Gazlay; mother: Josie Haight.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 209, Sheet No. 21B, family of Albert Gazlay (age 22), wife Josephine (age 23) and daughter Ethel (age 3).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 1304, Sheet No. 12B, Family of Michael F. Connley (age 46, fireman), wife Josephine F. Connley (age 42), son John H. Connley (age 23, stenographer), and daughter Ethel M. Gazlay (age 23, typist).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Queens County, New York City, E.D. 41-404, Sheet No. 2B, Thomas Williams, 32, New York; wife Ethel Williams, 33, New York.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, Queens Borough, E.D. 41-1058, Sheet No. 6A, Thomas Williams, 42, New York; wife Ethel Williams, 43, New York.
  6. New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Thomas Owen Williams, age 24; father: Thomas O. Williams; mother: Sadie E. Schultz; Ethel Mae Gazlay, age 25; father: Albert M. Gazlay; mother: Josephine F. Height; married on 20 September 1922 in Kings County, New York.