Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Josephine L. ‘Josie’ 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 Josephine L. ‘Josie’ Gazlay and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Josephine L. ‘Josie’ Gazlay,1 born 6 February 1855 in Orange County, New York, the daughter of Ward Madison Gazlay, Jr. and Ann _____;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 7 December 1887 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York.1, 8 Josie is buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.1
  1. Find a Grave (website). Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York, Josephine L. “Josie” Gazlay, born: 6 February 1856 in Orange County, New York; died: 7 December 1887 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and two siblings). Although both the record and her gravestone indicate that she was born in 1856, she appears in the 1855 New York Census, so her birth year is believed to be 1855.
  2. New York State Census, 1855, Orange County, Goshen, family of Ward M. Gaseley (2, Orange, baker); wife Ann Gaseley (27, New York City); daughter Ella Gaseley (1, Orange); daughter Lulu Gaseley (4/12, Orange); servant Cordelia J. Springle (15, Orange).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Orange County, Goshen, Page No. 137, family of Ward M. Gazely (33, NY, baker); Ann Gazely (30, NY); Ella Gazely (7, NY); Josephine Gazely (5, NY); Ward M. Gazely (3, NY); Sarah Brooks (26, NY, domestic).
  4. New York State Census, 1865, Orange County, Deerpark, 3rd District, Page 61, family of Ward M. Gasely, 36, Orange (County), baker; wife Anna Gasely, 36, New York, 4 children; daughter Ellen, 11, Orange (County); daughter Josephine Gasely, 9, Orange (County); son Ward M. Gazely, 7, Orange (County).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Orange County, Town of Deerpark, Page No. 103, family of Ward M. Gazley (40, New York, baker); Anne Gazley (35, New York); Ella Gazley (16, New York); Josephine Gazley (13, New York); Ward Gazley (12, New York); plus four bakers apprentices.
  6. New York State Census, 1875, Rockland County, Clarkstown, Fourth Election District, Page 9; family of Ward M. Gazlay (48, Orange Co.); wife Anna Gazlay (41, New York Co.); daughter Ella G. Gazlay (21, Orange Co.); daughter Josephine Gazlay (18, Orange Co.); son Ward M. Gazlay, Jr. (17, Orange Co.); servant Rose Wood (20, Sullivan Co.).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Westchester County, Village of Peekskill, Enumeration District 87, Page No. 6, family of Ward M. Gazlay (54, New York, baker); wife Ann Gazlay (46, New York); daughter Ella Gazlay (25, New York, tends store); son Ward M. Gazlay (22, New York, Baker); daughter Josephine Gazlay (16, New York) [the ages of the children here differ by several years compared to other records]; servant Ann Carr (20, Ireland).
  8. Obituary, The New York Times, Josie L. Gazlay, 8 December 1887, died 7 December 1887 in Nyack, New York, the youngest daughter of Ward M. Gazlay.