Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Mary Elizabeth Burnham


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 Mary Elizabeth Burnham and five of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Mary Elizabeth Burnham,1 born 12 April 1915 (parents not determined);1 died 24 April 1986 in Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida.1, 2 Mary married, 18 September 1942 in Washington, D.C., John Chester Gazlay, Jr.6 (born 29 June 1912 in New York, New York, the son of John Chester Gazlay and Maude Estelle Manchester;3, 4, 5, 6 John died 2 November 1968 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York2, 3).

+2i. John Chester Gazlay III, born 30 September 1943. Married Claire Therese Wagenhofer.
+3ii. Lee Gazlay, born 6 April 1946. Married Peter D. Boughton.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, Mary, no. 010-10-7319; died: 1 April 1986; born: 12 April 1915; last residence: Hingham, Plymouth [County], Massachusetts.
  2. Email between Jack Gazlay and Lee Gazlay, September 2016.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, John, no. 084-09-3027; died: November 1968; born: 29 June 1912; last residence: Plymouth [County], Massachusetts.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, Westchester, Enumeration District 128, Sheet No. 5B; family of John C. Gazlay (33, New York, manager, publishers); wife Maude Gazlay (31, New York); son John C. Gazlay (7, New York); son Richard C. Gazlay (4 11/12, New York) [Richard’s name could be interpreted here as Dunkin, but the name is actually Richard.]
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Westchester County, City of New Rochelle, Enumeration District 60-266, Sheet No. 1A; family of Chester Gazley (43, New York, gen. manager, printing, first married age 25); wife Maude Gazley (41, New York, first married age 23); son John C. Gazley (17, New York); son Richard C. Gazley (15, New York).
  6. Obituary, Bowdoin Alumni Magazine (Bowdoin Alumnus), Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Available at archive.org. Volume 43, Number 2, Winter 1968/69. Page 40, John Chester Gazlay, Jr., ’34, died 2 November 1968 in New York City. The article provides details of his academic, professional, and personal life, various vital dates, and the names of his wife, children, and brother.
Second Generation
2. John Chester Gazlay III2 (Mary1), born 30 September 1943.1 John married Claire Therese Wagenhofer (born 15 October 1940, parents not determined1).

+4i. Carla Marie Gazlay, born 9 November 1976 in San Raphael, Marin County, California. Married Edward Eugene Rothgery.
 5ii. Ellen Anne Gazlay, born 6 December 1978 in San Raphael, Marin County, California.1, 2

3. Lee Gazlay2 (Mary1), born 6 April 1946.1 Lee married Peter D. Boughton (born 26 September 1946, parents not determined;3 Peter died 26 December 2002 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida3).

 6i. Deborah Boughton, born 29 May 1975.1

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Ellen Anne Gazlay, born: 6 December 1978 in Marin [County], California; mother: Wagenhofer.
  3. Obituary, submarinersailor.com, Peter D. Boughton, died: 26 December 2002 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; born: 26 September 1946. The article, written by his older brother Bruce Boughton, provides biographical and vital details, and the names of his wife and daughter.
Third Generation
4. Carla Marie Gazlay3 (John,2 Mary1), born 9 November 1976 in San Raphael, Marin County, California.1, 2 Carla married, 8 October 2011 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Edward Eugene Rothgery2 (born ca. 1979, parents not determined2).

  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Carla M. Gazlay, born: 9 November 1976 in Marin [County], California; mother; Wagenhof[er].
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.