Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Emily Fitch


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 Emily Fitch and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Emily Fitch,1 born 28 November 1807 in New York, the daughter of Richard H. Fitch and Theodosia Conklin;1, 2 died 31 May 1874.1, 3 Emily married Albert Pawling Heartt (born ____, the son of Philip Heartt and Deidamia Gazlay;4 baptized 17 May 1801 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York; Albert died before 25 April 1849 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York6). Emily and Albert are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.1, 7

Child of Emily Fitch and Albert Pawling Heartt:

 2i. Emily Fitch Heartt, born ca. 1829 in New York;2 died 17 June 1852.3, 8 Emily is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.8

  1. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, Emily Fitch Heartt: Emily Fitch Heartt, / wife of / Albert P. Heartt / born / November 28, 1807 / died / May 31, 1874 [from gravestone].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Rensselaer County, Troy, family of Richard H. Fitch (79, Conn.); Theodosia Fitch (74, NY); Emily Heartt (42, NY); Emily F. Heartt (21, NY); Joanna English (20, Ireland); Margaret Dillon (17, Ireland); RIchard Thompson (13, NY).
  3. Norwalk, by Rev. Charles M. Selleck, A.M. Norwalk, Conn.: Published by the Author, 1896. Available at Google Books. Page 141, footnote 3, providing vital and biographical details of Capt. Richard Hall Fitch, his wife and children, including their second daughter Emily, who married as his second wife Albert F. Heartt. The entry also mentions that Albert and Emily had one daughter who died unmarried at age twenty-three.
  4. Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
  5. New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, Albert Heartt, Christened: 17 May 1801 in First Presbyterian Church, Troy, Rensselaer [County], New York; father: Philip Heartt; mother: Diadama.
  6. Abstract of Wills, Rensselaer County, New York, Volume III, transcribed by Coralynn Brown. Available at dunhamwilcox.net. Albert P. Heartt, Troy. Wife: Emily; daughter: Emile Fitch Heartt. Dates: 25 April 1849 [probably the filing date, not the death date], Probate 12 May 1849. Volume 37, Page 556.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, Albert P. Heartt, born: 1801; died: 27 April 1849 (from record, which provides the names and links for his two wives).
  8. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, Emily Fitch Heartt, born: unknown; died: 17 June 1852 (from record, which indicates the inscription Daughter of Albert P. and Emma F. Heartt, aged 23 years).