Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Lydia Hotchkiss


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 Lydia Hotchkiss and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Lydia Hotchkiss,1 born ca. 1797 in Connecticut (parents not determined);1, 2 died 8 December 1872.3 Lydia married, 24 May 1832, Elihu Cornwall1, 3 (born 1 September 1789 in Connecticut, the son of Benjamin Cornwall and Esther Carrington;1, 3, 4 Elihu died 21 June 18533, 4). Elihu is buried in Apulia Cemetery, Truxton, Cortland County, New York.4

Child of Lydia Hotchkiss and Elihu Cornwall:

 2i. Ann Jeanette Cornwall, born 8 April 1837;2, 3 died 4 July 1866.3

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Cortland County, Truxton, Page Nos. 131, 132, family of Elihu Cornwell (60, Conn., farmer); Lydia Cornwell (53, Conn.); H. C. Gazley (31, NY, b. physician); Sabury [sic] Gazley (29, NY); Ann Cornwell (13, NY); Achsey [sic] Gazley (6, NY); Mary Gazley (4, NY); Sarah Gazlay (1, NY).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Cortland County, Cortlandville, Page No. 46, family of Lydia Cornwell (63, Conn., widow); Ann J. Cornwell (22, NY, domestic work); Emily J. Bliss (22, NY, domestic).
  3. William Cornwall and His Descendants, by Edward E. Cornwall, M.D., New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1901. Entries for Elihu Cornwall, his wives, children, and Cornwall ancestors.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Apulia Cemetery, Truxton, Cortland County, New York, Elihu Cornwell, born: 1 September 1789; died: 21 June 1853 (from record, which includes a note: inscription: aged 63 yrs.; and provides the name and link for his daughter).