Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Rebecca Smith


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 Rebecca Smith and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Rebecca Smith,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Rebecca married Benjamin Boden (born ____, parents not determined).

+2i. George Boden, born ca. 1869 in Arden, Orange County, New York. Married Adelaide ‘Addie’ Howe.

Second Generation
2. George Boden2 (Rebecca1), born ca. 1869 in Arden, Orange County, New York.1, 2, 3 George married, 24 April 1911 in Bronx County, New York, Adelaide ‘Addie’ Howe1 (born May 1876 in Bangall, Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Morris Howe and Catherine Tolman;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Addie died 11 June 19424). Addie is buried in Union Hill Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut.4

  1. New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, George Boden, 42, born in Aiden [sic, Arden], Orange County, New York, divorced, son of Benjamin Boden and Rebecca Smith; and Adelaide Howe Gazley, 34, born in B...gall [sic, most likely Bengall], Dutchess County, New York, divorced, daughter of Morris Howe and Catherina Tolman; married on 24 April 1911 in Bronx, New York, New York.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury, ED 445, Sheet No. 7A, George Boden, 53, New Jersey, gen. manager, brass factory; wife Adelaid Boden, 42, New York; step daughter May Lyall, 22, New York, married, nurse, dentist office; mother in law Catherine Howe, 65, New York, widowed; servant Richard Florence, 23, Connecticut, servant, private family.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury, ED 5-195, Sheet No. 5A, George Boden, 70, New York State, general mgr., brass factory; wife Adelaide Boden, 59, New York; daughter Mae Bollerer, 39, New York, married, [suppl. quest.: age at first marriage: 28 [she was actually married in 1913 at age 18 based on her marriage to Harold Lyall, so the age 28 is more likely her age when she married Mr. Bollerer]; number of children: 1]; granddaughter Joanne Bollerer, 7, Connecticut; maid Lottie Fletcher, 62, Connecticut, maid, private home.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Union Hill Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, Adelaide Howe Boden, born: 8 May 1880 [sic, she is shown as 24 years old in the 1900 US Census]; died: 11 June 1942 [from record, which includes a note that she is the wife of George Boden, and provides the name and link for her daughter].
  5. New York State Census, 1892, Dutchess County, Stanford 2nd Election District, Page 10, Catherine Howe, 46, U.S.; Addie Howe, 19, U.S.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury Town, Enumeration District 417, Sheet No. 9, family of Elnathan Gazeley (34, New York, May 1866, sawyer, mill); wife of 6 years Addie Gazeley (24, New York, May 1876, 1 child, 1 living); daughter May Gazeley (5, New York, April 1895).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury, ED 484, Sheet No. 24B, Catherine Howe, 51, New York, widow, 1 child, 1 living; daughter Madeline Gazley, 31, New York, divorced, 1 child, 1 living; granddaughter Mazie Gazley, 13, New York; border Tracy Bowden, 19, Connecticut, apprentice, machine shop.