Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyJohn Carter Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Carter Gazlay6 (George Gazlay,5 Ward Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherGeorge Edward Gazlay (ca. 1830 - 13 September 1897)
MotherJane Ann David (May 1832 - 26 January 1913)

Personal Information

Record Created: 6 November 2011; Last Edited: 5 March 2024 
Person ID3234
NameJohn Carter Gazlay
GenderMale
Born January 1853 in Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married 16 September 1879 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Matilda J. ‘Tillie’ Lee1, 3, 8
Died 13 April 1922 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York9

Biography

John, with his brother George, operated a printing establishment in New York City for several years. A description of the business appears in the History and Commerce of New York:10

 

GAZLAY BROTHERS, Printers, Nos. 157 and 159 William Street.--This business was established fifteen years ago at No. 106 Fulton Street, but the trade of the house increased so rapidly that these premises soon proved totally inadequate, and they removed to their present eligible location. Here they occupy spacious and commodious premises, 45 x 100 feet, the equipment of which cannot be surpassed for convenience and completeness by that of any similar establishment in the city. It comprises three large cylinder presses, and seven job presses of the most improved description, besides hundreds of fonts of the newest and handsomest faces of book and type, and everything required in conducting a first class printing establishment. Constant employment is given to thirty three skilled workmen, and every description of book, job, and mercantile printing is done, from the smallest card up to a newspaper. The individual members of the firm, Messrs. John C. and George E. Gazlay, are thoroughly practical printers of many years’ experience, and have always been noted for the artistic taste they display in all work entrusted to them.

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyMatilda J. ‘Tillie’ Lee (daughter of Samuel Lee and Mary A. Murray)
Born 13 June 1854 in New York, New York
Married 16 September 1879 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to John Carter Gazlay
Died 21 January 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York
  
Children of John Carter Gazlay and Matilda J. ‘Tillie’ Lee:
  
1.FamilyLee Gazlay
Born 12 August 1880 in Manhattan, New York City, New York
Died 28 February 1925 in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey
  
+2.FamilyEthel Allison ‘Dee’ Gazlay
Born 6 March 1883 in Manhattan, New York City, New York
Married 24 April 1906 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Charles Vanderlip Rich
Died 16 March 1981 in Charlottesville, Virginia
  
+3.FamilyJohn Chester Gazlay
Born 13 June 1886 in New York, New York
Married 6 June 1911 in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York to Maude Estelle Manchester
Died June 1966
  

Sources

  1. New York City, Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (website: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov), Certificate of Marriage, Certificate No.: 5306, John Carter Gazlay, age 27, born in Winsor Locks [sic, Windsor Locks], Conn.; occupation: printer; father: Geo. E. Gazlay; mother’s maiden name: Jane Ann David; first marriage; Matilda Lee, age 26, born in New York City; father: Samuel Lee; mother’s maiden name: Mary A. Murray; first marriage; married on 16 September 1879 in Manhattan, New York.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Queens County, Newtown, Long Island, family of Geo. E. Gazley (40, N.Y., works in fireworks); Jane Gazley (37, N.Y.); John C. Gazley (17, N.Y., in wholesale store); George Gazley (16, N.Y., in printing office); Lizzie Gazley (14, N.Y.); Ida Gazley (9, N.Y.); Mattie Gazley (3, N.Y.); Frank Gazley (1, N.Y.).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 494, Page Nos. 14-15, family of Samuel Lee (54, England, carpenter and builder); wife Mary A. Lee (52, New York); daughter Katie G. Lee (28, New York, school teacher); daughter Matilda Gazlay (25, New York, married during the census year); son-in-law John C. Gazlay (26, Connecticut, printer, married during the census year).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 633, Sheet No. 6B, family of John C. Gazlay (47, Conn., Jan. 1853, printer); wife of 20 years Mithilda W. Gazlay (45, N. York, June 1854, 3 children, 3 living); son Lee Gazlay (19, N. York, Aug. 1880, office real estate); daughter Ethel Gazlay (17, N. York, Mch, 1883); son Chester Gazlay (13, N. York, June 1886); servant Mary Wilson (20, Virginia, May 1880).
  5. New York State Census, 1905, New York County, Borough of Manhattan, Page 40, family of John C. Gazlay (50, painter, house); wife Matilda Gazlay (48); son Lee Gazlay (24, brokers, bond clerk); daughter Ethel A. Gazlay (22); John C. Gazlay, Jr. (18, painter, house).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 697, Sheet Nos. 1B, 2A, family of John C. Gazlay (57, New York, proprietor, printing house); wife of 30 years Matilda Lee Gazlay (55, New York, 2 children, 2 living [apparently only reporting on the two children living with them at the time]); son Lee Gazlay (28, New York, bond salesman); son John Chester Gazlay (23, New York, printing); servant Olga Mantyle (24, Fin.).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, Bronxville, Enumeration District 30, Sheet No. 16A, family of John Gazlay (67, Connecticut, printer, own business); wife Matilda Gazlay (65, New York); father-in-law Samuel Lee (94, England, immigrated 1831).
  8. New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. John Carter Gazlay, son of Geo. E. Gazlay and Jane Ann David, and Matilda Lee, daughter of Samuel Lee and Mary A. Murray, married 16 September 1879 in Manhattan, New York, New York.
  9. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1922, John C. Gazlay, died 13 April 1922 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York.
  10. History and Commerce of New York, 1891, by American Publishing and Engraving Co., Second Edition, New York. Available at Google Books. Page 226, Gazlay Brothers, Printers.