Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyJacob S. Bridger

Parents

FatherWilliam Bridger ( - )
MotherMary Newkirk ( - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 9 October 2012; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 
Person ID4298
NameJacob S. Bridger
GenderMale
Born 18 November 1858 in Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Married 20 October 1896 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York to Ellen Gazlay4
Married 20 October 1919 in Albany, Albany County, New York to Bessie Ely5, 6
Died 25 March 1940 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York1, 5
Buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York1, 5

Biography

Jacob was born in Greenbush, New York, and he moved with his family to Cherry Valley, New York, when he was young. Around 1890, Jacob moved to Cooperstown, where he was employed by Captain P. P. Cooper on the steamer “Gem,” one of the first passenger boats on Otsego Lake. He was an assistant manager of the Cooperstown Aqueduct Association for forty years, and he work as a mechanic at the Clark Estate. Jacob was known as a quiet and unassuming person, a skilled and faithful worker, and always exhibiting good cheer and kindness. He was married twice, first to Ellen Gazley, who died in 1917, and later to Bessie Ely. He is survived by his wife and one brother, Samuel Bridger, along with many nieces and nephews.5

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyEllen Gazlay (daughter of William H. Gazlay and Alice Alcock)
Born March 1857 in Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York
Married 20 October 1896 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York to Jacob S. Bridger
Died 21 September 1917 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York
  
Spouse 2FamilyBessie Ely (daughter of Eleazer Ely and Lydia Edwards)
Born 29 January 1875 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York
Married 20 October 1919 in Albany, Albany County, New York to Jacob S. Bridger
Died 1 January 1967 in Laurens, Otsego County, New York
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York, Jacob S. Bridger, born: 18 November 1858 in New York; died: March 1940 in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York (from record, which includes the text of his obituary, and provides the names and links for his two wives).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Otsego County, Otsego Town, Enumeration District 132, Sheet No. 10B, family of Jacob S. Bridger (41, New York, Nov. 1858, engineer, stationary); wife of 4 years Ellen G. Bridger (43 New York, Mch. 1857, no children).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown Village, Enumeration District 39-42, Sheet No. 24A, family of Jacob S. Bridger (72, New York, supt., water works, public utility; first married age 60 [undoubtedly refers to this marriage, not his first]); wife Bessie E. Bridger (55, New York, first married age 44).
  4. Obituary, The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com and/or nyshistoricnewspapers.org, 28 September 1917, Mrs. Jacob S. Bridger, Ellen Gazley, died 21 September 1917. The article provides brief biographical details, including her marriage to Jacob S. Bridger, two sibling survivors, and place of burial.
  5. Obituary, The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com and/or nyshistoricnewspapers.org, 29 March 1940, Jacob S. Bridger, died 25 March 1940. The article provides brief biographical details, including his two marriages, and the names of survivors.
  6. Obituary, The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com and/or nyshistoricnewspapers.org, 5 January 1967, Mrs. Bessie E. Bridger, died 1 January 1967. The article provides brief biographical details, including her marriage to Jacob S. Bridger, and several survivors, including a brother, a cousin, nieces and nephews.