Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Emily 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 Emily Smith and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Emily Smith,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Emily married Patrick Burke (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Emily Smith and Patrick Burke:

+2i. Bernard J. Burke, born 29 September 1905 in Woodbury, Washington County, Vermont; died 13 April 1991 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Florence Mabel Rogers.

Second Generation
2. Bernard J. Burke2 (Emily1), born 29 September 1905 in Woodbury, Washington County, Vermont;1 died 13 April 1991 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.1 Bernard married, 28 January 1978 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, Florence Mabel Rogers7 (born 12 July 1909 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Frederick Smith and Emma Julia Rogers;2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Florence died 2 October 1998 in New London, New London County, Connecticut2). Bernard and Florence are buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut.1, 2

  1. Find a Grave (website). Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut, Bernard J. Burke, born: 29 September 1905 in Woodbury, Washington County, Vermont; died: 13 April 1991 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary giving vital and biographical details and the names of his parents and wife; and provides the name and link for his wife).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut, Florence M. Lewis Burke, born: 12 July 1909 in Connecticut; died: 2 October 1998 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband Bernard J. Burke [m.1978]). Note: her birth surname name is Rogers (for her mother Emma Rogers), not Lewis.
  3. Email between Arlene Atwood and Lee Gazlay, June 2021, which includes vital and biographical details of Florence Mabel Rogers, her husband Arthur Scott Dart, and their descendants.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 268, Sheet No. 21A, Clarence B. Lewis, 26, Connecticut, carpenter, house; wife Emma Lewis, 32, Connecticut; daughter Florence Lewis, 10, Connecticut; son Clarence B. Lewis, Jr., 6, Connecticut; son Henry F. Lewis, 4 5/12, Connecticut; son Frederick Lewis, 1 11/12, Connecticut; son Raymond Lewis, 1 11/12, Connecticut; daughter Ella M. Lewis, 1/12, Connecticut; brother Earl W. Lewis, Jr., 14, Connecticut.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New Haven County, Hamden, E.D. 5-139, Sheet No. 25B, Arthur S. Dart, 35, Connecticut, married, first married age 18, foreman, moving storage; sister [sic, she later married Arthur, so the relationship shown is erroneous] Florence Rogers, 22, Connecticut, single.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New Haven County, Hamden, E.D. 5-59, Sheet No. 1A, Arthur S. Dart, 44, Connecticut, storehouse foreman, storage house; wife Florence Dart, 32, Connecticut; son Arthur Dart, 20, Connecticut, truck driver, Holyoke Truckers; daughter Ruth Dart, 18, Connecticut, maid, private home; daughter Dorothy Dart, 15, Connecticut; daughter Florence Dart, 5, Connecticut.
  7. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Bernard J. Burke, age 72, and Florence M. Dart, age 68; married on 28 January 1978 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut.