Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay


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 Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay and four of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay,1 born 23 April 1919 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York, the daughter of Silas Howard Gazlay and Edith Blair;1, 2 died 28 May 2006.1 Betty married, first, 2 September 1944 in New York, New York, Joseph Anthony Brancaccio2, 4 (born 12 April 1902 in Irvington, Westchester County, New York, parents not determined;1, 3, 4 Joseph died 24 March 1986 in Pinellas County, Florida1, 3, 4, 5). Betty married, second, 22 December 1989 in Pinellas County, Florida, Charles Burton Sperry9 (born 26 June 1908, parents not determined;6, 7, 8 Charles died 21 June 1992 in Pinellas County, Florida6, 7, 8). Betty is buried in Dearborn Cemetery, Dearborn, Oneida County, New York.1 Joseph is buried in Dearborn Cemetery, Dearborn, Oneida County, New York.1 Charles is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York.6

Gertrude E. was born in Hamilton, N. Y., April 23, 1919. She was named by her mother for her two sisters Gertrude and Elizabeth Blair. At ten months she weighed 17 1/2 lbs., has brown hair and blue eyes, and was rather quiet like her father. She worked for several years in a Nursery School and at present [1950s] is a nurse at Grasslands Hospital, East View, N. Y., and lives in Ossining, N. Y.2


Children of Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay and Joseph Anthony Brancaccio:

 2i. Keith Joseph Brancaccio, born 28 May 1945.2
 3ii. Vincent Howard Brancaccio, born 12 July 1946.2
 4iii. Jo Ann Brancaccio, born 12 September 1955.2
 5iv. Jane Brancaccio, born 18 April 1957.2

  1. BillionGraves (website). Dearborn Cemetery, Dearborn, Oneida County, New York, Joseph A. Brancaccio / Apr. 12, 1902 - Mar. 24, 1986 / G. Elizabeth Brancaccio / Apr. 23, 1919 - May 28, 2006 [from gravestone].
  2. Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Joseph Brancaccio, no. 080-10-3366; died: March 1986; born: 12 April 1902; last place of residence: Pinellas [County], Florida.
  4. Obituary, The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York; 26 March 1986, Joseph A. Brancaccio, born in Irvington, New York; died 24 March 1986 in Florida. The article provides vital and biographical details and the name of his wife, children, and their spouses.
  5. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Brancaccio, Joseph B., died: 24 March 1986 in Pinellas [County], Florida, age 83.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Grandview Cemetery, Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York, Charles B. Sperry: Charles B. Sperry / 1908-1992 [from grave marker].
  7. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Sperry, Charles B., no. 118-10-5165; died: 21 June 1992; born: 26 June 1908; last place of residence: Oneida [County], New York.
  8. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Sperry, Charles B., died: 21 June 1992 in Pinellas [County], Florida, age 83.
  9. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Charles B. Sperry and G. Elizabeth Brancaccio, married on 22 December 1989 in Pinellas [County], Florida, Cert# 136342.