Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Helen Mariah 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 Helen Mariah Gazlay and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Helen Mariah Gazlay,1 born 13 May 1849 in New York, the daughter of Henry Denton Gazlay and Emily M. Peck; twin;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 2 November 1850.2, 5 Helen is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Eden, Erie County, New York.2
  1. Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, Eden, Erie County, New York; Ellen M. / daughter of / Henry & Emily / GAZLAY / DIED / Nov. 2, 1850 / AE 1 yr 5 mos / 1 day (from headstone). It is believe that her death date is incorrect on the headstone, apparently interchanged with the death date on her twin sister Helen M. Gazlay’s headstone (see). Their constructed birth date is 15 or 16 May 1894, close to the 13 May 1849 date stated in another source, which appears to have the death dates correctly associated with each sister.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, Eden, Erie County, New York; Helen M. / daughter of / Henry & Emily / GAZLAY / DIED / Oct. 16, 1850 / AE 1 yr 5 mos / 15 day (from headstone; this interpretation differs from what is shown in the record at findagrave). It is believe that her death date is incorrect on the headstone, apparently interchanged with the death date on her twin sister Ellen M. Gazlay’s headstone (see). Their constructed birth date is 15 or 16 May 1894, close to the 13 May 1849 date stated in another source, which appears to have the death dates correctly associated with each sister.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Schauer, Charlotte D.; no. 486-10-2047.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Cattaraugus County, Perrysburg, Page 567, family of Henry D. Gazlay (25, NY, wagon maker), Emily M. Gazlay (23, NY), Hellen M. Gazlay (1, NY), Ellen M. Gazlay (1, NY).
  5. Gazlay Family Notes, undated and unpublished. This photocopy of five pages of hand-written notes start with what is believed to be the same 1852 interview of Sayrs Gazlay by his brother Theodore that is transcribed elsewhere. The remaining pages focus on the branch of the family that includes John Arvin Gazlay (1846-1911). Some dates in this photocopy differ from other sources. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).