Family History - Elizabeth Gazlay

1. Elizabeth Gazlay,¹ born 7 November 1813 in Otsego County, New York, the daughter of Joseph Gazlay and Martha _____;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} died 23 February 1871.^{1, 7} Elizabeth married, 13 May 1856, Charles Peck Conger⁷ (born 3 March 1809 in Sangerfield, Oneida County, New York, the son of Abel Conger and Jerusha T. Peck;^{4, 5, 6, 7, 8} Charles died 12 September 1874^{7, 8}). Elizabeth and Charles are buried in Stockwell Cemetery, Stockwell, Oneida County, New York.^{1, 8}

1. Find a Grave (website). Stockwell Cemetery, Stockwell, Oneida County, New York, Elizabeth G. Conger, born: 1813; died: 1871 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband). Her gravestone gives her date of death as 23 February 1871, aged 57 yrs 3 mo & 16 days [so constructed birth date is 7 November 1813].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 557, family of Joseph Gazlay (60, NY), Martha Gazlay (62, Conn), Elizabeth Gazlay (35, NY), Catherine Gazlay (25, NY), Alonzo D. Paige (12, NY), Francis F. Paige (8, NY).
3. New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 22, family of Joseph Gazlay (65, Duchess, Farmer); wife Martha Gazlay (67, Con.); daughter Elizabeth Gazlay (40, Otsego); daughter Emily H. Page (37, Otsego); daughter Mary C. Gazlay (30, Otesego); g.son Alonzo D. Page (17, Otsego); g.son Francis F. Page (13, Chenango).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Sherburne, Page No. 70, Charles P. Conger, 51, [New York is presumed but not entirely clear in this census page], brewer; Elizabeth Conger, 45, [New York is presumed]; Abel R. Conger, 10, [New York].
5. New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 18 of 80, Charles P. Conger, 56, born in Oneida County, 2nd marriage, wagon maker; wife Elizabeth G. Conger, 50, Otsego County, 1st marriage; child Abel B. Conger, 16, Oneida County, egg dealer.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page No. 26, Charles Conger, 61, New York, egg buyer dealer; Elizabeth Conger, 55, New York; Barton Conger, 20, New York, soldier in regular army; domestic serv. Catherine Gazley, 40, New York.
7. The Descendants of Joseph Conger and Mary Marsh (website: maxine.eeconger.com/joseph_sources.pdf), Pgs. 39, 86-87, family of Charles Peck Conger, which includes details of his three marriages (to Susan Wilcox, Elizabeth Gozlay [sic, Gazlay], and Mary Catherine Gozlay [sic, Gazlay]), and his children (all from his first marriage). A few sources are cited in the overall work, but none that provide the origins for the birth, marriage, or death dates for Charles or his family members.
8. Find a Grave (website). Stockwell Cemetery, Stockwell, Oneida County, New York, Charles Peck Conger, born: 3 March 1809 in New York; died: 1874 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, two wives, and three children). His gravestone gives his date of death as 12 September 1874.