Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Gilbert Conklin


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 Gilbert Conklin and five of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Gilbert Conklin,1 born ca. 1815 in New York (parents not determined).1 Gilbert married, 5 August 1840 in Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan, Ruth Pettengill6, 7, 8 (born 15 October 1822 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, the daughter of Samuel Pettengill and Sarah ‘Sally’ Baldwin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Children of Gilbert Conklin and Ruth Pettengill:

 2i. Mary Conklin, born ca. 1841 in Michigan.1
 3ii. Charles G. Conklin, born ca. 1843 in Michigan.1
+4iii. Harriet A. Conklin, born ca. 1845 in Michigan. Married Alexander Scott.
 5iv. Frank Conklin, born 1850 in Michigan.4 Even though Frank shows as a Gazlay in the 1870 census, it is believed that he is the son of Ruth Gazlay by her first husband Gilbert Conklin, based on Frank’s birth being well before Ruth’s second marriage to Miles Gazlay.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw, Page No. 89-90, family of Gilbert Conklin (35, NY, carpenter); Ruth Conklin (28, Massachusetts); Mary Conklin (9, Michigan); Charles G. Conklin (7, Michigan); Harriet A. Conklin (5, Michigan).
  2. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, available at familysearch.org; Ruth Pettengill; born: 15 October 1822 in Williamstown, Berkshire [County], Massachusetts; father: Samuel Pettengill; mother: Sally.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 57, family of Miles Gazlay (52, NY, harness maker); Ruth Gazlay (37, Mass.); Miles Gazlay (26, NY, carpenter); Charles Gazlay (20, Mich., harness maker); Harriet Gazlay (16, Mich.); Emily Gazlay (4/12, Mich.).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 1, family of Ruth Gazlay (48, Massachusetts); Frank Gazlay (20, Michigan, works in cabinet shop); Emily Gazlay (10, Michigan); Alexander Scott (25, Vermont, deputy city marshal); Harriet A. Scott (25, Michigan); Willie Scott (1, Michigan).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 10, family of Ruth Gazlay (56, Mass., widow); daughter Emma Gazlay (20, Mich., clerk in store).
  6. Genforum (website: genforum.genealogy.com); Post by Larry Kline, 11 June 2000, Re: Samuel Pettengill & Sarah Baldwin. The post provides the names of the children of Samuel and Sarah or Sally Ann Baldwin, along with birth dates/places, spouse names, etc.
  7. Marriage Records, Genesee County, Michigan, from Flint Genealogical Society, available at rootsweb.com; Conklin, Gilbert, and Pettingill [sic], Ruth, married on 5 August 1840.
  8. Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940 (available at ancestry.com), Gilbert Conklin and Ruth Pettengill, married on 5 August 1840 in Flushing, Genesee [County], Michigan.
Second and Third Generations
4. Harriet A. Conklin2 (Gilbert1), born ca. 1845 in Michigan.1, 2 Harriet married, 14 April 1868 in Genesee County, Michigan, Alexander Scott4 (born ca. 1845 in Vermont, parents not determined3).

Child of Harriet A. Conklin and Alexander Scott:

 6i. Willie Scott, born ca. 1869 in Michigan.3

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw, Page No. 89-90, family of Gilbert Conklin (35, NY, carpenter); Ruth Conklin (28, Massachusetts); Mary Conklin (9, Michigan); Charles G. Conklin (7, Michigan); Harriet A. Conklin (5, Michigan).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 57, family of Miles Gazlay (52, NY, harness maker); Ruth Gazlay (37, Mass.); Miles Gazlay (26, NY, carpenter); Charles Gazlay (20, Mich., harness maker); Harriet Gazlay (16, Mich.); Emily Gazlay (4/12, Mich.).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 1, family of Ruth Gazlay (48, Massachusetts); Frank Gazlay (20, Michigan, works in cabinet shop); Emily Gazlay (10, Michigan); Alexander Scott (25, Vermont, deputy city marshal); Harriet A. Scott (25, Michigan); Willie Scott (1, Michigan).
  4. Marriage Records, Genesee County, Michigan, from Flint Genealogical Society, available at rootsweb.com; Scott, Alexander, and Conklin, Harriet A., married 14 April 1868.