Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - James Aird Dorrance


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 James Aird Dorrance and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. James Aird Dorrance,1 born 9 July 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (parents not determined);1, 2 died 25 May 2002 in Albany, Albany County, New York.2 James married, 28 December 1940 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, Enid L. Hildebrand1 (born 12 March 1917 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio, the daughter of Almer Merle Hildebrand and Amy Florence Kern;1, 3, 4, 5, 6 Enid died October 19793).

Children of James Aird Dorrance and Enid L. Hildebrand:

 2i. James Aird Dorrance, Jr., born 6 September 1943 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.1
 3ii. Mary Enid Dorrance, born 25 November 1948 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.1

  1. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Dorrance, James A., no. 054-16-9385; died: 25 May 2002; born: 9 July 1915; last residence: Slingerlands, Albany [County], New York.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Dorrance, Enid, no. 063-34-0378; died October 1979; born: 12 March 1917; last residence: Rensselaer [County], New York.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue City, Enumeration District 100, Sheet No. 14B; family of Almer M. Hildebrand (27, Ohio, elec. engineer, elec. pw. co.); wife Amy F. Hildebrand (25, Ohio); daughter Enid L. Hildebrand (2 10/12, Ohio).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 22-16, Sheet No. 5B; family of Almer M. Hildebrand (38, Ohio, electrical engineer, electric power co., first married age 24); wife Amy F. Hildebrand (35, Ohio, first married age 21); daughter Enid L. Hildebrand (13, Ohio).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 22-25B, Sheet No. 61A; family of Almor M. Hildebrand (47, Ohio, electrical engineer, utility); wife Amy Hildebrand (45, Ohio); daughter Enid Hildebrand (23, Ohio).