Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Edith Martha Tyler


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 Edith Martha Tyler and four of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Edith Martha Tyler,1 born ca. 1901 in Massachusetts (parents not determined).1 Edith married, first, 11 March 1922, Jacob Poor Estey1, 3, 4 (born 7 March 1895 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, parents not determined;1, 2, 3 Jacob died 15 August 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts2, 3). Edith married, second, Walter A. Blocker (born ____, parents not determined). Jacob is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont.2

Children of Edith Martha Tyler and Jacob Poor Estey:

 2i. Jacob Estey, born 27 May 1924 in Vermont;1, 5 died 13 March 1945 in Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores.3, 5
+3ii. Susan Estey, born 21 November 1925 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; died 20 December 2008 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida. Married (1) Robert H. Cochrane, Jr. Married (2) Richard Carter Gazlay Married (3) Stuart Edgerly.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro Town, Enumeration District 13-2A, Sheet No. 8A; family of Jacob Estey (45, Vermont, president Organ Co.); wife Edith T. Estey (39, Massachusetts, worsted goods, private); son Jacob Estey (15, Vermont); daughter Susan Estey (14, Vermont); maid Ruth Walker (40, Vermont, maid, private); maid Katherine Holliday (25, Vermont, maid, private).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; Estey, Jacob Poor, died: 15 August 1952; born: 7 March 1895 [from record]. [Photo on this record is for the gravestone of his great grandfather, Jacob Estey (1814-1880).]
  3. Music Trade Review, available at arcade-museum.com, digitized with support from namm.org; September 1952, Jacob Poor Estey, died 15 August 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was president and treasurer of Estey Organ Corporation, Brattleboro, Vermont, the fourth generation owner. The article provides his biography, birth and marriage details, names of his wife, son and daughter, and burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
  4. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 17 March 1962, Richard Carter Gazlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gazlay of New Rochelle, N.Y., and Mrs. Susan Estey Cochrane, daughter of Mrs. Walter A. Blocker and the late Jacob Poor Estey, on 16 March 1962 in New York City. The article indicates that both Richard and Susan were previously married and divorced.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; Estey, Jacob, PFC.: In Loving Memory / of / PFC. Jacob Estey / Son Of / Jacob Poor / And Edith Tyler Estey / Born May 27, 1924 / Lost At Sea / March 13, 1945 [from grave marker].
Second and Third Generations
3. Susan Estey2 (Edith1), born 21 November 1925 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont;1, 2 died 20 December 2008 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida.3 Susan married, first, Robert H. Cochrane, Jr.4 (born ____, parents not determined). Their marriage ended in divorce.5 Susan married, second, 16 March 1962 in New York, New York, Richard Carter Gazlay5 (born 19 January 1915 in New York, the son of John Chester Gazlay and Maude Estelle Manchester;6, 7, 8, 9 Richard died 15 August 1983 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California6). Susan married, third, Stuart Edgerly3 (born ____, parents not determined).

Children of Susan Estey and Robert H. Cochrane, Jr.:

 4i. Carol Cochrane.
 5ii. Robert Estey Cochrane.

  1. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; Estey, Susan, born 21 November 1925 in Brattleboro, Vermont; father: Jacob Poor Estey; mother: Edith Martha Tyler.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro Town, Enumeration District 13-2A, Sheet No. 8A; family of Jacob Estey (45, Vermont, president Organ Co.); wife Edith T. Estey (39, Massachusetts, worsted goods, private); son Jacob Estey (15, Vermont); daughter Susan Estey (14, Vermont); maid Ruth Walker (40, Vermont, maid, private); maid Katherine Holliday (25, Vermont, maid, private).
  3. Obituary, Florida’s Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches (TCPalm); available at Legacy.com. Susan E. Edgerly, died 20 December 2008 in Vero Beach, Florida, age 83. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her daughter, son, husband and brother.
  4. Music Trade Review, available at arcade-museum.com, digitized with support from namm.org; September 1952, Jacob Poor Estey, died 15 August 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was president and treasurer of Estey Organ Corporation, Brattleboro, Vermont, the fourth generation owner. The article provides his biography, birth and marriage details, names of his wife, son and daughter, and burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
  5. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 17 March 1962, Richard Carter Gazlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gazlay of New Rochelle, N.Y., and Mrs. Susan Estey Cochrane, daughter of Mrs. Walter A. Blocker and the late Jacob Poor Estey, on 16 March 1962 in New York City. The article indicates that both Richard and Susan were previously married and divorced.
  6. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Gazlay, Richard Carter, died: 15 August 1983 in San Francisco, California; born: 19 January 1915 in New York.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, Westchester, Enumeration District 128, Sheet No. 5B; family of John C. Gazlay (33, New York, manager, publishers); wife Maude Gazlay (31, New York); son John C. Gazlay (7, New York); son Richard C. Gazlay (4 11/12, New York) [Richard’s name could be interpreted here as Dunkin, but the name is actually Richard.]
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Westchester County, City of New Rochelle, Enumeration District 60-266, Sheet No. 1A; family of Chester Gazley (43, New York, gen. manager, printing, first married age 25); wife Maude Gazley (41, New York, first married age 23); son John C. Gazley (17, New York); son Richard C. Gazley (15, New York).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Westchester County, New Rochelle, Enumeration District 60-229B, Sheet No. 8A; Chester Gazlay (53, New York, printer, commercial); wife Maude Gazlay (51, New York); son Richard C. Gazlay (25, New York, copy writer, advertising); Anna Gayan (38, Czechoslovakia, widow, maid, house); maid’s daughter Clara Gayan (18, New York, sales clerk, cleaners store).