Family History - Esther E. Johnson

1. Esther E. Johnson,¹ born 12 July 1904 in Connecticut (parents not determined);^{1, 2, 3} died 15 July 1998.¹ Esther married, first, David Edward Gazlay² (born 26 December 1892 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the son of David Henry Gazlay and Margaret E. Daley;^{2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11} David died 3 December 1980 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut^{8, 12}). Esther married, second, 17 October 1982 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Joseph R. Krajci¹³ (born ____, parents not determined). David is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.⁸

+	2	i.	David Edward Gazlay, Jr., born 26 June 1937 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died 29 July 1996 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut. Married Maureen Elizabeth Sullivan.
+	3	ii.	Patricia Victoria Gazlay, born 9 May 1945 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Married (1) Paul John Schaefer Married (2) Julio DeCamara Pacheco Married (3) Leonard Hidalgo Married (4) Charles Edward Mcgough.

1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Esther E. Krajci, no. 043-18-0299; died: 15 July 1998; born: 12 July 1904; place of last residence: Clay [County], Florida.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Enumeration District 9-23, Sheet No. 61A, family of David E. Gazlay (47, Connecticut, road salesman, insulation co.); wife Esther Gazlay (34, Connecticut); son David Gazlay (2, Connecticut); residence on 1 April 1935 for both David and Esther: Boston, Massachusetts.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, E.D. 9-35, Sheet No. 14, David E. Gazlay, 57, Connecticut, sales promotion, wholesale oil burner; wife Esther C. Gazlay, 44, Connecticut; son David E. Gazlay, Jr., 12, Connecticut; daughter Patricia V. Gazlay, 4, Connecticut.
4. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 45484, issued 23 January 1917; David E. Gazlay, born: 26 December 1892 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; father: David H. Gazlay, born in New York City; residence: Newark, New Jersey; occupation: welder.
5. Draft Registration Card, World War I, David Edward Gazlay, Card No. 2027; born: 26 December 1892 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; occupation: inspector and service man, Oxweld Acetylene Co., Newark, NJ; single.
6. Draft Registration Card, World War II, David Edward Gazlay, Serial Number U568; born: 26 December 1892 in Bridgeport, Conn.; employer: Auto Ordnance Corporation.
7. Connecticut, Military Census Questionnaire, 1917, David E. Gazlay, age 24, U.S. citizen, occupation: actilne [sic] welder; date: 19 March 1917; single, no dependents.
8. Find a Grave (website). Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, David E. Gazlay, born: 1892; died: 1980 (from record). He shares his gravestone with his son David E. Gazlay, Jr.
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 5A, family of David H. Gazlay (36, New York, Jan 1864, laborer in factory); wife of 8 years Margaret E. Gazlay (26, Connecticut, Feb 1873, 4 children, 1 living); son David Gazlay (7, Connecticut, Dec 1892); m-in-law Catherine Daley (43, Scotland, Aug. 1856, widow, 7 children, 2 living).
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Enumeration District 24, Sheet No. 4B, 5A, family of Chancy Haines (52, New York); wife of 26 years Bridget Haines (50, Connecticut, 4 children, 4 living); daughter Sarah Haines (24, Connecticut); daughter Emma G. Haines (22, Connecticut, factory worker); daughter Agnes E. Haines (18, Connecticut, milliner, store); son Clarence A. Haines (16, Connecticut, clerk, store); Mary Abbott (61, Ireland, widow, 1 child, 1 living); son David Gazlay (44, New York, widow, machinist, factory); nephew David Gazlay (17, Connecticut, clerk, store); niece Gertrude Gazlay (8, Connecticut); niece Irene Gazlay (6, Connecticut). [The relationships of the latter three children to Mary Abbot seems in error and are more likely her grandchildren. The David Gazlays here are known to be father-son.]
11. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Enumeration District 86, Sheet No. 1A, family of John Murphy (47, Connecticut, express business, Murphy Express Co.); wife Agnes Murphy (41, Connecticut); daughter Lillian Murphy (18, Connecticut, operator, SNE Telephone); son Joseph Murphy (12, Connecticut, packing, umliba [?]); niece Gertrude Gazlay (18, Connecticut, operator, SNE Telephone); niece Irene Gazlay (16, Connecticut, operator, SNE Telephone); nephew David Gazlay (27, Connecticut, salesman, Anvell Co.); mother in law Catherine Daily (65, Scotland, widow, nurse); border Kelly Edward (26, Massachusetts, plumber, Seleya Plumb Co.).
12. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, David E. Gazlay, died: 3 December 1980 in Bridgeport,Connecticut; age: 87; spouse: Esthe[r].
13. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Joseph R. Krajci, age 64; Esther E. Gazlay, age 68; married on 17 October 1982 in Fairfield, Fairfield [County], Connecticut.

2. David Edward Gazlay, Jr.² (Esther¹), born 26 June 1937 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} died 29 July 1996 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.^{1, 2, 6} David married, 1961, Maureen Elizabeth Sullivan^{7, 9} (born 9 July 1942, parents not determined^{7, 8}). Their marriage ended in divorce in 1989 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.⁷ David is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

+	4	i.	David Edward Gazlay III, born 29 November 1961. Married Jacqueline A. Dunn.
+	5	ii.	Mary Ellen Gazlay, born 3 November 1962; died 18 August 2001 in Maple Shade, Burlington County, New Jersey. Married Mark A. Livingston.
+	6	iii.	James Michael Gazlay, born 30 March 1964. Married (1) Lorri J. Oconnor Married (2) Anne Marie Jubenville.
+	7	iv.	Richard Eric Gazlay, born 23 December 1966. Married Jeanne Marie Beaudry.
+	8	v.	Christopher T. Gazlay, born 30 August 1971; died 2 October 2021. Married Donna Ann Gentile.
+	9	vi.	Brian Sullivan Gazlay, born 17 December 1979. Married Heather Caryn Hicks.

3. Patricia Victoria Gazlay² (Esther¹), born 9 May 1945 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^{5, 10} Patricia married, first, 27 September 1965 in Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, Paul John Schaefer¹⁰ (born 16 February 1947 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the son of John Paul Schaefer and Florence Politi¹⁰). Patricia married, second, 13 November 1973 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Julio DeCamara Pacheco¹¹ (born ca. 1940, parents not determined¹¹). Patricia married, third, Leonard Hidalgo (born 15 October 1950, parents not determined⁸). Their marriage ended in divorce on 16 May 1991 in Seminole County, Florida.¹² Patricia married, fourth, Charles Edward Mcgough (born 14 December 1955, parents not determined;^{8, 13} Charles died 27 June 2022¹³). Charles is buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida.¹³

1. Find a Grave (website). Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, David E. Gazlay, Jr., born: 1937; died: 1996 (from record). He shares his gravestone with his father, David E. Gazlay.
2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). David E. Gazlay, no. 049-28-7976; died: 29 July 1996; born: 26 June 1937; last place of residence: Fairfield [County], Connecticut.
3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, David Edward Gazlay, Jr., born: 26 June 1937 in Bridgeport, CT; father: David E. Gazlay; mother: Esther A. Johnson.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Enumeration District 9-23, Sheet No. 61A, family of David E. Gazlay (47, Connecticut, road salesman, insulation co.); wife Esther Gazlay (34, Connecticut); son David Gazlay (2, Connecticut); residence on 1 April 1935 for both David and Esther: Boston, Massachusetts.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, E.D. 9-35, Sheet No. 14, David E. Gazlay, 57, Connecticut, sales promotion, wholesale oil burner; wife Esther C. Gazlay, 44, Connecticut; son David E. Gazlay, Jr., 12, Connecticut; daughter Patricia V. Gazlay, 4, Connecticut.
6. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, David E. Gazlay, Jr., died: 29 July 1996 in Derby, New Haven [County], Connecticut; age: 59; divorced; spouse name: Maure[en].
7. Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968 - 1997. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org. David E. Gazlay, born: 1937; Maureen, born: 1942; married: 1961; divorced: 1989 in Fairfield [County], Connecticut; 2 children under 18.
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9. Engagement Announcement, The Norwalk Hour, Norwalk, Connecticut, 28 February 1961, Maureen Elizabeth Sullivan to David E. Gazlay, Jr.
10. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (available at familysearch.org), Paul John Schaefer, born: 16 February 1947 in Bridgeport, Conn.; father: John Paul Schaefer; mother: Florence Politi; Patricia Victoria Gazlay, born: 9 May 1945 in Bridgeport, Conn.; father: David Edward Gazlay; mother: Esther Johnson; married on 27 September 1965 in Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina.
11. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (available at familysearch.org), Julio DeCamara Pacheco, age 33, and Patricia Victoria Gazlay, age 28; married on 13 November 1973 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
12. Florida Divorce Index 1927-2001. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Leonard Hidalgo and Patricia, divorced on 16 May 1991 in Seminole County, Florida.
13. Find a Grave (website). Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, Charles Edward McGough, born: 14 December 1955; died: 27 June 2022 (from record).

4. David Edward Gazlay III³ (David,² Esther¹), born 29 November 1961.¹ David married, 11 May 1991 in Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, Jacqueline A. Dunn² (born 11 April 1959, parents not determined^{1, 2}).

	10	i.	William M. Gazlay, born February 1992.3
+	11	ii.	Ryan David Gazlay, born October 1993. Married Stephanie Lynn Bevivino.
	12	iii.	Kevin James Gazlay, born April 1996.3

5. Mary Ellen Gazlay³ (David,² Esther¹), born 3 November 1962;⁴ died 18 August 2001 in Maple Shade, Burlington County, New Jersey.⁴ Mary married, 31 December 1992 in Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, Mark A. Livingston⁵ (born 24 May 1966, parents not determined¹).

	13	i.	Kelly Livingston.
	14	ii.	Amy Livingston.

6. James Michael Gazlay³ (David,² Esther¹), born 30 March 1964.^{1, 6, 7} James married, first, 20 August 1988 in Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Lorri J. Oconnor⁶ (born 1 September 1959, parents not determined^{1, 6}). James married, second, 19 April 1993 in Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, Anne Marie Jubenville⁷ (born 28 April 1965, parents not determined^{1, 7}).

	15	i.	Courtney C. Gazlay, born 19 December 1993.1
	16	ii.	James Michael Gazlay, born January 2001.1
	17	iii.	Jillian Marie Gazlay, born xxxx.

7. Richard Eric Gazlay³ (David,² Esther¹), born 23 December 1966.^{1, 8} Richard married, 10 June 1989 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Jeanne Marie Beaudry⁸ (born 14 June 1967, parents not determined^{1, 8}).

8. Christopher T. Gazlay³ (David,² Esther¹), born 30 August 1971;¹ died 2 October 2021.⁹ Christopher married, 21 November 1998 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Donna Ann Gentile¹⁰ (born 1 December 1965, parents not determined^{1, 10}).

9. Brian Sullivan Gazlay³ (David,² Esther¹), born 17 December 1979.¹ Brian married, 2 September 2011 in Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, Heather Caryn Hicks¹¹ (born 11 June 1982, parents not determined¹).

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
2. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, David E. Gazlay, age 29, Jacqueline A. Dunn, age 31; married on 11 May 1991 in Enfield, Hartford [County], Connecticut.
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4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Mary Ellen Livingston, no. 047-62-2127; died: 18 August 2001; born: 3 November 1962; last place of residence: New Haven [County], Connecticut.
5. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Mark A. Livingston, age 26, and Mary Ellen Gazlay, age 29; married on 31 December 1992 in Madison, New Haven [County], Connecticut.
6. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, James M. Gazlay, age 24, Lorri J. Oconnor, age 30; married on 20 August 1988 in Shelton, Fairfield [County], Connecticut.
7. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, James M. Gazlay, age 29, Anne M. Jubenville, age 27; married on 19 April 1993 in Oxford, New Haven [County], Connecticut.
8. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Richard E. Gazlay, age 22, Jeanne M. Beaudry, age 21; married on 10 June 1989 in Fairfield, Fairfield [County], Connecticut.
9. Obituary, Connecticut Post, 11 October 2021, Christopher Gazlay, age 50, died on 2 October 2021. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings and their spouses.
10. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Christophe[r] T. Gazlay, age 27, Donna A. Gentile, age 32; married on 21 November 1998 in Stratford, Fairfield [County], Connecticut.
11. Connecticut Marriage Record Index, 1959-2007, available at Mocavo.com, Brian S. Gazlay and Heather C. Hicks, married on 2 September 2011 in Madison, Connecticut.

11. Ryan David Gazlay⁴ (David,³ David,² Esther¹), born October 1993.¹ Ryan married, 4 October 2019, Stephanie Lynn Bevivino² (born June 1993, parents not determined¹).

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