Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Waity E. _____


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 Waity E. _____ and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Waity E. _____,1 born ca. 1850 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut (parents not determined);1, 2 died 10 April 1881 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut.1 Waity married Ezra S. Bennett2 (born May 1854 in Connecticut, parents not determined;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Ezra died 19323, 9). Ezra is buried in Carey Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut.9

  1. Connecticut Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1696-1907, Registration of Deaths Occurring in the Town of Canterbury, page 482, 10 April 1881, Waity Bennett; age 30, born in Canterbury; married; died in childbirth [no indication of fate of child].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, Windham County, Canterbury, Enumeration District 135, Sheet No. 22b, family of Ezra S. Bennett (35, Connecticut, works in saw mill); wife Waity E. Bennett (29, Connecticut).
  3. Windham County, Connecticut, Cemetery Records, Volume 1. Available at Ancestry.com.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, Windham County, Canterbury, Page 24, family of Elias V. Bennett (59, Conn., farmer); Francis A. Bennett (59, Conn.); Otto Bennett (8, Conn.); Ezra Bennett (6, Conn.); Susan L. Bennett (22, Conn.).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 474, Sheet 28A, Ezra S. and Ellen O. Bennett. Their ages and birth years conflict with several other records and are probably inaccurate here.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 541, Sheet 5A, Ezra S. and Ellen O. Bennett. Their ages conflict with several other records and are probably inaccurate here.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 289, Sheet 5B, Ezra S. and Ellen O. Bennett. Their ages conflict with several other records and are probably inaccurate here.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 6-53, Sheet 12B, Ezra S. and Ellen O. Bennett. Their ages conflict with several other records and are probably inaccurate here. This census shows that Ellen was 16 at first marriage.
  9. Headstone, Carey Cemetery, Canterbury, Connecticut, Ezra S. Bennett 1854-1932