Family History - Ambrose Haight

1. Ambrose Haight,¹ born ____ (parents not determined);¹ died 1853.¹ Ambrose married Clarinda Lapham (born 23 March 1793 in Queensbury, Warren County, New York, the daughter of Stephen Lapham and Rachel Hussey;^{2, 3} Clarinda died 20 April 1881 in North Collins, Erie County, New York²). Ambrose and Clarinda are buried in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York.^{1, 2}

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Phebe Haight, born 3 July 1825 in Schoharie County, New York; died 3 November 1895. Married John Gazlay.

1. Find a Grave (website). North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York. Ambrose Haight, born: unknown; died: 1853 [from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse].
2. Find a Grave (website). North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York. Clarinda Lapham Haight, born: 23 March 1793 in Queensbury, Warren County, New York; died: 20 April 1881 in North Collins, Erie County, New York [from record, which includes a note that she is the wife of Ambrose Haight; and the names and links for her parents, spouse, and ten siblings].
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Gardenville, Enumeration District 108, Page Nos. 18 and 19, family of John Gazlay (60, NY, Doctor), wife Phebe (56, NY), daughter Mary (22, NY), daughter Jennie Lovejoy (26, NY, married), and mother-in-law Clorinda Hayd [sic, Haight] (87, NY, listed as maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled).

2. Phebe Haight² (Ambrose¹), born 3 July 1825 in Schoharie County, New York;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} died 3 November 1895.¹ Phebe married John Gazlay⁷ (born 7 June 1820 in Esperence, Schoharie County, New York, the son of John Furman Gazlay and Polly Haight;^{2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9} John died 31 December 1883 in West Seneca, Erie County, New York^{9, 10}). Phebe is buried in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York.¹

	3	i.	Eliza Jane Gazlay, born 24 January 1851;9 died 28 February 1851.9
+	4	ii.	Jane Augusta ‘Jennie’ Gazlay, born 18 December 1851 in Erie County, New York; died 2 March 1883. Married Walter Robinson Lovejoy.
+	5	iii.	Mary Ellen Gazlay, born 6 April 1855 in Willink, Erie County, New York; died 18 March 1918 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York. Married Leonard N. Hatch.

1. Find a Grave (website). North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York. Phebe Gazley, b. Jul. 3, 1825; d. Nov. 3, 1895. Wife of John Gazley.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Erie County, Brant, page 672, family of John F. Gazlay (62, NY, farmer), Polly Gazlay (61, NY), Jane A. Gazlay (30, NY), John Gazlay (29, NY, physician), and Phebe Gazlay (25, NY).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Erie County, Evans, Page 31, family of John Gazley (40, NY, physician), Phebe Gazley (35, NY), Jane A. Gazley (8, NY), Mary E. Gazley (5, NY).
4. New York State Census, 1865, Erie County, Evans, Page 17, family of John Gazley (45, Schoharie County, farmer), wife Phebe Gazley (41, Schoharie County, 4 children), child Jane Anjanlie (this middle name is uncertain; hard to read) Gazley (13, Erie County), child May Gazlay (11, Erie County). The number of children for Phebe would suggest that two died young.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Erie County, West Seneca, Page 81, family (indexed as Garlay) of John Gazlay (50, NY, Doctor of Med), Phebe Gazlay (45, NY), Jeanne A. Gazlay (18, NY), Mary A. Gazlay (16, NY), and Clorenten Heaten (76, NY).
6. New York State Census, 1875, Erie County, West Seneca, Page 28, family of John Gazley (55, New York, physician); wife Phibi Gazley (50, [unreadable]); daughter Jane A. Gazley (23, Erie Co.); daughter Mary A. Gazley (20, Erie Co.); mother in law Cleranden Haith (87, New York, widow).
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Gardenville, Enumeration District 108, Page Nos. 18 and 19, family of John Gazlay (60, NY, Doctor), wife Phebe (56, NY), daughter Mary (22, NY), daughter Jennie Lovejoy (26, NY, married), and mother-in-law Clorinda Hayd [sic, Haight] (87, NY, listed as maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled).
8. New York State Census, 1892, Erie County, Aurora, Page 7, Pheby Gazlay (66) and Mary Gazlay (30, dressmaker).
9. Gazlay Family Notes, undated and unpublished. This photocopy of five pages of hand-written notes start with what is believed to be the same 1852 interview of Sayrs Gazlay by his brother Theodore that is transcribed elsewhere. The remaining pages focus on the branch of the family that includes John Arvin Gazlay (1846-1911). Some dates in this photocopy differ from other sources. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
10. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1883, John Gazlay, died: 31 December 1883 in W. Seneca, NY.

4. Jane Augusta ‘Jennie’ Gazlay³ (Phebe,² Ambrose¹), born 18 December 1851 in Erie County, New York;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died 2 March 1883.⁷ Jennie married, before 1880, Walter Robinson Lovejoy^{5, 7} (born ca. 1852 in Texas, the son of Joshua Lovejoy and Mary A. _____^{8, 9, 10}). Jennie is buried in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York.⁷

5. Mary Ellen Gazlay³ (Phebe,² Ambrose¹), born 6 April 1855 in Willink, Erie County, New York;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15} died 18 March 1918 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York.¹⁶ Mary married, ca. 1903, Leonard N. Hatch^{14, 23} (born May 1859 in New York, parents not determined;^{13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21} Leonard died 24 November 1936 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York^{17, 22}). Mary is buried in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York.²⁴ Leonard is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York.¹⁷

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Erie County, Evans, Page 31, family of John Gazley (40, NY, physician), Phebe Gazley (35, NY), Jane A. Gazley (8, NY), Mary E. Gazley (5, NY).
2. New York State Census, 1865, Erie County, Evans, Page 17, family of John Gazley (45, Schoharie County, farmer), wife Phebe Gazley (41, Schoharie County, 4 children), child Jane Anjanlie (this middle name is uncertain; hard to read) Gazley (13, Erie County), child May Gazlay (11, Erie County). The number of children for Phebe would suggest that two died young.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Erie County, West Seneca, Page 81, family (indexed as Garlay) of John Gazlay (50, NY, Doctor of Med), Phebe Gazlay (45, NY), Jeanne A. Gazlay (18, NY), Mary A. Gazlay (16, NY), and Clorenten Heaten (76, NY).
4. New York State Census, 1875, Erie County, West Seneca, Page 28, family of John Gazley (55, New York, physician); wife Phibi Gazley (50, [unreadable]); daughter Jane A. Gazley (23, Erie Co.); daughter Mary A. Gazley (20, Erie Co.); mother in law Cleranden Haith (87, New York, widow).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Gardenville, Enumeration District 108, Page Nos. 18 and 19, family of John Gazlay (60, NY, Doctor), wife Phebe (56, NY), daughter Mary (22, NY), daughter Jennie Lovejoy (26, NY, married), and mother-in-law Clorinda Hayd [sic, Haight] (87, NY, listed as maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled).
6. Gazlay Family Notes, undated and unpublished. This photocopy of five pages of hand-written notes start with what is believed to be the same 1852 interview of Sayrs Gazlay by his brother Theodore that is transcribed elsewhere. The remaining pages focus on the branch of the family that includes John Arvin Gazlay (1846-1911). Some dates in this photocopy differ from other sources. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
7. Find a Grave (website). North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York. Jennie A. Gazlay Lovejoy, b. Dec. 16, 1851; d. Mar. 2, 1883 [from record, which includes a note indicating she is the daughter of John & Phebe Gazley & the wife of Walter Robinson]. Her gravestone is inscribed as Jennie Wife of Walter R. Lovejoy and Daughter of John & Phebe Gazlay with dates as above. It is thought that Walter Lovejoy’s middle name was Robinson, as opposed to Jennie marrying two different Walters.
8. New York State Census, 1865, Erie County, City of Buffalo, First District, Second Ward, Page 3, Joshua Lovejoy, 48 [overwritten with 9], Erie; wife Mary A. Lovejoy, 40, Miss., 6 children; child F. A. Lovejoy, 20, Texas; child A. L. Lovejoy, 16, Texas; child W. R. Lovejoy, 12, Texas; child E. W. Lovejoy, 6/12, Erie.
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Page 128, J. A. Lovejoy, 44, New York; Mary Lovejoy, 40, Mississippi; Walter R. Lovejoy, 17, Texas; Emma Lovejoy, 6, New York.
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Enumeration District 116, Page No. 30, Joshua Lovejoy, 60, New York, grocery keeper; wife Mary Lovejoy, 57, Mississippi; son Walter Lovejoy, 27, Texas, carriage painter; daughter Emma W. Lovejoy, 16, New York.
11. New York State Census, 1892, Erie County, Aurora, Page 7, Pheby Gazlay (66) and Mary Gazlay (30, dressmaker).
12. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Erie County, East Aurora, Enumeration District 6, Sheet No. 19B, Mary E. Gazlay (39, New York, April 1861) [her age and birth year are off by 6 years; she is shown as 5 years old in the 1860 census].
13. New York State Census, 1905, Erie County, East Aurora, Page 10, family of Leonard Hatch (46, grocer); wife Mary Hatch (47); son James H. Hatch (11).
14. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Erie County, East Aurora Village, Enumeration District 246, Sheet No. 20A, family of Leonard N. Hatch (50, New York, 2nd marriage); wife of 7 years Mary Hatch (50, New York, first marriage, no children); son J. Harold Hatch (16, New York).
15. New York State Census, 1915, Erie County, Aurora, ED 3, Page 3, Leonard N. Hatch, 59; wife Mary E. Hatch, 57; son Herald J. Hatch, 21.
16. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1918, Mary E. Hatch, died: 18 March 1918 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York.
17. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, Leonard N. Hatch, Anna Marie Hatch, and James Harold Hatch [separate records]: Hatch / Harold / 1894 - 1921 / Leonard N. / 1859 - 1936 / Anna M. 1863 - 1953 [from gravestone]. [Anna is the third wife of Leonard, and James is the son of Leonard by his first wife.]
18. New York State Census, 1892, Erie County, Elma, First Election District, Page 3, L. N. Hatch, 32, farmer; Lebia Hatch, 27.
19. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Erie County, East Aurora, Enumeration District 6, Sheet No. 20A, family of Leonard N. Hatch (40, New York, May 1859, grocer); wife of 9 years Libbia M. Hatch (34, New York, Jan 1866, 1 child, 1 living); son James L. Hatch (6, New York, Feb 1894).
20. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Erie County, East Aurora, ED 13, Sheet No. 1A, Leonard F. Hatch, 60, New York, dealer, hardware; wife Louise Anna Hatch, 56, New York.
21. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Erie County, East Aurora Village, ED 15-365, Sheet No. 5B, Leonard N. Hatch, 70, New York, first married age 41, clerk, drug; wife Anna Hatch, 67, New York, first married age 18.
22. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1936, Leonard N. Hatch, died: 24 November 1936 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York.
23. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.
24. Find a Grave (website). North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York. Mary Gazley Hatch, dates not specified.