Gazlay Family History
Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay5 (Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay5 (Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Daniel Gazlay (8 May 1778 - 6 May 1847) |
| Mother | Susannah Leavenworth (21 September 1784 - 2 October 1841) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 November 2010; Last Edited: 22 September 2021 |
| Person ID | 1525 |
| Name | Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 14 May 1808 in Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 18 March 1837 in Ohio to Harriet Elizabeth Hart7, 8 |
| Died | 27 January 1884 in Utica, Oneida County, New York7, 9 |
| Buried | in Gazlay Cemetery, South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York9 |
Biography
Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay was teaching school in Cleveland, Ohio, when he was married. He moved to South Edmeston about 1840. He learned the shoemaker’s trade and worked at it until near the end of his life. In 1856 he purchased and hired some land, and started growing fruit trees in addition to his other trade. This was at South Edmeston, N.Y. In 1859 the family moved to Garrettsville, N.Y. where he worked at his trade and gardening until failing health compelled him to go to Faxton Home in Utica, where he died Jan. 1884 at the age of 76. He was buried at South Edmeston. He was an earnest Christian, a member of the Presbyterian Church at New Berlin.7
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Harriet Elizabeth Hart (daughter of Judah Hart and Abigail Belden) |
| Born | 2 January 1818 in Connecticut |
| Married | 18 March 1837 in Ohio to Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay |
| Died | 26 February 1896 in Morris, Otsego County, New York |
| Children | of Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay and Harriet Elizabeth Hart: |
| 1. | Susannah Leavenworth Gazlay |
| Born | 8 September 1838 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio |
| Died | 2 March 1920 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York |
| +2. | Judah Hart Gazlay |
| Born | 13 February 1842 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 30 December 1866 to Maria Elizabeth Gustin |
| Died | 7 March 1921 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York |
| +3. | Celia Olivia Gazlay |
| Born | 30 October 1844 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 1 May 1877 in Utica, Oneida County, New York to Joshua W. Chase |
| Died | 28 October 1892 in New York, New York |
| 4. | Amos Herbert Gazlay |
| Born | 6 September 1847 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Died | 26 September 1848 |
| 5. | Esther Floretta Gazlay |
| Born | 10 February 1854 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | to Ira Luce |
| Married | 31 August 1910 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York to Elijah E. Parker |
| Died | 14 February 1934 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1840, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, page 387, entry for Ralph Gazley: 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-30.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Otsego County, Edmeston, Page 81, family of Ralph Gazeley (42, NY, shoemaker), Maryette Gazeley (33, CT), Susanna Gazeley (12, Ohio), Judah Gazeley (9, NY), Celia (6, NY)
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Otsego County, New Lisbon, Page 5, family of Walter Rundell (66, CT, farmer), R. L. Gazeley (52, NY, shoemaker), Harriett Gazeley (41, NY), Suzannah Gazeley (22, NY), Celia O. Gazeley (18, NY), Esther F. Gazeley (16, NY).
- New York State Census, 1865, Otsego County, New Lisbon, Page 46, Ralf L. Gazley, 57, Chenango, shoemaker, 5 children; wife Harriet E. Gazley, Conn., 5 children; D[aughter] Susannah Gazley, 27, Ohio; son Judah H. Gazley, 23, Otsego, cheesemaker in Madison; D[aughter] Celia A. Gazley, 20, Otsego, dressmaker; D[aughter] Esther Fazley [sic, probably an enumerator error], 11, Otsego.
- New York State Census, 1875, Madison County, Brookfield, Page 1, family of Ralph L. Gazlay (67, Chenango, farmer); wife Harriet E. Gazlay (67, Conn); daughter Susan L. Gazlay (36, Ohio); daughter Eddie G. Luce (21, Otsego, dressmaker); son [sic, son-in-law] Ira A. Luce (24, Herkimer, farm laborer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Oneida County, Utica, Enumeration District 141, Page No. 42, Ralph L. Gazelay (72, NY, shoemaker), living in Faxton Hospital and Home for Old Men.
- Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
- A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family in the United States, by Elias Warner Leavenworth, L.L.D. Syracuse, New York, S. G. Hitchcock and Company, 1873. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Pages 88, 89, and 131, entries for Amos Leavenworth, his wife Esther Warner, and their children, especially Susanna who married Daniel Gazly (Gazlay).
- Cemetery Inscriptions, The Gazlay Cemetery, South Edmeston, New York. Copy of all inscriptions existing on 30 March 1902 copied by Charles H. Gazlay. List available on various web sites.