Gazlay Family History
Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay8 (Silas Gazlay,7 Judah Gazlay,6 Ralph Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay8 (Silas Gazlay,7 Judah Gazlay,6 Ralph Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Silas Howard Gazlay (16 September 1893 - 9 March 1962) |
| Mother | Edith Blair (29 July 1890 - 1966) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 November 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 1622 |
| Name | Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 23 April 1919 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York1, 2 |
| Married | 2 September 1944 in New York, New York to Joseph Anthony Brancaccio2, 3 |
| Married | 22 December 1989 in Pinellas County, Florida to Charles Burton Sperry4 |
| Died | 28 May 20061 |
| Buried | in Dearborn Cemetery, Dearborn, Oneida County, New York1 |
Biography
Gertrude E. was born in Hamilton, N. Y., April 23, 1919. She was named by her mother for her two sisters Gertrude and Elizabeth Blair. At ten months she weighed 17 1/2 lbs., has brown hair and blue eyes, and was rather quiet like her father. She worked for several years in a Nursery School and at present [1950s] is a nurse at Grasslands Hospital, East View, N. Y., and lives in Ossining, N. Y.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Joseph Anthony Brancaccio |
| Born | 12 April 1902 in Irvington, Westchester County, New York |
| Married | 2 September 1944 in New York, New York to Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay |
| Died | 24 March 1986 in Pinellas County, Florida |
| Children | of Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Gazlay and Joseph Anthony Brancaccio: |
| 1. | Keith Joseph Brancaccio |
| Born | 28 May 1945 |
| 2. | Vincent Howard Brancaccio |
| Born | 12 July 1946 |
| 3. | Jo Ann Brancaccio |
| Born | 12 September 1955 |
| 4. | Jane Brancaccio |
| Born | 18 April 1957 |
| Spouse 2 | Charles Burton Sperry |
| Born | 26 June 1908 |
| Married | 22 December 1989 in Pinellas County, Florida to Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Brancaccio (née Gazlay) |
| Died | 21 June 1992 in Pinellas County, Florida |
Sources
- BillionGraves (website). Dearborn Cemetery, Dearborn, Oneida County, New York, Joseph A. Brancaccio / Apr. 12, 1902 - Mar. 24, 1986 / G. Elizabeth Brancaccio / Apr. 23, 1919 - May 28, 2006 [from gravestone].
- 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.
- Obituary, The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York; 26 March 1986, Joseph A. Brancaccio, born in Irvington, New York; died 24 March 1986 in Florida. The article provides vital and biographical details and the name of his wife, children, and their spouses.
- Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Charles B. Sperry and G. Elizabeth Brancaccio, married on 22 December 1989 in Pinellas [County], Florida, Cert# 136342.