Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyEmma Arline Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Emma Arline Gazlay6 (George Gazlay,5 Alexander Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherGeorge C. Gazlay (13 November 1809 - 26 February 1888)
MotherPamelia Dailey (3 April 1805 - 29 January 1890)

Personal Information

Record Created: 30 January 2011; Last Edited: 17 March 2014 
Person ID1941
NameEmma Arline Gazlay
GenderFemale
Born April 1844 in Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Married ca. 1865 to George Jenkins Matteson8, 10
Died 191112, 13
Buried in Fairview Cemetery, New Berlin, Chenango County, New York13

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyGeorge Jenkins Matteson (son of Charles A. Matteson and Lavonia Laura Jeffords)
Born April 1844 in New York
Married ca. 1865 to Emma Arline Gazlay
Married 24 November 1914 in Chenango County, New York to Martha A. Brownbridge
Died 12 April 1926
  
Children of Emma Arline Gazlay and George Jenkins Matteson:
  
+1.FamilyLucia Matteson
Born May 1867 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York
Married ca. 1887 to William R. Talbot
Married to William R. Brownbridge
Died 6 September 1929
  
2.FamilyLinn Edward ‘Lynn’ Matteson
Born 1 December 1873 in New York
Married ca. 1920 to Anna Deming
Died 24 March 1945
  
3.FamilyMay E. Matteson
Born 19 August 1876 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York
Married 22 February 1911 in Chenango County, New York to Benjamin David Haight
Died 8 January 1959 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York
  

Sources

  1. Utica Daily Press, Utica, New York, available at www.fultonhistory.com. Notice of probate of the will of Harriet A. Town, 3 March 1891, Utica, New York. The notice is significant for the names of the individuals listed as Harriet’s next of kin. Although their relationships are not specified in the notice, they are identified as follows: William Gazlay (brother), Ann Baker (not yet identified), Harriet E. Kuhn (niece; daughter of Harriet’s sister Cordelia A. (nee Gazlay) Butterfield), George H. Butterfield (nephew; son of the same sister Cordelia), Mary Wheeler (niece; daughter of Harriet’s brother George C. Gazlay), Emma Matteson (niece; daughter of the same brother George), and three minors, all grandchildren of Harriet’s sister Betsy Ann (nee Gazlay) Angell: Lewis G. Angell, Chester T. Angell, and Bessie M. Angell.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Town of New Berlin, page 144, family of George Gazlay (age 41, brick mason), Pamelia Gazlay (age 43), Wm A. Gazlay (age 15), Mary F. Gazlay (age 10), Emma A. Gazlay (age 7), and Abby Hill (age 20).
  3. New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, New Berlin, family of Geo. C. Gazlay (45, Otsego, mason, resided here 30 years); wife Pamela Gazlay (49, Otsego, resided here 23 years ); child Mary Gazlay (14, Chenango, resided here 14 years); child Emma Gazlay (12, Chenango, resided here 12 years).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, page 100, family of George Gazely (50), Pamelia (54), Mary F. (19), and Emma (17).
  5. New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, New Berlin, Page 681, family of Geo Gaslay (56, mason), wife Pamelia Gaslay (59, 2 children), child Mary Gaslay (24), and child Emma Gaslay (21).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, page 54, family of Geo Matteson (26, worker in wagon shop), Emma (26), and Lucy (3).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, Enumeration District 100, Page Nos. 14 and 15, family of Geo. C. Gazlay (71, retired stone mason), and wife Pamelia (74). Living with Geo. J. Mattison (36, repairing sewing machines), wife Emma A. (36), daughter Lucia (12), son Linn (6), and daughter May (4).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, Enumeration District 68, Sheet No. 1A, family of George Matteson (Apr 1844, carpenter), wife Emma A. (Apr 1844, married 27 years [probably incorrect compared to other records], 3 children, 3 living), son Linn E. (Dec 1873), and daughter May E. (Aug 1876).
  9. New York State Census, 1905, Chenango County, New Berlin, page 4, family of father Geo. J. Matteson (62, wood mechanic), mother Emma Matteson (62), daughter May Matteson (28, saleswoman, dry goods), and son Linn (30, day laborer).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, Enumeration District 81, Sheet No. 3A, family of George J. Mattison (65, cabinet worker in own shop), wife Emma A. (66, married 45 years, 3 children, 3 living), son Linn E. (36, typesetter in printing office), and daughter May E. (35).
  11. Obituary, Brookfield Courier, Brookfield, Madison County, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. George Gazlay, 29 February 1888. Died in the village of New Berlin Sunday morning 26 February, in his 80th year. This obituary provides a key family link, indicating that a sister, Mrs. John Town, and a brother Mr. Wm. Gazlay, of Utica, are the only surviving children of the once large family of Alexander Gazlay. It also names two daughters, Mrs. George Matteson and Mrs. T. B. Wheeler, and indicates that their mother, his wife, is still living.
  12. Lineage Books, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 148, page 169, lineage of Mrs. Lucia Matteson Brownbridge, No. 147544, born in New Berlin, New York, wife of William R. Brownbridge, daughter of George Jenkins Matteson (b. 1844) and his wife Emma Arline Gazley (1843-1911); granddaughter of Charles A. Matteson (1816-1890) and his wife (married 1839) Laura Levonia Jeffords (1819-1893); and two previous generations; also see 118771.
  13. Cemetery Record, Fairview Cemetery, New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. Available at Rootsweb. Matteson: George J. (12 April 1926); Emma Gazley (1911); Lynn E. (24 March 1945); Ann Deming (25 July 1941).