Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyHenry Denton Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Henry Denton Gazlay5 (John Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherJohn Furman Gazlay (23 February 1788 - 31 December 1875)
MotherPolly Haight (25 July 1788 - 16 August 1862)

Personal Information

Record Created: 13 March 2011; Last Edited: 27 September 2012 
Person ID2071
NameHenry Denton Gazlay
GenderMale
Born 13 April 1825 in Warren County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Married 6 October 1847 to Emily M. Peck3, 5, 7, 8, 9
Died 1901 in Angola, Erie County, New York8, 10
Buried in Forest Avenue Cemetery, Angola, Erie County, New York10

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyEmily M. Peck
Born 11 December 1827 in Eden, Erie County, New York
Married 6 October 1847 to Henry Denton Gazlay
Died 22 March 1919 in Angola, Erie County, New York
  
Children of Henry Denton Gazlay and Emily M. Peck:
  
1.FamilyHelen Mariah Gazlay
Born 13 May 1849 in New York
Died 2 November 1850
  
2.FamilyEllen Marrill Gazlay
Born 13 May 1849 in New York
Died 16 October 1850
  
3.FamilyMay Ida Gazlay
Born 27 January 1853 in Versailles, Erie County, New York
Died 20 June 1916 in Angola, Erie County, New York
  
4.FamilyCarrie Bell Gazlay
Born 1 September 1867
Died 22 February 1870
  
5.FamilyElizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Gazlay
Born 4 June 1875 in New York
Married to William Brodie
  

Sources

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Cattaraugus County, Perrysburg, Page 567, family of Henry D. Gazlay (25, NY, wagon maker), Emily M. Gazlay (23, NY), Hellen M. Gazlay (1, NY), Ellen M. Gazlay (1, NY).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Erie County, Evans, Page 49, family of Henry Gazley (34, NY, wheelwright), Emily M. Gazley (31, NY), May Ida Gazley (7, NY), and John A. Gazley (16, NY, apprentice wheelwright). John is believed to be the son of Henry’s brother Arvin Haight Gazlay and his wife Charlotte (Bradley) Gazlay.
  3. New York State Census, 1865, Erie County, Evans, Page 31, family of John F. Gazley (77, Dutchess County, widowed, farmer), child Jane A. Spaulding (47, Schoharie County, married), Henry D. Gazley (40, Warren County, farmer), wife Emily M. Gazley (37, Erie County, 3 children), child Mary I Gazley (12, Erie County).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Erie County, Evans, Page 36, family of H. D. Gazley (45, NY, saws lumber), Emily Gazley (43, NY), May Gazley (16, NY, works in milliner shop).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Village of Angola, Enumeration District 92, Page No. 28, family of H. D. Gazlay (55, NY, farmer), wife Emily Gazlay (53, NY), daughter May Gazlay (24, NY), daughter Lizzie (5, NY).
  6. New York State Census, 1892, Erie County, Evans, Page 15, family of Henry D. Gazley (66, Ohio, farmer), Emily M. Gazley (63, Ohio), May I. Gazley (34, Ohio), Lizzie Gazley (16, Ohio).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Erie County, Angola Village, Enumeration District 243, Sheet No. 7B, family of Henry D. Gazlay (75, NY, Apr 1825, farmer), wife of 52 years Emily M. Gazlay (72, NY, Dec 1827, 5 children, 2 living), daughter May I. Gazlay (47, NY, Jan 1853, dressmaker), daughter Lizzie Gazlay (24, NY, Jul 1875, teacher).
  8. 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).
  9. 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.
  10. Cemetery Record, Forest Avenue Cemetery, Angola, New York. Available at rootsweb.com. Henry D. Gazley, 1901.