Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyMary Ellen Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Mary Ellen Gazlay6 (John Gazlay,5 John Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherJohn Gazlay (7 June 1820 - 31 December 1883)
MotherPhebe Haight (3 July 1825 - 3 November 1895)

Personal Information

Record Created: 25 February 2011; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 
Person ID2074
NameMary Ellen Gazlay
GenderFemale
Born 6 April 1855 in Willink, Erie County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Married ca. 1903 to Leonard N. Hatch8, 11
Died 18 March 1918 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York12
Buried in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York13

Biography

Mary was described as the “salt of the earth.” It is said [in family documents] that she married late in life, but her husband’s name is not known. [Her husband has since been identified as Leonard N. Hatch.]10

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyLeonard N. Hatch
Born May 1859 in New York
Married ca. 1891 to Libbie Murphy
Married ca. 1903 to Mary Ellen Gazlay
Married to Anna Marie Water
Died 24 November 1936 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York
  

Sources

  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. New York State Census, 1892, Erie County, Aurora, Page 7, Pheby Gazlay (66) and Mary Gazlay (30, dressmaker).
  6. 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].
  7. 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).
  8. 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).
  9. 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.
  10. 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).
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Find a Grave (website). North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York. Mary Gazley Hatch, dates not specified.