Gazlay Family History
Augusta Margaret ‘Gussie’ Phillips
Parents
| Father | William H. Phillips (1881 - ) |
| Mother | Edith M. _____ (ca. 1879 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 November 2009; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 342 |
| Name | Augusta Margaret ‘Gussie’ Phillips |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 24 July 1908 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 27 August 1932 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York to David Morton MacGregor5 |
| Died | 7 January 2000 in Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey1 |
Biography
Gussie was a high school teacher in Clinton, New York, for several of her early married years. David and Gussie moved to Floral Park, New York, in the 1940s, and in 1955 they moved to Morristown, New Jersey, where Gussie resided until her death.6
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  David Morton MacGregor (son of James Brown MacGregor and Julia C. Morton) |
| Born | 8 January 1907 in Tannersville, New York |
| Married | 27 August 1932 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York to Augusta Margaret ‘Gussie’ Phillips |
| Died | 21 November 1970 in Morristown, New Jersey |
| Children | of Augusta Margaret ‘Gussie’ Phillips and David Morton MacGregor: |
| +1. | Linda MacGregor |
| Born | 16 September 1943 in Clinton, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | to Everett Whitten ‘Ted’ Lowe |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Augusta M. MacGregor, no. 154-46-2938
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Schenectady County, Schenectady City, Enumeration District 180, Sheet No. 6A, family of William H. Phillips (29, England, pattern maker, foundary); wife of 4 years Edith M. Phillips (31, England, 2 children, 2 living); son William H. Phillips, Jr. (4, England); daughter Augusta M. Phillips (1, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Schenectady County, Niskayuna, Enumeration District 118, Sheet No. 10B, family of William H. Phillips (39, England, pattern maker, General Electric works); wife Edith M. Phillips (39, England); son William H. Phillips, Jr. (14, England); daughter Augusta M. Phillips (11, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, New York City, Enumeration District 41-1204, Page 3B, family of David MacGregor (33, New York, electrical engineer, consulting, lived in Schenectady, NY, on 1 April 1935); wife Augusta MacGregor (31, New York, lived in Schenectady, NY, on 1 April 1935); father James MacGregor (63, Scotland [sic, actually born in Ireland], lived in West Albany, NY, on 1 April 1935); mother Julia MacGregor (72, New Jersey, lived in West Albany, NY, on 1 April 1935).
- Marriage Announcement, The Troy Times, Troy, New York, available at www.fultonhistory.com, Monday, 29 August 1932, Miss Augusta M. Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Phillips, married to David M. MacGregor, son of Mr. and Mrs James MacGregor, on Saturday [27 August 1932] in Schenectady, New York. The article names other family members and provides details of their alma maters and employment.
- Record of conversation between Gussie MacGregor and Lee Gazlay 27 July 1996