Gazlay Family History
Ambrose Spencer
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Ambrose Spencer5 (Anne Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Ambrose Spencer5 (Anne Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Henry Spencer (3 July 1774 - 13 August 1853) |
| Mother | Anne Gazlay (27 January 1776 - 24 February 1813) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 21 March 2013; Last Edited: 10 September 2020 |
| Person ID | 5298 |
| Name | Ambrose Spencer |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 24 September 1806 in Queensbury, Warren County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 14 November 1833 to Harriet Stackhouse5 |
| Died | 11 December 1872 in Albany, Albany County, New York1, 5, 6 |
| Buried | in Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, Warren County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Harriet Stackhouse |
| Born | ca. 1814 in New York |
| Married | 14 November 1833 to Ambrose Spencer |
| Died | 9 October 1872 |
| Children | of Ambrose Spencer and Harriet Stackhouse: |
| 1. | William Henry Spencer |
| Born | 20 June 1835 |
| Died | 4 April 1841 |
| 2. | Emma Spencer |
| Born | 6 September 1837 |
| Died | 12 April 1841 |
| 3. | Julia Spencer |
| Born | 21 May 1840 |
| Died | 6 April 1841 |
| 4. | Ambrose W. Spencer |
| Born | 28 August 1844 |
| Died | 20 February 1846 |
| 5. | Edgar Thurman Spencer |
| Born | 1 December 1847 in New York |
| Married | to Janet Mackinnon |
| Died | 23 March 1923 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Ambrose Spencer, born: 24 September 1806 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York [another source indicates he was born in Queensbury in the same county]; died: 11 December 1872 in Albany, Albany County, New York (from record, which provides the name and link for one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Westchester County, Ossining, Page 11, family of Ambrose Spencer (44, N York, harness maker); Harriet Spencer (36, N York); Edgard Spencer (2, N York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Westchester County, Village of Sing Sing, Town of Ossining, Page No. 72, family of Ambrose Spencer (54, N.Y., keeper at prison); Harriet Spencer (45, N.Y.); Edgar Spencer (12, N.Y.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Warren County, Queensbury, Page No. 135, family of Ambrose Spencer (63, N.Y., harness maker); Harriet Spencer (55, N.Y.); Edgar Spencer (22, N.Y., printer).
- Boards at Ancestry.com; Posts by Linda Matteson and John Austin, 5-9 November 1999, regarding Spencer family members, primarily spouses and children of Henry Spencer (1774-1853). The posts include various birth, marriage and death dates and places, plus a few notes pointing out differences between between their respective data. One post provides information on Ambrose Spencer’s children from Spencer family bible pages.
- Genealogy, Rootsweb (website), Chesebro’ Genealogy. Some sources are cited.