Gazlay Family History
Mahalia Cecelia Sanford
Parents
| Father | Watson P. Sanford (ca. 1818 - ) |
| Mother | Ellen M. Veile (ca. 1820 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 March 2022; Last Edited: 12 March 2022 |
| Person ID | 12167 |
| Name | Mahalia Cecelia Sanford |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 9 December 1851 in New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 7 December 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to William Sherwood4 |
| Died | 7 January 1924 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Naspeth, Queens County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Sherwood (son of Rev. James Manning Sherwood and Jane Elizabeth Lamberson) |
| Born | ca. 1844 in New York |
| Married | 7 December 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Mahalia Cecelia Sanford |
| Died | 11 October 1872 |
Sources
- New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Mohelia Cecelia Sherwood, died: 7 January 1924 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; age 73; born: 9 December 1851; widowed; father: Watson Sherwood, born in Conn.; mother: Emma Veile, born in New York; buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 188, Page No. 14, Watson Sanford, 62, Conn., manufacturer of stoves; wife Ellen M. Sanford, 60, New York; son Lodewicus Sanford, 38, New York, clerk in store; daughter Mahalia C. Sherwood, 30, New York, border; daughter in law Emma L. Sanford, 33, New York, border.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 583, Sheet No. 5B, M. Cecelia Sherwood, 45, New York, widow, 1 child, none living [she is a border among several others in the household of Augusta W. Muller].
- Marriage Announcement, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, available at fultonhistory.com and/or bklyn.newspapers.com; 8 December 1871, marriage of Miss Cecelia Sandford, daughter of Watson P. Sandford, Esq., William Sherwood, eldest son of Rev. J. H. Sherwood, on 7 December 1871 at St. Johns M.E. Church [Brooklyn]. The article mentions ushers, including Messrs. S. V. and W. F. Sandford, and Albert and S. Sherwood.