Gazlay Family History
Edward Dennis Cleary
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Edward Dennis Cleary8 (Agnes Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Edward Dennis Cleary8 (Agnes Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | David Cleary (1858 - 1895) |
| Mother | Agnes Crippin (17 April 1861 - 29 April 1940) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 March 2023; Last Edited: 2 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13559 |
| Name | Edward Dennis Cleary |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 29 October 1893 in Aetna, Hickman County, Tennessee1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Married | 21 June 1919 in Nantes, France to Blanche Hortense Laigniez3, 4, 11 |
| Divorced | 9 November 1933 in Berrien County, Michigan from Blanche Hortense Laigniez11 |
| Married | 21 June 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Marie Rose Kanter12 |
| Died | 9 October 19622, 4 |
| Buried | in Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Blanche Hortense Laigniez (daughter of Vincent Laigneiz and Blanche Josephine Loayer) |
| Born | 4 September 1900 in France |
| Married | 21 June 1919 in Nantes, France to Edward Dennis Cleary |
| Married | 29 February 1936 in La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana to Emil Rucks |
| Died | 6 April 1989 in Mill Valley, Marin County, California |
| Children | of Edward Dennis Cleary and Blanche Hortense Laigniez: |
| 1. | Edward James Cleary |
| Born | 18 November 1924 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Died | 31 December 2002 |
| Spouse 2 | Marie Rose Kanter |
| Born | 10 April 1906 in Wisconsin |
| Married | 21 June 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Edward Dennis Cleary |
| Died | 30 June 1984 |
| Children | of Edward Dennis Cleary and Marie Rose Kanter: |
| 1. | Joan Ann Cleary |
| Born | 16 January 1934 in Michigan |
| Married | 21 March 1952 to James L. Hunt |
| Died | 20 August 1998 |
| 2. | Ronald Joseph Cleary |
| Born | 1 April 1936 in Michigan |
| Died | 12 July 1975 |
| 3. | Thomas Dennis Cleary |
| Born | 4 April 1941 in Michigan |
| Died | 25 April 2013 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas |
Sources
- Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Van Buren County, Edward Cleary, born: 29 October 1893 in Aetna, Tennessee [the town Mannie is crossed out]; father: Davie Cleary, born in Michigan; mother: Agnis Cleary, born in Michigan.
- United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Edward Dennis Cleary, born: 29 October 1893; died: 9 October 1962.
- Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919 (available at familysearch.org), Dennis Edward Cleary, born: 1894 in Aetna, Tenn.; father: David Cleary; mother: Agnes Cleary; spouse: Blanche Hortense Loigneiz, born: 4 September 1900 in Lyle, France.
- Find a Grave (website). Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan, Dennis Edward Cleary, born: 1894; died: 19 October 1962 (from record, which provides the names and links for two wives and one son).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 133, Sheet No. 14A, Nelson Goodroad, 34, Michigan, Feb. 1866, farmer; Agnes Goodroad, 37, Michigan, April 1863, 5 children, 5 living; step-son Maurice Clary, 9, Michigan, June 1891; step-son Edward Clary, 6, Michigan, October 1893; daughter Mildred Goodroad, 2, Michigan, July 1897; border Chester Dingman, 40, Michigan, May 1860, farm laborer; border, Mathau Adams, 73, New York, June 1826, farm laborer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 165, Sheet No. 5A, Nelson Goodrode, 45, Michigan, 2nd marriage, butcher, meat market; wife of 14 years, Agness Goodrode, 47, Michigan, 2nd marriage, 5 children, 5 living; proprietor, boarding house; stepson Eddie Cleary, 16, Tennessee, butcher, meat market; daughter Mildred Goodrode, 12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 171, Sheet No. 8A, Edward Cleary, 26, Michigan, butcher, meat market; wife Blanche Cleary, 19, France.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, La Porte County, La Porte, E.D. 46-10, Sheet No. 17A, Edward Cleary, 35, Tennessee, first married age 25, manager, butcher shop; wife Blanche Cleary, 29, France, first married age 19; son Edward J. Cleary, 5, Illinois.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 14B, Edward Cleary, 45, Michigan, meat cutter, meat market; wife Marie Cleary, 34, Wisconsin; daughter Joan A. Cleary, 6, Michigan; son Ronald J. Cleary, 4, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Berrien County, Watervliet Township, E.D. 11-97, Sheet No. 17, Edward D. Cleary, 54, Tennessee, butcher, meat market; wife Marie R. Cleary, 44, Wisconsin; daughter Joan A. Cleary, 16, Michigan; son Ronald J. Cleary, 14, Michigan; son Thomas D. Cleary, 9, Michigan.
- Michigan, U.S. Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (available at ancestry.com), Edward Dennis Cleary and Blanche Laigniez Cleary, married on 21 June 1919 in Nantes, France; divorced on 9 November 1933 in Berrien, Michigan.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Edward Dennis Cleary and Marie Rose Kanter, father: Nicholas Kanter; mother: Elizabeth Miesen; married on 21 June 1934 in St. Joseph, Indiana.