Gazlay Family History
John Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Gazlay5 (John Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
John Gazlay5 (John Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John Furman Gazlay (23 February 1788 - 31 December 1875) |
| Mother | Polly Haight (25 July 1788 - 16 August 1862) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 25 February 2011; Last Edited: 11 April 2020 |
| Person ID | 2070 |
| Name | John Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 7 June 1820 in Esperence, Schoharie County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | to Phebe Haight6 |
| Died | 31 December 1883 in West Seneca, Erie County, New York7, 8 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Phebe Haight (daughter of Ambrose Haight and Clarinda Lapham) |
| Born | 3 July 1825 in Schoharie County, New York |
| Married | to John Gazlay |
| Died | 3 November 1895 |
| Children | of John Gazlay and Phebe Haight: |
| 1. | Eliza Jane Gazlay |
| Born | 24 January 1851 |
| Died | 28 February 1851 |
| 2. | Jane Augusta ‘Jennie’ Gazlay |
| Born | 18 December 1851 in Erie County, New York |
| Married | before 1880 to Walter Robinson Lovejoy |
| Died | 2 March 1883 |
| 3. | Mary Ellen Gazlay |
| Born | 6 April 1855 in Willink, Erie County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1903 to Leonard N. Hatch |
| Died | 18 March 1918 in East Aurora, Erie County, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Erie County, Brant, page 672, family of John F. Gazlay (62, NY, farmer), Polly Gazlay (61, NY), Jane A. Gazlay (30, NY), John Gazlay (29, NY, physician), and Phebe Gazlay (25, NY).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Gardenville, Enumeration District 108, Page Nos. 18 and 19, family of John Gazlay (60, NY, Doctor), wife Phebe (56, NY), daughter Mary (22, NY), daughter Jennie Lovejoy (26, NY, married), and mother-in-law Clorinda Hayd [sic, Haight] (87, NY, listed as maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled).
- 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).
- New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1883, John Gazlay, died: 31 December 1883 in W. Seneca, NY.