Gazlay Family History
Betsey Plank
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 October 2011; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 3090 |
| Name | Betsey Plank |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 11 April 1802 in New York: Some records give Pennsylvania as her place of birth.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Nicholas Phy |
| Married | to William C. Gazlay |
| Died | 11 September 1887 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Nicholas Phy |
| Born | |
| Married | to Betsey Plank |
| Children | of Betsey Plank and Nicholas Phy: |
| +1. | Nelson Phy |
| Born | 18 May 1830 in New York |
| Married | 25 December 1852 in Oakland County, Michigan to Caroline M. Newton |
| Died | 3 June 1905 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Spouse 2 | William C. Gazlay (son of Jonathan Gazlay and Karenda Carter) |
| Born | ca. 1781 in New York |
| Married | 13 September 1806 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York to Patty Dickinson |
| Married | to Betsey Phy (née Plank) |
| Died | 27 September 1858 in Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Children | of Betsey Plank and William C. Gazlay: |
| 1. | Helen Maria Gazlay |
| Born | 16 February 1835 in New York |
| Married | 2 January 1859 in Genesee County, Michigan to Leonard Sprague |
| Married | 30 June 1904 in Genesee County, Michigan to William Leon Ellis |
| Died | 13 January 1913 in Mundy, Genesee County, Michigan |
| +2. | Ira Dunning Gazlay |
| Born | 6 January 1838 in Michigan |
| Married | May 1870 to Hannah Elizabeth Wood |
| Died | 21 May 1922 in Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning, Saginaw County, Michigan; Monument with four inscriptions one on each side: Betsey / Gazlay / Apr. 11, 1802 / Sep. 11, 1887; Nelson Phy / May 18, 1830 / June 3, 1905; Caroline M. / Phy / May 4, 1834 / May 11, 1892; John Phy / Nov. 11, 1856 / Feb. 3, 1887.
- Michigan, Saginaw County, Return of Deaths for 1887; Betsey Gazlay, died 11 September 1887 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan; widow. Birthplace: Pennsylvania. Parents’ names: Plank, and Plank.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Genesee County, Gaines Township, page 249, family of William Gazley (69, N.York, farmer); Betsey Gazley (47, N.York); Mariah Gazley (15, N.York); Ira Gazley (13, Mich).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Town of Gaines, Page No. 358, family of Ira Gazley (23, Mich, farmer); Betsey Gazley (54, NY).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Gaines, Page No. 3, family of Orrin Sprague (72, New York, farmer); Leonard Sprague (31, Mich., farmer); Maria Sprague (34, New York); Betsy Gazley (63, New York); Wallace Keeler (16, Mich., farm laborer); Arthur Steggol (21, England, blacksmith).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Saginaw County, Brady, Enumeration District 293, Page No. 23, family of Nelson Phy (50, NY, farmer); wife Caroline Phy (46, Mass.); son John N. Phy (23, Mich., farmer); son William S. Phy (19, Mich.); mother Betsey Gasley (77, NY, widow); servant Mariah DeForest (18, Mich., servant).