Gazlay Family History
Leonard Sprague
Parents
| Father | Orrin Sprague (20 August 1796 - 8 June 1874) |
| Mother | Eunice Crooks (25 February 1803 - 8 July 1853) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 September 2011; Last Edited: 26 November 2012 |
| Person ID | 3096 |
| Name | Leonard Sprague |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 20 November 1838 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 2 January 1859 in Genesee County, Michigan to Helen Maria Gazlay4, 5 |
| Divorced | from Helen Maria Gazlay6 |
| Married | 13 May 1886 in Genesee County, Michigan to Mary E. Worth3, 4 |
| Died | 17 July 1905 in Forest, Genesee County, Michigan4, 7 |
| Buried | in Richfield Union Cemetery, Davison, Genesee County, Michigan7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Helen Maria Gazlay (daughter of William C. Gazlay and Betsey Plank) |
| 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 |
| Spouse 2 | Mary E. Worth |
| Born | August 1842 in Michigan |
| Married | 13 May 1886 in Genesee County, Michigan to Leonard Sprague |
| Died | 14 September 1921 in Genesee County, Michigan |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Town of Gaines, Page No. 357-8, family of Orrin Sprague (60, NY, farmer); Leonard Sprague (22, Mich, farmer labr); Maria Sprague (22, 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, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Forest Township, Enumeration District 19, Sheet No. 2A; family of Leonard Sprague (61, Michigan, Nov 1838, farmer); wife of 14 years Mary E. Sprague (57, Michigan, Aug 1842, 5 children, 3 living).
- Gazlay Family Tree, Ancestry (website); Owner: joanneweimer. This site includes numerous references, including US Census records and copies of death certificates and obituaries. The reliability of the information is excellent, although a few relationships are believed to be incorrect, probably because the correct information does not appear in the cited references.
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Leonard Sprague, age 23; Hellen Maria Gazlay, age 23; married on 2 January 1859 in Genesee Co., Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 14, Sheet No. 14A; Helen M. Sprague (65, New York, Feby 1835, servant, divorced, no children).
- Find a Grave (website). Richfield Union Cemetery, Davison, Genesee County, Michigan; Leonard Sprague, born 1838, died Aug 1909 (from record). The death date here conflicts with the date of 17 July 1905 on his death certificate.