Gazlay Family History
Richard Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Richard Gazlay6 (Dickinson Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Richard Gazlay6 (Dickinson Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Dickinson Gazlay (1817 - 17 December 1897) |
| Mother | Lydia D. Davis (20 August 1823 - 9 June 1913) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 September 2011; Last Edited: 8 October 2022 |
| Person ID | 3118 |
| Name | Richard Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1853 in Erie County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Ellen Jane Hill |
| Died | 21 January 1884 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York1, 7 |
| Buried | in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ellen Jane Hill (daughter of George Hill and Jane Wright) |
| Born | 5 November 1853 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York |
| Married | to Richard Gazlay |
| Married | ca. 1886 to Daniel Mahaney |
| Died | 15 December 1936 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Children | of Richard Gazlay and Ellen Jane Hill: |
| +1. | Lydia Gazlay |
| Born | ca. October 1875 in New York |
| Married | 27 July 1897 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York to William Hipkiss |
| Died | 30 November 1956 |
| 2. | Elsie Ryerson Gazlay |
| Born | 18 May 1877 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York |
| Married | 4 July 1921 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada to Frederick A. Johnston |
| 3. | Percy Gazlay |
| Born | ca. 1879 in New York |
| Died | 19 January 1881 |
| +4. | Anna May Gazlay |
| Born | March 1881 in New York |
| Married | 5 November 1907 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York to George Nelson Harris |
| Married | to Christian John Bartz |
| Died | 4 May 1973 |
| 5. | Gordon D. Gazlay |
| Born | 27 May 1883 in Riverside, Buffalo, Erie County, New York |
| Died | 4 March 1884 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, Richard Gazlay, born: 1853 in Erie County, New York; died: 21 January 1884 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and three children).
- New York State Census, 1855, Erie County, Buffalo, 11th Ward, family of Dickenson Gazley (38, Orleans, harness maker); wife Lydia Gazley (31, Penn); child Helen I. Gazley (4, Erie); child Richard Gazley (1, Erie).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Erie County, Buffalo City, Page No. 51, family of Dickerson Gasley (42, NY, c____ capt); Lydia Gasley (26, Pa.) [her age is low by 10 years compared to other records]; Ellen I. Gasley (9, NY); Richard Gasley (6, NY); Elizabeth Perrin (35, Novascotia, servant).
- New York State Census, 1865, Erie County, City of Buffalo, 2nd ED, 11th Ward, Page 16, family of Dickinson Gazlay (48, Onandaga, ??); wife Lydia Gazlay (41, Penna, 2 children); child Ellen Gazlay (14, Erie); child Richard Gazlay (11, Erie); servant Susan Hooper (65, Renslier).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Page No. 136, family of Dickinson Gazlay (53, N.York, forwarding ___); Lydia Gazlay (47, Penn.); Ella Gazlay (20, N.York); Richd Gazlay (16, N.York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Enumeration District 168, Page No. 57A; Richard Gazley (26, New York, farmer); wife Ellen J. Gazley (26, New York); daughter Lydia Gazley (5, New York); daughter Elsie Gazley (3, New York); son Percy Gazley (1, New York).
- Deaths, Evening Republic, Buffalo, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 23 January 1884, Richard Gazlay, only son of Dickenson and Lydia Gazlay, aged 30 years and 4 months.