Gazlay Family History
Ruth Pettengill
Parents
| Father | Samuel Pettengill ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah ‘Sally’ Baldwin ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 October 2011; Last Edited: 7 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3128 |
| Name | Ruth Pettengill |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 15 October 1822 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 5 August 1840 in Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan to Gilbert Conklin6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 1 March 1858 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan to Miles Gazlay9, 10 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Gilbert Conklin |
| Born | ca. 1815 in New York |
| Married | 5 August 1840 in Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan to Ruth Pettengill |
| Children | of Ruth Pettengill and Gilbert Conklin: |
| 1. | Mary Conklin |
| Born | ca. 1841 in Michigan |
| 2. | Charles G. Conklin |
| Born | ca. 1843 in Michigan |
| +3. | Harriet A. Conklin |
| Born | ca. 1845 in Michigan |
| Married | 14 April 1868 in Genesee County, Michigan to Alexander Scott |
| 4. | Frank Conklin |
| Born | 1850 in Michigan |
| Spouse 2 | Miles Gazlay (son of William C. Gazlay and Patty Dickinson) |
| Born | 20 October 1807 in Onondaga Hollow, Onondaga County, New York |
| Married | 1829 in Manchester, Ontario County, New York to Elizabeth Maria ‘Betsey’ Harmon |
| Married | 1 March 1858 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan to Ruth Conklin (née Pettengill) |
| Died | 7 June 1862 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Children | of Ruth Pettengill and Miles Gazlay: |
| +1. | Emily A. ‘Emma’ Gazlay |
| Born | 27 February 1860 in Michigan |
| Married | 8 June 1881 in Genesee County, Michigan to Lewis Taylor Kline |
| Died | 24 January 1895 in Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan |
Sources
- Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, available at familysearch.org; Ruth Pettengill; born: 15 October 1822 in Williamstown, Berkshire [County], Massachusetts; father: Samuel Pettengill; mother: Sally.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw, Page No. 89-90, family of Gilbert Conklin (35, NY, carpenter); Ruth Conklin (28, Massachusetts); Mary Conklin (9, Michigan); Charles G. Conklin (7, Michigan); Harriet A. Conklin (5, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 57, family of Miles Gazlay (52, NY, harness maker); Ruth Gazlay (37, Mass.); Miles Gazlay (26, NY, carpenter); Charles Gazlay (20, Mich., harness maker); Harriet Gazlay (16, Mich.); Emily Gazlay (4/12, Mich.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 1, family of Ruth Gazlay (48, Massachusetts); Frank Gazlay (20, Michigan, works in cabinet shop); Emily Gazlay (10, Michigan); Alexander Scott (25, Vermont, deputy city marshal); Harriet A. Scott (25, Michigan); Willie Scott (1, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 10, family of Ruth Gazlay (56, Mass., widow); daughter Emma Gazlay (20, Mich., clerk in store).
- Genforum (website: genforum.genealogy.com); Post by Larry Kline, 11 June 2000, Re: Samuel Pettengill & Sarah Baldwin. The post provides the names of the children of Samuel and Sarah or Sally Ann Baldwin, along with birth dates/places, spouse names, etc.
- Marriage Records, Genesee County, Michigan, from Flint Genealogical Society, available at rootsweb.com; Conklin, Gilbert, and Pettingill [sic], Ruth, married on 5 August 1840.
- Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940 (available at ancestry.com), Gilbert Conklin and Ruth Pettengill, married on 5 August 1840 in Flushing, Genesee [County], Michigan.
- Marriage Records, Genesee County, Michigan, from Flint Genealogical Society, available at rootsweb.com; Gazlay, Miles, and Conklin, Ruth, married 1 March 1858.
- Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940 (available at ancestry.com), Miles Gazlay and Ruth Conklin, married on 1 March 1858 in Flint, Genesee [County], Michigan.