Gazlay Family History
William H. Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William H. Gazlay5 (Stephen Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William H. Gazlay5 (Stephen Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Stephen Gazlay (19 April 1788 - 23 December 1837) |
| Mother | Ann Harris (8 January 1798 - 30 September 1876) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 October 2012; Last Edited: 2 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 4262 |
| Name | William H. Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1820 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | to Alice Alcock4, 8 |
| Died | 18961, 2 |
| Buried | in Lake View Cemetery, Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York1, 2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Alice Alcock (daughter of Nicholas Alcock and Betsey Brisben More) |
| Born | 1833 in New York |
| Married | to William H. Gazlay |
| Died | 21 November 1861 |
| Children | of William H. Gazlay and Alice Alcock: |
| +1. | Armine Holling Gazlay |
| Born | October 1854 in New York |
| Married | 1883 to Mary H. Wood |
| Died | 3 May 1920 in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York |
| 2. | Ann Elizabeth Gazlay |
| Born | 1856 in Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York |
| Died | 27 May 1920 in Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York |
| 3. | Ellen Gazlay |
| Born | March 1857 in Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York |
| Married | 20 October 1896 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York to Jacob S. Bridger |
| Died | 21 September 1917 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York |
Sources
- Cemetery Inscriptions, Lake View Cemetery, Pultneyville, Town of Williamson, Wayne County, New York, Wayne County GenWeb, Cemeteries. Gaslay, William H. 1820-1896. [His birth year here conflicts with other sources].
- Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York, William H. Gazlay, born: 1820; died: 1896 (from record, which includes a note naming his parents; and provides the names and links for his father, spouse, two siblings, and two children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Pages 303-304, family of Henry M. Griffin (32, NY, farmer); Mary Griffin (36, NY); Catharine M. Griffin (18, NY); Henrietta Griffin (6, NY); Wm. Gazelly (29, NY, farmer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Wayne County, Town of Williamson, Page No. 40, William Gazley (37, NY, day laborer); Alice Gazley (32, NY); Armine Gazley (6, NY); Ann E. Gazley (4, NY); Ellen Gazley (3, NY). They are living next door to William’s brother Joseph.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Page No. 23, family of Joseph Gazlay (45, New York, hotel proprietor); Phebe A. Gazlay (44, New York); Josephine Gazlay (21, New York); Byron Gazlay (19, New York, hostler); Inez Gazlay (7, New York); Joanna Fisher (19, New York, domestic servant); Samuel Griffin (50, New York, wagon maker); Myron Thomas (26, New York, works in planing mill); Edwin Haskins (19, New York, works in planing mill); James Montgomery (40, New York works in planing mill [?]); David Shepard (63, New York, show maker); Charles O. Morse (42, New York, sailor); William Gazlay (48, New York, hostler); Edward H. Ebsteen (21, Baden, clothing merchant); Andrew Roserier (42, New York, butcher).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Wayne County, Pultneyville, Enumeration District 193, Sheet No. 5A, family of William Gazlay (57, New York, laborer); daughter Elizabeth Gazlay (26, New York).
- New York State Census, 1892, Wayne County, Williamson, Second Election District, Page 15, family of William Gazlay (71, US, laborer); Ann E. Gazlay (36, US).
- Kennedy-Koster Family Tree, Rootsweb; record showing the maiden name and parents of Alice Alcock who married William H. Gasley [sic, Gazlay]. This record cites, as its source, the web site authored by Chas Alcock.