Gazlay Family History
Ethel C. Firth
Parents
| Father | Fremont Firth ( - ) |
| Mother | Edith Crumbie ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 March 2010; Last Edited: 24 April 2025 |
| Person ID | 541 |
| Name | Ethel C. Firth |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 25 February 1901 in New Bedford, Massachusetts1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 6 June 1923 in Baltic, Connecticut to Robert Arthur Tefft4, 5, 6 |
| Died | 22 October 1978 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut1, 4 |
| Buried | in Maplewood Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut4 |
Biography
Ethel was employed for many years at the former Baltic Mills. She was a member and past matron of the Oweneco Chapter, Order of Eastern Star in Montville, and a past matron of the New London County, Order of Eastern Star. She was a member of Bethany Shrine, White Shrine of Jerusalem of New London, Jessimine Court, Order of Amaranth, Lee Memorial Church and the Montville Center Social Center.4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Robert Arthur Tefft (son of Elmer James Tefft, Sr. and Jessie Louise McClure) |
| Born | 30 August 1894 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 6 June 1923 in Baltic, Connecticut to Ethel C. Firth |
| Died | 22 January 1982 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Ethel C. Firth and Robert Arthur Tefft: |
| 1. | Carolyn E. Tefft |
| Born | 30 December 1924 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 5 October 1968 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut to Joseph Maoli |
| Died | 9 March 2007 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| 2. | Robert A. Tefft, Jr. |
| Born | ca. 1926 |
| Died | before 1935 |
| +3. | Muriel Edith Tefft |
| Born | 3 August 1930 in Oakdale, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 26 June 1954 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Milford Ernest Newbury, Jr. |
| Died | 5 September 2015 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Ethel Tefft, no. 045-42-8841. The SSDI shows her birth date as 5 February 1901 but this is believed to be incorrect based on information from her family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-21, Sheet No. 13B
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, E.D. 6-52, Sheet Nos. 30-31, Robert A. Tefft, 55, Conn., carpenter, building trade; wife Ethel Tefft, 49, Massachusetts; daughter Carolyn Tefft, 25, Conn., waitress, school cafeteria; daughter Muriel Tefft, 19, Conn., secretarial, high school.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Ethel Tefft, 23 October 1978
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1923-00000087, marriage of Robert A. Tefft and Ethel Firth
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Robert Tefft, 23 January 1982