Gazlay Family History
John Chester Gazlay, Jr.
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Chester Gazlay, Jr.8 (John Gazlay,7 John Gazlay,6 George Gazlay,5 Ward Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
John Chester Gazlay, Jr.8 (John Gazlay,7 John Gazlay,6 George Gazlay,5 Ward Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John Chester Gazlay (13 June 1886 - June 1966) |
| Mother | Maude Estelle Manchester (6 June 1888 - 2 November 1968) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 May 2013; Last Edited: 19 February 2020 |
| Person ID | 5578 |
| Name | John Chester Gazlay, Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 29 June 1912 in New York, New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 18 September 1942 in Washington, D.C. to Mary Elizabeth Burnham4 |
| Died | 2 November 1968 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York1, 5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Elizabeth Burnham |
| Born | 12 April 1915 |
| Married | 18 September 1942 in Washington, D.C. to John Chester Gazlay, Jr. |
| Died | 24 April 1986 in Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida |
| Children | of John Chester Gazlay, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Burnham: |
| +1. | John Chester Gazlay III |
| Born | 30 September 1943 |
| Married | to Claire Therese Wagenhofer |
| +2. | Lee Gazlay |
| Born | 6 April 1946 |
| Married | to Peter D. Boughton |
| Died | 16 January 2025 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, John, no. 084-09-3027; died: November 1968; born: 29 June 1912; last residence: Plymouth [County], Massachusetts.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, Westchester, Enumeration District 128, Sheet No. 5B; family of John C. Gazlay (33, New York, manager, publishers); wife Maude Gazlay (31, New York); son John C. Gazlay (7, New York); son Richard C. Gazlay (4 11/12, New York) [Richard’s name could be interpreted here as Dunkin, but the name is actually Richard.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Westchester County, City of New Rochelle, Enumeration District 60-266, Sheet No. 1A; family of Chester Gazley (43, New York, gen. manager, printing, first married age 25); wife Maude Gazley (41, New York, first married age 23); son John C. Gazley (17, New York); son Richard C. Gazley (15, New York).
- Obituary, Bowdoin Alumni Magazine (Bowdoin Alumnus), Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Available at archive.org. Volume 43, Number 2, Winter 1968/69. Page 40, John Chester Gazlay, Jr., ’34, died 2 November 1968 in New York City. The article provides details of his academic, professional, and personal life, various vital dates, and the names of his wife, children, and brother.
- Email between Jack Gazlay and Lee Gazlay, September 2016.