Gazlay Family History
Elihu Cornwall
Parents
| Father | Benjamin Cornwall (20 November 1759 - 1 June 1835) |
| Mother | Esther Carrington (ca. 1766 - 6 February 1810) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 March 2014; Last Edited: 20 August 2020 |
| Person ID | 6673 |
| Name | Elihu Cornwall |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1 September 1789 in Connecticut1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 15 December 1815 to Polly Waters3 |
| Married | 24 May 1832 to Lydia Hotchkiss2, 3 |
| Died | 21 June 18531, 3 |
| Buried | in Apulia Cemetery, Truxton, Cortland County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Polly Waters |
| Born | 30 June 1799 |
| Married | 15 December 1815 to Elihu Cornwall |
| Died | 2 April 1828 |
| Children | of Elihu Cornwall and Polly Waters: |
| +1. | Sabra Elvira Cornwall |
| Born | 5 April 1821 in Truxton, Courtland County, New York |
| Married | 24 October 1842 in Truxton, Courtland County, New York to Dr. Henry Champion Gazlay |
| Died | 14 August 1859 in Homer, Cortland County, New York |
| 2. | Achsa Cornwall |
| Born | 23 March 1823 |
| Died | 28 September 1842 |
| Spouse 2 | Lydia Hotchkiss |
| Born | ca. 1797 in Connecticut |
| Married | 24 May 1832 to Elihu Cornwall |
| Died | 8 December 1872 |
| Children | of Elihu Cornwall and Lydia Hotchkiss: |
| 1. | Ann Jeanette Cornwall |
| Born | 8 April 1837 |
| Died | 4 July 1866 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Apulia Cemetery, Truxton, Cortland County, New York, Elihu Cornwell, born: 1 September 1789; died: 21 June 1853 (from record, which includes a note: inscription: aged 63 yrs.; and provides the name and link for his daughter).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Cortland County, Truxton, Page Nos. 131, 132, family of Elihu Cornwell (60, Conn., farmer); Lydia Cornwell (53, Conn.); H. C. Gazley (31, NY, b. physician); Sabury [sic] Gazley (29, NY); Ann Cornwell (13, NY); Achsey [sic] Gazley (6, NY); Mary Gazley (4, NY); Sarah Gazlay (1, NY).
- William Cornwall and His Descendants, by Edward E. Cornwall, M.D., New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1901. Entries for Elihu Cornwall, his wives, children, and Cornwall ancestors.