Arbre généalogique Smith/Bais » Audley William (Col.) Gazzam (1836-1884)

Données personnelles Audley William (Col.) Gazzam 

• Il est né le 8 mai 1836 dans Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
• Il est décédé le 10 mai 1884 dans Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, il avait 48 ans.
• Un enfant de (Dr.) Edward Despard Gazzam et Elizabeth Antoinette de Beelen

Famille de Audley William (Col.) Gazzam

(1) Il est marié à Isabel Rogers.

Ils se sont mariés en l'an 1876, il avait 39 ans.

Enfant(s):

1. Joseph Murphy Gazzam  1877-????
2. Lilabel Gazzam  1879-1961
3. Emma Louise Gazzam  1881-????

(2) Il est marié à Mary Elizabeth van Deusen.

Ils se sont mariés le 6 décembre 1860, il avait 24 ans.

Enfant(s):

1. Antoinette Elizabeth Gazzam  1861-1922 
2. Mary van Deusen Gazzam  1863-???? 
3. (Dr.) Edwin van Deusen Gazzam  1866-????
4. Irene Gilbert Gazzam  1869-???? 
5. Maria Florence Gazzam  1871-????

Notes par Audley William (Col.) Gazzam

Notes




Found on Google Digital Books, "History of the Gazzam and DeBeelen Families", A.
DeBeelen Mackenzie, 1894, pages 41-42.


AUDLEY WILLIAM GAZZAM (1836) Audley William, the eldest son of Edward
Despard Gazzam and Elizabeth Antoinette, his wife, was born in the city of Pittsburg, May
8, 1836. Receiving an excellent education, he began the study of law at a comparatively
early age, and in due time was admitted to the Allegheny County Bar.

At the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he was president of the Firemen's
Association of Pittsburg, from which body he organized a company of volunteers, known
as the "Fire Zouaves," of which he became Captain. This company was placed under
command of Generals Oakes and Casey, in Virginia, and captured the first cannon taken
during the war, in an engagement on the Kanawha, about sixty miles from Wheeling, W.
Va. Subsequently elected Major (C.O.) of the One-Hundred-and-Third Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, he commanded this regiment in the many actions in which it
participated, always behaving gallantly, and at the battle of Fair Oaks was severely
wounded in the head by a piece of shell. Breveted to Brigadier General; Later on he
served in the United States Veteran Reserve Corps until July, 1865, when he resigned
from the army and removed to Utica, N. Y.

Mr. Gazzam was well known in Pittsburg, New York, and Philadelphia as a lawyer of
ability, making a specialty of bankruptcy cases. This branch of the law is indebted to him
for several important works, among them being " Gazzam on Bankruptcy," and a " Digest
of American and English Decisions in Bankruptcy."

Audley William Gazzam died at his home in the city ot Philadelphia, on Saturday, May 10,
1884, after an illness of but a few hours. At the time of his death he was attorney for the
National Cremation Society, of which method of disposal of the dead he was a strong
advocate, and he was the first member of that society to be cremated, incineration taking
place at the Le Moyne Crematory, at Washington, Pa., then the only crematory in the
country.

Mr. Gazzam was married twice ; the first time at Pittsburg, Pa., to Mary Elizabeth Van
Deusen, daughter of Rev. Edwin M. Van Deusen, formerly rector of St. Peter's P. E.
Church, Pittsburg, and of Grace Church, Utica, N. Y.

Mrs. Mary Gazzam died in Utica, N. Y., April 12, 1871.

His second wife was Isabel Rogers, of New York, whom he married in 1876. She is now
(1894) residing at New York.

The following found on Ancestry.com, posted by a member, and noted gratefully here this
day...

8/3/11

/ln

Re:  The Civil War...

Here is some information of Gazzam taken from the web from Dickey's book on the
history of the 103 Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment:

Gazzam was born in Pittsburgh, the eldest son of Dr. Edward Despart Gazzam, one time
Postmaster of Pittsburgh as well as a State Senator. Gazzam was admitted to the bar and
became the President of the Fireman's Association of Pittsburgh, from which he recruited
a company known as the Fire Zouaves, of which he was Captain. On March 1, 1862 he
was appointed and mustered into the 103rd as his Major. Subsequently the command of
the 103rd fell to his leadership through most of the Peninsular Campaign. During the
Battle of Williamsburg Gazzam's men were able to check Garland's Brigade. His mettle
was tested when he was swept off his horse by the limb of a tree in a dense forest, hitting
his head on a log. He quickly regained his senses and was able to rally many of his troops
that had become scattered in the heated battle in the woods. Subsequently Gazzam fell to
a disease from which he never fully recovered though he returned to his regiment. He
eventually was transferred to Recruiting Services where he remained until the end of the
war. More information regarding his post war activities can be obtained on the web.

rachelkacprzykharveyadded this on 3 Aug 2011

Burial/Cremation:




Found on Ancestry.com, member files, posted by Ms. Rachel Kacprzyk Harvey,
and noted gratefully here this day...

1/17/12

/ln


Transcribed as follows:

"General Gazzam's Body Cremated"...

Washington, Penn., May 14. --The remains of Audly W. Gazzam, in charge of
Undertaker J. Lewis Good, T.B. Mackenzie, nephew of the deceased man, and

Otto Gantzer, President of the National Cremation Society, arrived from

Philadelphia at 11 A.M. today.  An hour later the corpse was placed in the retort
and the incineration was completed at 3 o'clock, a longer time than usual being
required on account of the fleshy condition of Gen. Gazzam.  Mr. Mackenzie will
remain until tomorrow and send the ashes by express to Utica, N.Y., where they
will be buried at the foot of his first wife's grave.  This is the thirty-second body
cremated here.


The New York Times, published: May 15, 1884 (Copyright c The New York
Times.)

Additional Information:




Found on Ancestry.com, and noted gratefully here this day...11/18/12
/ln


Death Record...
Name: Audley W. Gazzam

Death Date: 10 May 1884

Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gender: Male

Race: white

Death Age: 48 years

Estimated Birth Year: 1836

Birth Date:

Birthplace: Pittsburg

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name:

Father's Name:

Father's Birthplace:

Mother's Name:

Mother's Birthplace:

Occupation: Lawyer

Street Address: 4814 Silverton Ave.

Place of Residence:

Cemetery:

Burial Place: Washington, Pa.

Burial Date: 13 May 1884

Additional Relatives: X

Film Number: 2069687

Digital Folder Number: 4010292

Image Number: 934

Reference Number:

Linda_Newbroughadded this on 19 Nov 2012

rachelkacprzykharveyoriginally submitted this to Gazzam and other families (Tree by
Rachel Kacprzyk Harvey) on 10 Nov 2011

Story from an online page, regarding Mr. Gazzam's Civil War information:

Here is some information of Gazzam taken from the web from Dickey's book on the
history of the 103 Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment:

Gazzam was born in Pittsburgh, the eldest son of Dr. Edward Despart Gazzam, one time
Postmaster of Pittsburgh as well as a State Senator. Gazzam was admitted to the bar and
became the President of the Fireman's Association of Pittsburgh, from which he recruited
a company known as the Fire Zouaves, of which he was Captain. On March 1, 1862 he
was appointed and mustered into the 103rd as his Major. Subsequently the command of
the 103rd fell to his leadership through most of the Peninsular Campaign. During the
Battle of Williamsburg Gazzam's men were able to check Garland's Brigade. His mettle
was tested when he was swept off his horse by the limb of a tree in a dense forest, hitting
his head on a log. He quickly regained his senses and was able to rally many of his troops
that had become scattered in the heated battle in the woods. Subsequently Gazzam fell to
a disease from which he never fully recovered though he returned to his regiment. He
eventually was transferred to Recruiting Services where he remained until the end of the
war. More information regarding his post war activities can be obtained on the web.

Linda_Newbroughadded this on 19 Nov 2012

rachelkacprzykharveyoriginally submitted this to Gazzam and other families (Tree by
Rachel Kacprzyk Harvey) on 3 Aug 2011

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