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Benjamin Gillett 1739–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JAN 1739

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: ABT 1800

Death Location: Sullivan, New York, USA

Father: Benjamin Gillett

Mother: Lydia Hayes

Spouse(s): Abigail Austin

Children(s): Horace Gillett, Abigail Gillett

In 1739, Benjamin Gillett entered the world in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Benjamin Gillett And Lydia Hayes. Benjamin Gillett married Abigail Austin, and had children including Abigail Gillett, Horace Gillett. Benjamin Gillett passed away in 1800 in Sullivan, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Benjamin Gillett entered the world in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Benjamin Gillett And Lydia Hayes.
  • Benjamin Gillett married Abigail Austin, and had children including Abigail Gillett, Horace Gillett.
  • Benjamin Gillett passed away in 1800 in Sullivan, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Gillett
1708–
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia Hayes
1720–
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Austin
1745–1783
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Horace Gillett
1780–1852
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Gillett
1762–1816
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Gillett's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gillett
1739–1800
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Benjamin Gillett
1708–
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Lydia Hayes
1720–
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Hayes
1699–1787
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Wilcoxson
1700–1736
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Hayes
1655–1725
Abigail Dibble
1666–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dibble
1644–1709
Mary Grant
1646–1679

Benjamin Gillett's Descendants

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Benjamin Gillett (26 JAN 1739–ABT 1800) m. Abigail Austin (29 APR 1745–1783)
  1. 1. Horace Gillett 1780–1852 m. Nancy Fox 1784–
    1. 1. Horace (Eaton) Gillett 1804–1854 m. Sarah (Collins) Moore 1805–1883
      1. 1. Horace (Eaton) Gillett 1831–1870 m. Allmira Mead 1835–1926
        1. 1. Horace (James) Gillett 1864–1945
  2. 2. Abigail Gillett 1762–1816

Benjamin Gillett's Timeline

2 Records

1739
26 JAN 1739
Birth of Benjamin Gillett in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1800
ABT 1800
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Gillett in Sullivan, New York, USA
Sullivan, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1739
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1800
    Event Place: Sullivan, New York, USA
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