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Cornelius Gillett 1634–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1634

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 June 1711

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Jonathan Gillett

Mother: Mary Dolbere

Spouse(s): Priscilla Kelsey

Children(s): Cornelius Gillett

The story of Cornelius Gillett began in 1634 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Cornelius Gillett married Priscilla Kelsey, and had children including Cornelius Gillett. Cornelius Gillett passed away in 1711 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Gillett began in 1634 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • Cornelius Gillett married Priscilla Kelsey, and had children including Cornelius Gillett.
  • Cornelius Gillett passed away in 1711 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Gillett
1609–1677
Birth Location: Chaffcombe, Somerset, England
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Mary Dolbere
1607–1686
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Kelsey
1632–1711
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Cornelius Gillett
1665–1746
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Cornelius Gillett's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Gillett
1634–1711
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Jonathan Gillett
1609–1677
Chaffcombe, Somerset, England
Mary Dolbere
1607–1686
Colyton, Devon, England
Grandparents
William Gillett
1574–1641
Chaffcombe, Somerset, England
Habiathia Pye
1578–1681
Chafcombe, England
Rawkey Dolbere
1571–1641
Eu, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Mary Mitchell
1597–1648
Colyton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Antoine DeGylet
1528–1610
Jeanne Mestre
1532–1584
Anthony Pye
1555–1627
Elizabeth Trethewey
1550–1633
Robert Dolbere
1530–1615
Agnes Sampson
1540–1613
John Mitchell
1550–1620
Emlyn Weeks
1550–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Antoine DeGYLET
1528–1610
Robert Trethewye
1575–1624
Anne Burges
1578–1637
Sir Dolbere
–1552
Nicholas SAMPSON
1520–1563
Alyce LeSlande
1522–1553
John Mitchell
1515–1590
Agnes Vye
1518–1564
Roger Weeks
1519–1582
Agnes Spicer
1522–1554

Cornelius Gillett's Descendants

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Cornelius Gillett (10 Jan 1634–26 June 1711) m. Priscilla Kelsey (1632–02 June 1711)
  1. 1. Cornelius Gillett 1665–1746 m. Elizabeth Loomis 1671–1695
    1. 1. Daniel Gillett 1695–1762 m. Ruth Loomis 1713–1745
      1. 1. Timothy Gillett 1745–1809 m. Eunice Hitchcock 1744–1807
        1. 1. Timothy Gillett 1771–1846 m. Sarah Matthews 1773–1853

Cornelius Gillett's Timeline

2 Records

1634
10 Jan 1634
Birth of Cornelius Gillett in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1711
26 June 1711
Age 77
Death of Cornelius Gillett in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1634
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1711
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
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