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Samuel Gillett 1642–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1642

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1676

Death Location: Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Gillett

Mother: Mary Dolbere

Spouse(s): Hannah Dickinson

Children(s): Mary Gillet, Joseph Gillett, Hannah Gillet

Samuel Gillett was born in 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jonathan Gillett And Mary Dolbere. Samuel Gillett married Hannah Dickinson, and had children including Hannah Gillet, Joseph Gillett, Mary Gillet, Samuel Gillette. Samuel Gillett passed away in 1676 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Gillett was born in 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jonathan Gillett And Mary Dolbere.
  • Samuel Gillett married Hannah Dickinson, and had children including Hannah Gillet, Joseph Gillett, Mary Gillet, Samuel Gillette.
  • Samuel Gillett passed away in 1676 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Gillett's Ancestors

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Samuel Gillett
1642–1676
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jonathan Gillett
1609–1677
Chaffcombe, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Mary Dolbere
1607–1685
Colyton, Devon, England
Grandparents
William (Edward) Gillet\Gyllett
1574–1641
England
Habiathia Pye
1578–1681
Chaffcombe, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Rychard Gullet
1520–1600
Jeanne Mestre
1535–1584
ANTHONY PYE
1555–1627
CONSTANCE POUND
1560–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hooper
1530–1605
Lady Williams
1547–1635

Samuel Gillett's Descendants

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Samuel Gillett (22 Jan 1642–19 May 1676) m. Hannah Dickinson (8 December 1648–1705)
  1. 1. Mary Gillet 1671–1716
  2. 2. Joseph Gillett 1668–
  3. 3. Hannah Gillet 1669–1671

Samuel Gillett's Timeline

3 Records

1642
22 Jan 1642
Birth of Samuel Gillett in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1676
19 May 1676
Age 34
Death of Samuel Gillett in Murdered by Indians at Turner's Falls
Murdered by Indians at Turner's Falls
1760
5 May 1760
Age 118
Samuel Gillett was baptized in Somerton, Somerset, England
Somerton, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1642
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 63
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 448.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DRJ
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0059
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 May 1760
    Event Place: Somerton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\som21/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1676
    Event Place: Murdered by Indians at Turner's Falls
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Foote family: or, The descendants of Nathaniel Foote, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield
    [4] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0059
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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