Eli Gillett

1749 - 1824  (74 years)

• Name	Eli Gillett
  Born	28 Sep 1749	Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Feb 1824	Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
  Person ID	I1399	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	27 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Gillett,   b. 16 Apr 1711, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 10 Apr 1791, Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Barlow,   b. 20 Apr 1719, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 3 Jan 1806, Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1744	Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Frost,   b. 12 Aug 1748, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 9 Apr 1811, Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1770	of Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
  Last Modified	28 May 2021
  Family ID	F940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. 27 May 2007 Worldconnect database ":1821208" of Donald Palmer : Shows marriage of Martha Frost, b. 12 Aug 1748, d. 9 Apr 1811 in Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, m. 1 Dec 1770 to Eli Gillett, b. 28 Sep 1749 in Granville, Hampden, MA, d. 29 Feb 1824 in Litchfield, and with 8 children all born in Granville from 1772 to 1787. Sources given are "Vital Records or Granville, Flora Clark Records, vol. 2, p. 136, and 1790 Census for Granville for Eli Gillet." 2. Censuses: 1800 US: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, p. 3 of 15 (next door neighbor is son Abijah Gillet, age 16-26: Eli Gillett, 1(0-10), 3(16-26), 1(45+); females 1(10-16), 1(16-26), 1(45+) 1810 US: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, p. 1 of 10: Eli Gillett, 1(10-15),1(45+); females 1(45+) 1820: No Gillets found in Litchfield. 3. At NYGENWEB for Litchfield, it is noted: Eli's eldest son Elihu served as Pathmaster per the 2nd Town Meeting held 1st Tues in April, 1797. Elihu as constable and Eli as an overseer of highways per Apr. 7 1801 meeting. Elihu as constable at May 2, 1802 meeting. Elihu as constable at Mar 1, 1803 meeting. 4. Vital Records of Granville, MA shows Eli's son Abijah: "Sally Jones and Abijah Gillet of Litchfield, NY, Feb. 12, 1798. [Feb. 11, PR6]. This establishes family ties between Granville and Litchfield. 5. Today's Hampden County of Massachusetts was originally Middlesex County until it was split off in 1662 and named Hampshire County. Hampden County was formed from Hampshire County in 1812. 6. Online Ordinance Index has extracted record per FHL film 185381, batch C500841: "Elihu Gillet, b. 3 Apr 1744 at Granville to Ely and Martha Gillet." Elihu is a son of Eli and Martha. BIRTH: Ancestry.com's "Massachusetts Town Birth Records" sourced from "Granville Vital Records" with parents Thomas and Elsebeth Gillet: 25 Apr 1745 Elsebeth Gillet 18 Mar 1746 Zuruiah Gillet 14 Sep 1748 Thomas Gillet 28 Sep 1749 Eli Gillet 8 Mar 1751 Samuel Gillet 12 Aug 1753 Zadock Gillet