When Noadiah Gillett was born on 13 January 1754, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Gillett, was 33 and his mother, Abigail Cleveland, was 30. He married Hannah Chubb on 27 April 1778. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1831. He died on 27 February 1837, in Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in East Chatham, Chatham, Columbia, New York, United States.
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Established in 1772
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Name changed in 1788
English: when pronounced with a soft G (/dʒ/), it is usually from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Gillet, Gilot, Giliot, or Geliot. These are diminutives of Gille or Gilly, which are commonly pet forms of the (often female) name Gilian, Gelian (see Gillian ). Gilot and Gillet are also probably pet forms of Giles .
English (of Norman origin): when pronounced with hard G, it is more likely from the Middle English personal name Gilot, a borrowing of Old French Guillot, a pet form of Guillaume (see William ) and a doublet of Willett .
English: habitational name from one or other of the numerous minor places called Gillhead, such as those in the parishes of Matterdale, Moresby, Castle Sowerby, and Westward (all Cumberland), formed from Middle English gil(le) ‘ravine, narrow valley’ (Old Norse gil) + hed, heved ‘head’. This would become Gillett, with hard g.
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