Brief Life History of Ely Augustus
When Ely Augustus Gillett was born on 25 March 1802, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Aaron Gillet, was 37 and his mother, Amy Randall, was 37. He married Esther Cone on 25 September 1823. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States in 1802. He died on 29 June 1848, in Batavia, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Batavia, Kane, Illinois, United States.
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- Eli Augustus Mack Gillit, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Ela Augustus Mack, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ela A Mack, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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