Nathan Milton Gillette

Maleabout 1820–23 May 1863

Brief Life History of Nathan Milton

When Nathan Milton Gillette was born about 1820, in Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States, his father, John Milton Gillette, was 23 and his mother, Jane Richardson Williams, was 20. He married Harriet Maria Mills on 24 May 1849, in Summit, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tiskilwa, Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 23 May 1863, in Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Stow Street Cemetery, Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States.

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Nathan Milton Gillette
1820–1863
Harriet Maria Mills
1824–
Marriage: 24 May 1849
Harriet Ellen Gillette
1850–1929
Herbert Spencer Gillette
1852–1853
Harry Elwye Gillette
1852–1889

Sources (8)

  • Nathan Gillet, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nathan Gillett, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Nathan M. Gillett, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 May 1849Summit, Ohio, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 0

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1820 · Making Land more affordable

    Age 0

    "The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."

    1832 · The Black Hawk War

    Age 12

    Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Gillett , with spelling altered and stress shifted as if it were a modern French name (see 2 below).

    French: variant of Gillet and, in North America, a variant of its altered form Gillett .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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