When Joseph Gillett was born about 1740, his father, Joseph Gillett, was 46 and his mother, Deborah Chappell, was 30. He married Maritgen Mary Knickenbacher on 28 January 1768, in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 25 October 1770, at the age of 31, and was buried in Wassaic, Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States.
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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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