Brief Life History of Caroline Josephine
When Caroline Josephine Gillette was born on 3 August 1845, in Wyandot, Ohio, United States, her father, Lt Joseph Gillett Jr., was 41 and her mother, Candace Hamilton, was 32. She married Francis Rudolph Burnham on 28 November 1867. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Election District 6 Carter, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Mountain View, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1910. She died on 18 February 1923, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (34)
- Carrie Josephine Gillett in entry for Ora Lenora Burnham, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Caroline J Burnham in household of Francis R Burnham, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Gillette in entry for Alexander Grime and Lenora Burnham, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1829–1913 Male
1845–1923 Female
Children (5)
1869–1947 Male
1872–1945 Male
1874–1948 Female
1878–1966 Female
1886–1964 Male
Parents and Siblings
1804–1874 Male
1812–1894 Female
Siblings (8)
1828–1890 Male
1830–1913 Male
1833–1833 Male
1836–1922 Female
1840–1915 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1851
Age 6
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 21
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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