Caroline Josephine Gillette

Female3 August 1845–18 February 1923

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

Francis Rudolph Burnham
1829–1913
Caroline Josephine Gillette
1845–1923
Marriage: 28 November 1867
Byron Bee Burnham
1869–1947
Arthur Lee Burnham
1872–1945
Ora Lenora Burnham
1874–1948
Myrtle Juliette Burnham
1878–1966
George Herbert Burnham
1886–1964

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

  • Marriage
    28 November 1867
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 1

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1851

    Age 6

    Historical Boundaries: 1851: Montgomery, Iowa, United States

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 21

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    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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