Brief Life History of Cleveland
When Cleveland Gillett was born on 16 June 1839, in South Byron, Byron, Genesee, New York, United States, his father, Moses Gillett, was 40 and his mother, Polly Gillett, was 35. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Lucella Ames. He lived in Niles Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States in 1870 and Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States in 1875. He died on 3 August 1899, in Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois, United States, at the age of 60.
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- Cleveland Gillett, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cleveland Gillett - Individual or family possessions: birth:
- Cleveland Gillette, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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1840
Historical Boundaries: 1840: Whiteside, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
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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