Brief Life History of Amasa
When Amasa Gillett was born in 1789, in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Pvt. Joseph Gillett II, was 36 and his mother, Mercy Rowe, was 27. He married Susannah Burr on 13 March 1813, in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 16 December 1843, in Marlboro Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54.
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- Amasa Gillett, "United States Census, 1840"
- Marriage Record -- Amasa Gillett in the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
- www.scribnerfamilies.org -- lists Amasa, Susannah, and Emeline
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1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1802 · Brass is Discovered
In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
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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