When Ira H Gillett was born in January 1837, in Depauville, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, Amos Gillett, was 54 and his mother, Mary Gillet, was 49. He married Catherine A. Keech in 1856, in Depauville, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Clayton, Clayton, Jefferson, New York, United States for about 50 years. He died on 14 March 1906, in Depauville, Jefferson, New York, United States, at the age of 69.
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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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