Brief Life History of Joseph Alexander
When Joseph Alexander Gillette was born on 15 October 1894, in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States, his father, Joseph Gillett, was 27 and his mother, Victoria Parisot, was 24. He married Frances Jane Norton on 20 November 1920, in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States. He lived in Detroit Ward 20, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Highland Park, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 5 August 1981, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Joseph Islette in household of Margaret Parroso, "United States Census, 1920"
- Joseph Gillette, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Jos. Gillett, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1894–1981 Male
1876–1952 Female
Parents and Siblings
1866–1921 Male
1870–1925 Female
Siblings (7)
1891– Female
1894–1981 Male
1896–1954 Male
1899–1982 Female
1899–1983 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Age 3
1917
Age 23
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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