Joseph Gillett (bef. 1641 - bef. 1675)

Born before 25 Jul 1641 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hawks) Dickinson — married 24 Nov 1663 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., Mass.

Descendants

Died before 18 Sep 1675 at about age 34 in Bloody Brook, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts

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Biography

When Joseph Gillett was born on July 25, 1641, in Windsor, Connecticut, his father, Jonathan, was 31 and his mother, Mary, was 34. ^{[1] [2]}He married Elizabeth Hawkes on November 24, 1663, in his hometown. ^{[3] [4]} They had seven children in 10 years. Joseph was killed in the Bloody Brook Indian massacre at Deerfield, Massachuetts on September 18, 1675, at the age of 34, and was buried there. ^{[5] [6]}

Death

In Sept. 1675 during King Philip’s War Deerfield was attacked several times by the Indians. It was decided to evacuate Deerfield. Capt. Thomas Lathrop’s company of soldiers were bringing loaded carts toward Northampton when they were ambushed at a spot since known as Bloody Brook, about five or six miles due south of Deerfield. The men were taken completely by surprise. Joseph Gillett and Capt. Lathrop were among the 64 English killed on 18 September. The reoccupation of Deerfield did not occur until the spring of 1682.

Children

1. Joseph Gillettb. 2 Nov 1664, d. b 4 Jul 1745
2. Elizabeth (Gillett) Dickinson b. 12 Jun 1666, d. a 30 Mar 1686
3. Mary Gillett b. 10 Sep 1667, d. a 10 Mar 1686
4. Jonathan Gillettb. 11 Aug 1669, d. 3 Jun 1686
5. John Gillett b.10 Jun 1671, d. Apr 1775
6. Nathaniel Gillett b. 4 May 1673, d. 10 Jul 1774
7. Hannah Gillettb. 30 Jan 1675, d. 11 Aug 1683

Sources

1. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
2. ↑ Clark, Flora S. The Gillett genealogy; v. 01, p. 18. Owning Institution:Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL). Accessed on Family Search 6/13/2016.
3. ↑ Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
4. ↑ ates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
5. ↑ Clark, Flora S. The Gillett genealogy; v. 01, p. 18. Owning Institution:Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL). Accessed on Family Search 6/13/2016.
6. ↑ ind A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. [1]

See Also:

• Sheldon, George. A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts (Greenfield, Mass., Press of E.A. Hall & co., 1895) Page 45
• Clark, Flora S. The Gillett genealogy; v. 01, p. 59. Owning Institution:Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL). Accessed on Family Search 6/13/2016.
• Phelps, Noah Amherst. History of Simsbury, Granby, and Canton, from 1642 to 1845 (Case, Tiffany and Burnham, Hartford, 1845) Page 170
• Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U S N , and Dewey family history, illustrated : being an authen. page 395 (Marriage of son, John)
• Mack Genealogy : The Descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn. page 1452 (Marriage)