Wilson
Gillett
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Gillett
and Mercy Gillett
Brother of
Dolly Ann Gillett, Paulina Gillett, Betsey Gillett, Pamelia (Gillette) Markham, Alice Gillett, Almira Gillett, Clarissa Gillett, Guilford Gillett and Lucy Gillett
Husband of
Diantha Dighton
— married
6 Sep 1840 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nelson W. Gillett, Alfred Dudley Gillett, Albert Gillett, Adial Perle Gillett, Isabel Diantha Gillett and Fletcher Gillett
Died
at age 78
in Lee Township, Minnesota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2019
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Biography
The family bible of Charles Pomeroy and Alice Gillett Felshaw records Wilson's birth year as 1809 while census data suggests his birth year was 1810.
Sources
- Family Bible of Charles Pomeroy and Alice Gillett Felshaw.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4N-MFN : 15 July 2017), Wilson Gillet, Bridge Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 138, sheet 499A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,425.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9Z-T6N : 11 June 2019), Wilson Gillett, 1870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Claire Gillette
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-M253 - George Gillette :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #503741
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