William
Abrigen
Gillett
Born about in Phillipstown, Putnam, New York, USA
Son of Thomas Gillett
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Avery Wilson Gillette and Cyrus Foss Gillett
Husband of
Juliette (Head) Gillett
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mehitable Gillett, Thomas Reuben Gillett, Sophia Gillett, Burton Gillett, William H Gillett, Mary E Gillett, Alonzo Gillett, Emily Adeline (Gillett) Hiles and Leonard L Gillett
Died
at about age 48
in Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2011
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Biography
William was born in New York state in 1812. He married juliette Head. The family moved to Wisconsin where many of their children married.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DX-L9D : accessed 31 March 2016), William Gillett, Bad Axe, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 306, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLP-34Z : accessed 31 March 2016), William Gillett in entry for Simeon Alterick and Mary E Gillett, 08 Feb 1866; citing Webster, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,578.
- "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR2G-CZH : accessed 31 March 2016), William Gillett in entry for John Hiles and Emily A Gillett, 02 Jan 1871; citing Webster, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,579.
- "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR6Q-V2M : accessed 31 March 2016), Wm. A. Gillett in entry for Wm. H. Gillett and Elizabeth Blakley, 27 Apr 1873; citing , , Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,993.
- "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRV5-1G7 : accessed 31 March 2016), William A. Gillett in entry for Leonard L. Gillett and Lucilla Wakefield, 30 Oct 1880; citing , Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,292,394.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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