Abel
GILLETT
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Born: 18 October 1705 in Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Abel married Abigail ENSIGN 18 May 1731 in West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail ENSIGN was born 22 March 1710 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Abigail died 7 April 1796 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock).
Abel GILLETT died 15 December 1794 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Abel GILLETT
Abigail ENSIGNMarriage date: 18 May 1731
Marriage place: West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Children of Abel GILLETT and Abigail ENSIGN
Abel GILLETTDied: 22 November 1807, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
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Birth — 170518 October 1705
Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1731 Marriage / PartnerAbel GILLETT and Abigail ENSIGN 18 May 1731, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
He was 25 years old.
1744 Birth of ChildAbel GILLETT was born 16 May 1744, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Abel was 38 years old.
1768 Marriage of ChildAbel GILLETT married 7 January 1768, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA (Wintonbury) to Jerusha ANDREWS
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179415 December 1794
Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 89.
Record added: 2/12/2022 10:32:08 PM
Last updated: 2/12/2022 10:33:12 PM
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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