Abel
GILLETT
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Born: 16 May 1744 in Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Abel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Abel married Jerusha ANDREWS 7 January 1768 in Bloomfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Jerusha ANDREWS was born abt. 1749 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock).
Abel GILLETT died 22 November 1807 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA .
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Jerusha ANDREWSMarriage date: 7 January 1768
Marriage place: Bloomfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Birth — 174416 May 1744
Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1768 Marriage / PartnerAbel GILLETT and Jerusha ANDREWS 7 January 1768, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA (Wintonbury)
He was 23 years old.
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Name: Abel Gillet
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 22 Nov 1807
Death Place: Bloomfield
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1744
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03308-7
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3130
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7Z1-XZW : 3 December 2014), Abel Gillet, 22 Nov 1807; citing Bloomfield, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,130.'
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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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