Hi List,
When I married my husband 11 years ago he knew little or nothing about his family. What he
does remember is looking at the GILLETT/GILLETTE family bible. The family that I know
about hailed from Susquehanna County, PA (Ralph Byron GILLETTE born in 1887) his father
Lewis Martin GILLETT (1859-1940) may have hailed from the area also as he is buried in the
Harford cemetery in Harford, PA. I find Ralph in Tioga county, NY (early 1900's) and
then again in Chenango County New York( 1916 until his death in the 70's).Ralph
married Anna Mae SMITH daughter of Charles and Elizabeth SMITH. Lewis married Nettie
Evaline CARPENTER a descendent of one of the 9 partners of PA. My husband had 6 aunts and
uncles and of course his dad all of which were dead before I met him so we have no idea
who had or has the bible now. There is one aunt by marriage alive who has been very
helpful but knows nothing about the bible.
Any leads would be so appreciated, the family tree just won't be the same without this
and maybe it would also help me get off the Gillett wall I have been on for years.
Thank you Eileen Gillette
volunteer,
www.raogk.org
El Dorado County, CA