John Gillett

1671 - 1755  (83 years)

• Name	John Gillett
  Birth	10 Jun 1671	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1696
  	King Williams War (1696) Taken Captive by Indians to Canada and to England Assumed dead - returned 1698
  Death	Apr 1755	Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
  Burial	Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
  Notes	On September 16, 1696, Captured by Mohawks at Deerfield. Taken to Canada the France. Retrnd 6-17-1698. From Families of Early Hartford Conn. By Barbour. New England captives carried to Canada, by Emma Lewis Coleman. John Smead and John Gillett being in the woods, were besett by a company of French Mohawks. J.G. was taken prisoner and J.S. escaped. Leaving some to guard the prisoner the rest of the Indians hurried to the village where they attacked the house of Daniel Belding. With three Belding captives they went up Green River, joining those left with Gillett; thence they set away for Canada. The Indians gave or sold him to the French and he worked as a servent to the Nuns at their Farm. In the meantime, only one month after his capture, administration was granted on his estate, he being killed or captured by the Indians, therefore as to his personal residence in Deerfield, is dead. But it was only leagally that he was dead. He had further adventures as told in his petition of June, 1698. "Whereas John Gillit who hath been a very active and Willing Sould whithin the County of Hampshire and Being on the 16th day of September 1696 out upon Service and together with some others was that day taken by the enemy ande suffering hardship was carried to Cannada captive and there remained till September last and then was sent from thence Prison into old France and thence he was carried into England. Since his arrival ther hath lived and obtained pay for his passage by the charitie of some English Marc there and now being arrived here destitute of money or cloaths, Humbly propose it to ye honorable General Cort to allow him something. He was given six pounds.
  Person ID	I14469	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Gillett,   b. 25 Jul 1641, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 18 Sep 1675, South Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hawkes,   b. 10 Jan 1647, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 11 Oct 1681, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1663	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F4114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Experience Dewey,   b. 9 Apr 1682, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. 1755, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1700	Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
  Children	1. Experience Gillet,   b. 18 Aug 1701, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut > 2. John Gillett,   b. 7 Oct 1702, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut d. Apr 1755 (Age 52 years)   3. Ebenezer Gillett,   b. 5 Jun 1705, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut d. 19 Oct 1776, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut (Age 71 years) + 4. Eleazer Gillett,   b. Abt 1709, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut d. Abt 1778, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut (Age ~ 69 years)   5. Gershom Gillet,   b. 26 Jun 1711, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F4358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Jun 1671 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Marriage - 3 Jan 1700 - Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Death - Apr 1755 - Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Burial - - Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
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