Rhoda Gillett
Rhoda Gillett was born around 1840 in Caton, New York, to John and Elizabeth Gillett. Her father was a farmer who owned $5,000 of real estate and $1,464 of personal property by 1860. She grew up and attended school in Caton. She married John Stafford around 1864, and they adopted a daughter named Jennie. They lived in Caton, and her husband worked as a farmer. Her husband died on February 10, 1903, and she successfully applied for a widow’s pension the following month. She died in Corning, New York, on January 5, 1913.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3742) | Gillett, Rhoda ~ Stafford, Rhoda | 1840 | 1913-01-05 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (10556) [writer] ~ Rhoda Gillett to Charles A. Gillett, 22 November 1863
People - Records: 1
- (3742) Gillett, Rhoda is the [cousin of] (3739) Gillett, Charles A.
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Elmira (NY) Star-Gazette, 6 January 1913
