Eliza Esther Gillett
Eliza Esther Gillett (maiden name: Berry) was born on February 5, 1818, in Westerly, Rhode Island, to Samuel and Lucy Berry. She married James McBurney Gillett, and they had at least four children: Charles, born on March 24, 1841; Euphemia, born around 1844; Mary, born around 1846; and Hattie, born around 1856.
 
They lived in Hopewell, New York, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1850, they owned $4,000 of real estate. A decade later, they owned $6,000 of real estate and $1,300 of personal property, and by 1870, they owned $12,700 of real estate and $3,900 of personal property. Her husband died on March 21, 1884, and she passed away on September 22, 1887.
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(3745)Gillett, Eliza Esther ~ Berry, Eliza Esther1818-02-051887-09-22
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 3

  • (10560) [recipient] ~ Charles A. Gillett to Eliza E. Gillett, 30 October 1862
  • (10561) [recipient] ~ Charles A. Gillett to Eliza E. Gillett, 8 November 1864
  • (10563) [recipient] ~ Charles A. Gillett to Eliza E. Gillett, 18 April 1864

People - Records: 3

  • (3745) Gillett, Eliza Esther is the [parent of] (3739) Gillett, Charles A.
  • (3743) Gillett, James McBurney is the [husband of] (3745) Gillett, Eliza Esther
  • (3744) Gillett, Euphemia O. is the [child of] (3745) Gillett, Eliza Esther

Places - Records: 1

  • (1207) [birth] ~ Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, available from Ancestry.com; Corning (NY) Journal, 27 March 1884.