Hannah (Clark) Gillett (1686 - abt. 1709)

Born 6 Aug 1686 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Gillett — married 26 Feb 1704 in Windsor, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 20 Feb 1709 at about age 22 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Clark Name Study.

Hannah Clark was born on 6 Aug 1686 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, daughter of John Clark (1656–abt. 1715) and Mary Crowe (abt. 1665– ).^[1][2]

Her siblings were:

1. John Clark (abt. 1688–1709)
2. Mary Clark (1690–1781)
3. Jemima Clark (abt. 1694–1732)
4. Martha Clark (1697–1728)
5. Solomon Clark (1699–1767)
6. Elizabeth Clark (1701– )
7. Sarah Clark (1702– )
8. Daniel Clark (1704–1766)
9. Ann Clark (1707–1716)
10. Benoni Clark (1708– )

Hannah (17) married Thomas Gillett (27) (born about 18 Jul 1676 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; son of John Gillett and Mercy (Barber) Norton) on 26 Feb 1704 in Windsor, Connecticut. Their known children were:

1. Abel Gillett (1705–1794)
2. Joel Gillett (1707–1763)
3. Jonah Gillet (1708–1782)

Hannah died about 20 Feb 1709 in Hartford, aged about 22.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Christening: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: F7WZ-4VM: 7 January 2020), Hannah Clarke, 1686. (Gives birth date as 15 Aug, but that is likely the Christening date)
2. ↑ Parents & Marriage: The Clark Genealogy, Some Descendants of Daniel Clark, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1913 Page 34: "6 John Clark, born April 10, 1656; died Sept., 171 5, Windsor; married, 1685, Mary Crowe, step-niece, who was born Oct., 1665...26 i Hannah, born Aug. 6, 1686; married, Feb. 26,1705, Thomas Gillette."

• Walton, Emma Lee. The Clark Genealogy, Some Descendants of Daniel Clark, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1913 (Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., New York, 1913) Page 34.
• Gillette and Allied Families, Genealogical and Biographical (American Historical Society, Inc., New York, NY, 1930) Page 11.