Source 1: IGI file of LDS Church, batch # 7103911, sheet 41, film # 1235138;

Source 2. Salsbury Connecticut Vital records- Vol. 2-pg 13.

Source 3. Information obtained from Catherine A. Larson of 287 Fineview, Kalamazoo, Michiagan 49004-1160.

Source 4. Florence Prehm (now Deceased)

Source 6. 1810 census of Ontario Co. New York. A Joseph Gillett is listed in 1810 in Cairo, Green, N.Y. pg 250:

Source 7. 1820 census of Mendon, Ontario, New York;

Source 8. 1830 census of Randolph, Cataraugus, N.Y.;

Source 9. 1835 State Census of Randolph, Cataraguus, N.Y.;

Source 10. 1840 Census?

Source 11. 1850 Census of Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Joseph Gillett was living with Fanny Barber & husband Himan J. Barber; Joseph was 80 Years old. Susanna, his wife, was not listed;

Source 12. 1850 Ridgefield, Huron, Ohio Census for Chauncy Gillett. Joseph Gillett age 79 & Susa Gillett age 78 are both listed in this census with son Chauncy; Joseph also appears in 1850 Norwalk, Huron Ohio census in same year with daughter Fanny Barber, but Susanna is not in that census.

Source 13:. 1860 Mortality Schedule of Iowa;

Source 14: Biographical review of Des Moine Co. Iowa;

Source 15: Des Moines Co., Probate Recods.

Source 16: Gravestone records of Chickasaw Co., Iowa;
Chauncey Gillett age 31, Joseph Sr with Chauncey in Danville Twp, Des Moines Co., Iowa--This data was originally from Diane Berg.

Source 17: Joseph Gillett is said to be buried in the Old Stone Cemetary in New Sperry, Des Moines, Iowa.

Source 18. Land Transaction of 3 Aug, 1843 in Cattaragus Co. Randolph, New York.
Joseph Gillett Died of heart disease. He belonged to the Baptist Church and was a Free Mason. Joseph has a sister Thirza who M: Comfort Knapp in 1791; Probably Josephs son Comfort, B: 1797 was named after his sisters husband. Joseph Gillett left 6 children to mourn his death. We can only account for 4 & maybe 5 if we dont count Fanny who is said to have died in 1855.