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Individual: Comfort B. Gillette 
Birth: 29 May 1797 at: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York 
Marriage: 16 Nov 1820 at: Phelps, Ontario, New York 
Death: 20 Dec 1865 at: Franklin Twp, Des Moines, Iowa 
Father: Joseph Gillette 
Mother: Susannah Conant 
Spouses: 

Spouse: Caroline Dodds 
Birth: 1804 at: Phelps, Ontario, New York 
Marriage: 16 Nov 1820 at: Phelps, Ontario, New York 
Death: 18 Sep 1879 at: Franklin, Des Moines, Iowa 
Father:   
Mother:   
Spouses: 

Children: Edna Demaries Gillette
Gillette
Elizabeth Margaret Gillette
Martha A. Gillette
Delos Austin Gillette
Francis Gillette
Henry or William Gillette
Hellen M. Gillette
Caroline A. Gillette
Sarah Maria Gillette
Florinda H. Gillette

 

Source 1. He was buried in the Old Stone Cemetary in Des Moines Co. Iowa; His Father, Joseph Gillett was also buried in the Old Stone Cemetery;

Source 2: History of Cattaraugus Co. N.Y: 7 March 1826: Comfort Gillett was chosen Constable in Randolph, Cattaraugus, N.Y.; The population of Randolph Co. increased rapidly after 1827; In 1832, the condition of the settlements and improvements were shown on a list; Comfort Gilletts name appears on this list: He has lit no. 53; He has 31 improved acres and the value is $60;

Source 3. 1830 Census for Cattaragus Co. N.Y; The 1830 Cattaraugus Co. N.Y. Census Also lists :Joseph Hamilton, Joseph Gillett Sr. & Joseph Gillett Jr.;

Source 4: 1835 Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York Census for Comfort Gillett: 4 males (encluding Comfort); 6 females 2 males can vote; 1 married female under age of 45; 5 females in the family under age of 16 years; He ownes 35 acres of improved land.;

Source 5. History of Cattaraugus Co. N.Y. In 1832 Chauncy appears on the land-owners list along with his father Joseph Gillett & brother Joseph Gillett Jr.;

Source 4. 1840 & 1850 Census of Guernsey Co. ohio. (Probably not right-recheck the census records for these years for Comfort Gillett.

Source 6. Book 977.192 H2w History Of An Average Ohio Town; 1840:pg 798: Comfort Gillett owns 65 acres section 3 in Cambridge, Guernsey OH.

Source 7. 1850 Ridgefield, Huron, Ohio Census pg: 20;

Source 8. 1860 Census of DeMoines, Franklin, Iowa pg: 909; Comfort Gillett age 63, farmer B: N.Y; Caroline age 56 B: N.Y; Helen age 20 B: Ohio; Jonathan Bishop, farm hand 20 B: Indiana; Wesley Dunagar 16 B: Iowa;

Source 9. Film: 0974486 Vol 27 pg: 73: Comfort Gillett & Caroline his wife of Desmoines Co. Iowa sell land in Desmoins co. to Henry Hassing; J.W. Barnes & Henry Gillett are witnesses;

Source 10:. Film: 0956275 pg: Vol 26,424: Comfort Gillett & Caroline his wife of Desmoins Co. Iowa sell to John M. Sperry; Attested by J.W. Barnes & W. H. Gillett;

Source 11: Biographical Review of Des Moines Co., Iowa; Book: 977.796 D3B Vol. 2;

Comfort may have been named after Josephs brother-in-law, Comfort Knapp who married Josephs sister Thriza;

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