The history of gillette originates from a background. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings of gillette and almost 2,000,000 other surnames. Gillettes enduring association with sports goes as far back as the early 1900s. Sports marketing plays an important role for the gillette brand, helping us to tap into a key passion for men and strengthening our connection with consumers. Learn the fascinating origin of the gillett surname.
Gillette family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more. The highest recorded use of the first name gillette was in 1921 with a total of 5 babies. Listed as both a forename and surname in many early rolls, the. The project is open to any male with the gillette surname. Gillett gillett is the surname from guillot, the french diminutive for william. This was about 20% of all the recorded gillettes in the usa. New york had the highest population of gillette families in 1880.
Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us. He married mary dolbiar 29 mar 1633 in colyton, devonshire, england2, daughter of rawkey. I ask that upon entering the project, you submit as much information about your most distant gillette ancestor as. This was about 33% of all the recorded gillettes in canada. Madison hemmings is now a resident of ross county, ohio, whose history. The most gillette families were found in the usa in 1920. In 1891 there were 9 gillette families living in wiltshire. The gillette family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1871 and 1920.
Through the help of hundreds of long time regional researchers we have compiled a searchable database containing over 3,212,043 individuals, 1,215,933 families and 171,229 sources all directly connected to the early settlers of long island. Wiltshire had the highest population of gillette families in 1891. Long island surnames has been an active resource for the long island family history community since 1993. Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a. Gillette coat of arms gillette family crest this surname gillette was a baptismal name the son of william which is the english form of the name guillotus from whence the name originally was derived. Trades, territory, family links studying surnames tells you about the important. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection.
Cleveland, horace gillette, 18321888 publisher hartford, conn. Jonathan3 gillettewilliam2 gillett, richard1 gillette was born 1610 in chaffcombe, somerset, england1, and died 23 aug 1677 in windsor, hartford co. This interesting name is from a diminutive form of the personal name giles, julian or william. By 1905 gillette started its international expansion by starting companies in. Your name in history collection olive tree genealogy. Jonathan3 gillette william2 gillett, richard1 gillette was born 1610 in chaffcombe, somerset, england1, and died 23 aug 1677 in windsor, hartford co. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the first name gillette is saturday, september 27th, 1879. Biography and family histories long island genealogy. Discover the gillette family history for the english origin.
This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american history and. The collection contains nearly 300,000 family name books. The most surprising features of the surname jones is that despite its being the commonest surname in wales, comprising ten percent of the population in 1890, there is in fact no j in the welsh alphabet. Welcome to the gillett family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.
Searching for surnames by j titford countryside books, 2002. Gillette family history tells us that jonathan gillettte migrated to america in 1630 and settled in dorchester, massachusetts. Historical records and family trees related to harrison gillette. Simply start with yourself and well do the searching for you. The meaning, origin and history for the usersubmitted surname gillette. A free guide to help you discover gillette ancestors in online databases, obituaries, surname histories, census. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about mary gillette on myheritage, the worlds family history network. He married mary dolbiar 29 mar 1633 in colyton, devonshire, england2, daughter of rawkey dolbiarbere and mary mitchell. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Gillett surname origin origin french from guillot, the french diminutive for william.
John gillette, a well known lawyer of canandaigua, ontario county, new york, is one of that class of citizens, who, undemonstrative and unassuming, nevertheless form the character and mold the society of the community in which they live, by their force of character and honorable and unremitting efforts for advancement and improvement in every direction. Two members of the gillette genealogy are pediatric orthopedic surgeon arthur gillet and rap singer sandra gillette. The archive includes histories of families, county and local histories, howto books on genealogy, genealogy magazines and periodicals including some international, medieval books including histories and pedigrees, and gazetteers. All communication should be through your school email. Israel gillette jefferson thomas jeffersons monticello. We hope you will participate on the gillette forums, it is a great place to find or post information on gillette genealogy and is completely free to participate.
However,national marketing was going to change the demand for pepsicola. Unlock your family history in the largest database of last names. In 1939, general labourer and unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the uk named gillett. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the gillett surname lived. Canadian family history resources surrey libraries. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on gillette history, gillette ancestory, and gillette family connections. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of peter gyllot witness, which was dated 1260, in the assize rolls of yorkshire, during the reign of king henry 111, known as the frenchman, 1216 1272. Howard gillette professor of history emeritus rutgers. Listed as both a forename and surname in many early rolls, the name quickly spread.
Hudsonmohawk genealogical and family memoirs is a fourvolume set covering nine counties in the hudson valley mohawk valley capital district area of upstate new york. Genealogy profile for samuel gillette samuel gillette 1673 1769 genealogy genealogy for samuel gillette 1673 1769 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of. King camp gillette january 5, 1855 july 9, 1932 was an american businessman of french family gillette, popularly known as the inventor of the safety razor, although several models were in existence prior to gillettes design. The our name in history collection are customized books offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about your surname. Gillette s enduring association with sports goes as far back as the early 1900s. Feel free to post questions, or respond to other students questions at any time, but know that i will be online between 11am and 12noon, on tuethur, if you need me. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page. Search 2,125 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Gillette was initiated to the york rite of freemasonry, till his elevation to the highest degree of grand master. In 1911 there were 17 gillette families living in ontario. Harrison gillette historical records and family trees. Search the history of over 432 billion web pages on the internet.
The name gillette came from a diminution of the medieval given name giles. Gillettes last book, the peoples corporation 1924, was written with upton sinclair and later inspired glen h. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household. This was about 20% of all the recorded gillette s in the usa. Gillette, the man and his wonderful shaving device. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Gillette name meaning, family history, family crest. The family may have come with william the conqueror into england, from gillette, a town in piedmont, france. Yale 64 and the conflicted legacy of the sixties 2015, examines the diverging paths of a highly educated. The family may have come with william the conqueror into england from gillette, a town in piedmont, france.
Gillet, gillett, gillette, jillet, jillett, jillette. The gillette group is a company of pepsi distributors founded in 1937 by norm gillette, sr. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Early origins of the gillett family the surname gillett was first found in oxfordshire, but also many other shires throughout ancient britain. The surname gillett was first found in oxfordshire, but also many other shires throughout ancient britain. This was about 45% of all the recorded gillettes in the uk. Welcome to the gillette family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. Other genealogy records include birth, marriage and death records as well as biographies, military records, family history books, and historical newspapers. Writer and awardwinning journalist erik ofgang examines the history of an iconic structure and gillettes life and role in the evolution of sherlock holmes. That name is derived from the greek aigidion, which means kid, or young goat. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In 1880 there were 220 gillette families living in new york. Israel gillette jefferson, the son of edward and jane gillette, worked as a boy in the. As professor of history emeritus at rutgers universitycamden, gillette has specialized in modern u. Read the gillett surname history and see the family crest, coat of arms for the english origin. The family history archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books.
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