Harrison Phelps Gillett and Flora G. Phelps

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Husband Harrison Phelps Gillett ¹

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           Born: 20 Jul 1868 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 2
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         Father: Harrison Gray Otis Gillett (1830-1891) 3
         Mother: Estelle Phelps (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 18 Jun 1902 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 2

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Wife Flora G. Phelps ²

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         Father: John Phelps (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Sarah Moore (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Harrison Phelps Gillett

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He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was two years of age when his parents moved to Waterford, Pennsylvania, which was thereafter his home. He was educated in the public schools and Waterford Academy, and after graduation from the latter institution engaged in teaching. For two years he taught in the township schools, then was elected principal of the borough schools. In 1890 he was a census enumerator and the same year purchased the Waterford Leader and until January 1, 1893, edited and published that well known newspaper. On the last mentioned date he disposed of his newspaper property and retired from journalism. He then engaged in mercantile business and other lines of activity until 1889, when he purchased the Central Roller Flouring Mills, one of the best equipped plants in western Pennsylvania. He operated the mills most successfully, continuing in business alone until 1906, when he admitted William E. Briggs, his brother-in-law, to a partnership. He had other business interests in Waterford, owning an interest in the Gillett block on Main street. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Ensworth National Bank of Waterford.
He was past master of Waterford Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, the lodge in which he was made a Mason. He was a companion of Temple Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; a Knight of Mount Olive Commandery, Knights Templar; a Noble of Zem Zem Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine; and of the Erie Lodge of Perfection, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. He was also an Elk and an Odd Fellow.
Mr. Gillett was a Republican, and served as borough councilman, school director and from 1897 to 1900 was chief burgess. In 1892 and again in 1906 he was delegate from Erie County to the Republican state convention. In 1903 and 1907 he was transcribing clerk of the state senate. In 1908 he was the successful candidate for clerk of the courts of Erie County, and in 1911 was re-elected.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1584.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1585.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1584, 1730.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1730.