Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Dr. James Selah Gillett and Frances Katherine Ayres




Husband Dr. James Selah Gillett 1

           Born: 30 Apr 1843 - Bath, Steuben Co, NY 1
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         Father: Martin Luther Gillett (Abt 1819-1896) 1
         Mother: Catherine Elizabeth Thompson (      -1910) 1


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Wife Frances Katherine Ayres 1

           Born: 24 Oct 1844 - Henrico Co, VA 1
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           Died: 11 Nov 1909 - Newark, Licking Co, OH 1
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         Father: William Francis Ayres (Abt 1800-1870) 1
         Mother: Katherine Delilah Kirkbride (1814-1901) 2




Children
1 M Mellville Gillett 3




           Born: 30 Jun 1872 - Iowa Center, IA 2
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         Spouse: Harriet Forbes Redfield (1874-      ) 3
           Marr: 24 Oct 1898 2



General Notes: Husband - Dr. James Selah Gillett


He received his early and preparatory education in the public schools, later entering Cornell University. Deciding upon the profession of medicine he entered Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, whence he was graduated M. D. He practiced for a time in Olean, New York, then moved west, practicing in the states of Iowa, California and Missouri. At the time of his death he was living at Rich Hill, Missouri, assistant surgeon for the Missouri-Pacific and of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis railroads. He enlisted as sergeant of Company F, One Hundred and Sixty-first Regiment New York Volunteers, but was detailed as assistant surgeon and so served during three years of the civil war. He was a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Lodge, Chapter and Commandery. In religious faith both he and his wife were members of the Episcopal church. He was a skillful physician and surgeon and a man of high mental attainment.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 135.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 136.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 136, 198.


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