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W. (died in 1852, at the age of twenty-five), a lawyer; 

 Walter H. (died at the age of twenty-five, in the year 1854), 

 lumberman ; Henry (admitted to the bar in 1853, supervisor 

 of the town of Addison, 1859-61. Raised a company in 

 1861, and as captain joined the 34:th N. Y. Vols. Was with 

 his company and regiment through the first campaign of 

 the Shenandoah Valley, at Yorktown, West Point, Fair 



Oaks, and Seven Pines, the seven days' retreat of McClellan 

 to the Potomac, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. In 1867 

 he was brevetted major, and in 1868, colonel. His business 

 is farming and lumbering) ; James, a banker at Addison ; 

 Rufus, Jr. (died young) ; Pamelia (deceased), wife of Hon. 

 Byron Gr. Stout, of Pontiac, Mich. ; and R. Haskell Baldwin, 

 died young. 



JOEL D. GILLET 

 was born in Colchester, Conn., August 27, 1809. The 

 Gillet family were among the early settlers of that place. 

 His father, Solomon Gillet, was also a native of Colchester; 

 was a farmer by occupation ; married Martha Doolittle, of 

 Russell, Mass., sister of Mark Doolittle, member of Con- 

 gress, and also sister of Judge Joel Doolittle, of Middle- 

 bury, Vt. 



Their children were Solomon L., of Elmira, N.* Y. ; Mrs. 

 Martin G. Clapp (deceased), of Watertown, N. Y. ; Joel 

 D. Gillet, of Addison, N. Y. ; Russell, who resides on the 

 homestead, in Colchester, Conn. ; Mrs. John 0. Loomis, of 

 Coventry, Conn. ; Aaron G., of Langdon, Minn. ; Charles 

 E., of Oakland, Cal. 



The father died March, 1856, at the age of eighty-three ; 

 the mother died 1871, aged ninety- three. 



Mr. Joel D. Gillet spent his minority on the farm and 

 at school, except that he was engaged several terms as a 

 teacher of common schools. Upon reaching his majority 

 he took charge of his father's farm, which he carried on 



until October, 1835, when he came to Addison, in the 

 Canisteo Valley, to take charge, as a partner, of a general 

 merchandise store established by his brother Solomon, of 

 Elmira. 



Previous to his removal, April, 1835, he was married to 

 Lucy Jane (born 1818), youngest daughter of David Pat- 

 ten, of Salem, Conn. Of this union were born three child- 

 ren, — Mrs. David B. Winton, of Addison ; Emma M. 

 (died at the age of twelve, in the year 1851) ; and Charles 

 W., present postmaster of Addison. 



For three years Mr. Gillet remained a partner with his 

 brother after coming to Addison, and in the year 1838 

 purchased his brother's interest in the store, and carried it 

 on alone for some twelve years, when, on account of failing 

 health, he disposed of his mercantile interest. 



In the year 1851 he began purchasing timber land in the 

 State of Wisconsin. While as a merchant he was also 

 engaged in the manufiicture, purchase, and sale of lumber 

 in Addison, and subsequently carried on the same business 

 quite extensively across the line, in Pennsylvania. 



