Ancestry of
Penn Jillette

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Samuel Herbert Jillette

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• • Father of Penn Jillette — 2nd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 2 
  • Father:
  • Samuel Edward Jillett 
  • Mother:
  • Caroline F. Penney   
  • Birth Date:
  • 15 Mar 1912 
  • Birth Location:
  • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 14 Feb 1999 
  • Death Location:
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  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Green River Cemetery, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Valda Ruth Parks
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Apr 1931 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire 
  • Child:

  Penn Fraser Jillette (Ahnentafel No:1 )

  • Notes: 

  • Samuel Jillette's surname is also seen as Gillette and Gillet.

• Sources for Samuel Herbert Jillette

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 11/11/2023).
  • ² Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, 30 SEP 1918, Petition for naturalization for father Samuel Edward Jillette.
  • ³ New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, Marriage record for Herbert S Gillette and Valda R Parks.
  • ⁴ The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 05 JAN 1955, p. 17, Obituary for mother Caroline F (Penney) Jillett.
  • ⁵ The Recorder (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 19 FEB 1964, p. 4, Obituary for father-in-law Robert H Parks.
  • ⁶ The Recorder (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 05 MAY 1947, p. 5, Obituary for mother-in-law Elizabeth J Parks.
  • ⁷ The Recorder (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 03 JAN 2000, p. 10, Obituary for spouse Valda Ruth (Parks) Jillette.
  • ⁸ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Draft registration for Samuel Herbert Jillette.
  • ⁹ Wikipedia, "Penn Jillette", (accessed 11/11/2023).

Penn Jillette photo by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)