Ancestry of
Penn Jillette

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Samuel Edward Jillett

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• • Grandfather of Penn Jillette — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • John Samuel Jillett 
  • Mother:
  • Ann G. Gillaspie   
  • Birth Date:
  • 5 Oct 1871 
  • Birth Location:
  • Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada 
  • Christening Date:
  • 16 Oct 1871 
  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 28 Apr 1930 
  • Death Location:
  • Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Caroline F. Penney
  • Marriage Date:
  • 3 Jul 1898 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. John, New Brunswick, Canada 
  • Child:

  Samuel Herbert Jillette (Ahnentafel No:2 )

  • Notes: 

  • Samuel Jillett's surname is also seen as Gillet. His middle name is also seen as Edgar.

    Born Samuel Edgar Gillet, his name in later life became Samuel Edward Jillett.

• Sources for Samuel Edward Jillett

  • ¹ Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893, FHL No 4554293, Image 160, Birth record for Samuel Edgar Gillet.
  • ² Massachusetts, U.S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990, Membership record for Samuel Edward Jillett.
  • ³ Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, 30 SEP 1918, Petition for naturalization for Samuel Edward Jillette.
  • ⁴ New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, Marriage certificate for Samuel E Jillette and Caroline F Penney.
  • ⁵ New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, Marriage record for son Herbert S Gillette and Valda R Parks.
  • ⁶ The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 29 APR 1930, p. 26, Obituary for Samuel E Jilett.
  • ⁷ The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 05 JAN 1955, p. 17, Obituary for spouse Caroline F (Penney) Jillett.
  • ⁸ U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, Record for Samuel Edward Jillett.

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