Kalkaska County MI Archives Biographies.....Gillett, Eli November 22, 1833 - 
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Author: H.R. Page & Co., 1884 - Chicago


"The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of 
Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men 
and Pioneers"
Chicago: H.R. Page & Co., 1884
Page 315

ELI GILLETT, farmer and postmaster, Clearwater, was born in England, Nov. 22, 
1833. His youth was spent in his native country. On March 28, 1855, he started 
for New York, arriving on May 11. He went from there to Lisbon, Wis. He 
remained there seven years, and then returned and spent two years more in 
England. On June 2, 1864, he was married to Miss Mary Bolton, also of England. 
Their living children are Jemima, George W., Charles P. and John Elmer. In the 
summer of 1865 Mr. Gillett returned to Wisconsin, and in the spring of 1868 
they removed to what is now Clearwater, Kalkaska County, Mich. They located 
land in Section 22, and opened a pioneer dwelling in the majestic forest. They 
covered their dwelling first with hemlock boughs. No lumber could then be 
obtained. Later they covered it with bark, and after some three years obtained 
and put on a more perfect and permanent roofing. At various times he has 
traveled over forty miles in a day in getting their supplies, carrying them on 
his back over twenty miles to his home. He has 120 acres of land, with about 
twenty-eight acres under cultivation. He has an orchard of various fruits, and 
inviting home comforts. He has been school officer nearly nine years, and 
postmaster of Clearwater postoffice since 1877. In the spring of 1884 they 
opened a small store of general merchandise, and are receiving a liberal 
patronage. They are members of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

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