Being a student of history, I have always wanted to trace back my family line to discover more about where I come from. I have been able to trace my last name “Gavit” all the way back to 1440 when the name was “Gavey.” Below is a crude sort of family tree I am working on. I hope to be able to give it more oomph as time goes by.
Guillaume Gavey
born. 1440
died. 1471
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Guillaume Gavey
born. 1470
died. 1531
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Guillaume Gavey (♥Married to Clemence Dervault)
born. 1500
died. 1560
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Guillaume “William” Gavey (♥Married to Guillemine Bertram)
born. 1 July 1547
died. 11 September 1581
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Benjamin Gavey (♥Married to Esther Chevalier)
born. 15 March 1572
died. 17 April 1647
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Martin Gavey (♥Married to Elizabeth Macken)
born. 7 October 1621 (St Saviors Isle, Jersey)
died. 25 September 1661
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Philip Gavitt (♥Married to Hannah Macchone)
born. 1651 (St Saviors Isle, Jersey)
died. 1714 (Rhode Island, USA)
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Ezekiel Gavitt (♥Married to Hannah Wilcox)
born. 25 December 1683
died. 1754
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Ezekiel Gavitt (♥Married to Amey Babcock)
born. 18 October 1710
died. May 1808
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William Gavitt (♥Married to Anna Crary)
born. 11 November 1737
died. 1767
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William Gavitt (♥Married to Sarah Babcock)
[Freemason & Served in the war for American Independence at age 15]
born. 2 April 1766 (Westerly, RI)
died. 6 January 1654 (Granville, OH)
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William B. Gavit (♥Married to Nancy Caroline Lackey)
born. 1820
died. 1844 or 1845
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James Washington Gavit (♥Married to Nancy Gilbert Pace in 1885, Brown Co, TX)
born. 1843 or 1844 (Marion Co, IL)
died. 1932 (Llano Co, TX)
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James Henry Gavit (♥Married to Laura Buchanan)
born. 1887 or 1888
died.
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Harvey Willard Gavit (♥Married to Lorene Merkel)
born. 1918
died. 2001
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Dad (♥Married to Mom)
born.2 April 1953
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Kevin Nicholas Gavit (That’s Me)
born. 29 April 1985
