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Early Origins of the Gannett family

The surname Gannett was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat in the barony of Kirmichael from early times.

Early History of the Gannett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gannett research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1700 is included under the topic Early Gannett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gannett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacJannet, McJannet, MacGannet, MacGannett and others.

Early Notables of the Gannett family

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Gannett migration to the United States+



Gannett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Gannett, who arrived in New England in 1645 1
  • Matthew Gannett, who landed in New England in 1650 1
Gannett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Sarah Gannett, who arrived in Virginia in 1713 1
  • John Henry Gannett, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1745 1
  • John Gannett, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Gannett (post 1700)+

  • Taylor W. Gannett, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Guayaquil, 1932 2
  • Robert T. II Gannett, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1952 3
  • Michael R. Gannett, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Santiago, 1943 3
  • Joseph W. Gannett, American politician, Member of University of Nebraska Board of Regents, 1876-84 3
  • Guy Patterson Gannett (1881-1954), American Republican politician, Member of Maine State House of Representatives, 1917-18; Member of Maine State Senate 7th District, 1919-20 3
  • Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957), American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Governor of New York, 1936; Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1942 3
  • Barzillai Gannett (1764-1832), American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Gardiner, Maine, 1804-09; Member of Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1805-06; Member of Massachusetts State Senate, 1807-08 3
  • Anne Macomber Gannett (1883-1951), American Republican politician, Member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1922-38; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1940 3
  • Ann C. Gannett, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972 3
  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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