Claire Gillette Lane

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Claire Gillette Lane

Also Known As: "Gillette"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Death: June 18, 1950 (63)
Alameda, Alameda, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Eugene Lane and Nellie Lane
Husband of Frances Lane
Ex-husband of Rose Wilder Lane
Father of Infant Lane and Infant Lane

Managed by: David Lee Kaleita
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About Claire Gillette Lane

Mr. Claire Gillette Lane was born 24 March 1887 in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.
He died June 18, 1950 in Alameda, Alameda Co., California.
He was cremated, location of ashes unknown.

Son of Eugene and Nellie (Selleck) Lane.
Married Rose Wilder, daughter of Almonzo & Laura Ingells Wilder, on 24 March 1909 in San Francisco, California.
They divorced in 1918.
He went on to marry a lady by the name of Frances.
Was the father of an unnamed baby boy who was born in 1910. The baby was either stillborn or died shortly after birth.

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Note: Claire Gillette Lane was not a daughter of Almanzo Wilder and Laura Ingalls ; this a widely-propagated error. Although modern Americans are used to Claire being a name for girls, in other places and times it has been used for boys as well. Claire Gillette Lane was the man who married Laura's daughter, Rose Wilder.

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Claire Gillette Lane's Timeline

1887
March 24, 1887
Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
1909
November 23, 1909
Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
1910
August 12, 1910
1950
June 18, 1950
Age 63
Alameda, Alameda, California, United States
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