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- Hilary Codville was born 1/6/1797 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, the son of Jean Quetteville (Codville) and Marie Hammon . Around 1815, Jean and Mary and their 3 sons, Jean, James, and Hellier (Hilary) immigrated to Quebec City, QB. In Quebec, Jean and his sons established a grocery business.
On the 24th of November, 1846, Hilary married Mary Anne Robinson in Quebec City. They had three children: a son, Hilary Jr. , who died 8/25/1864 at the age of 16, and a daughter, Mary
Elizabeth Codville , born in 1849, and John James, born in 1851. The Codville family lived in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Hilary was a merchant and is listed in Quebec City directories as such. Some records show his business was in exporting. The Canada Directory, containing the names of the professional and
business men of every description, in the cities, towns, and principal villages of Canada, November 1851 listed:
Grocers And Ship Chandlers
Non Members
Codville, Hilary, St. Joseph st., U. T.
The 1826, 1830, 1832, and 1849 Quebec almanac and British American Royal Kalendar under the Quebec Wesleyan Missionary Auxilliary Society lists Hilary Codville as a committee member. https://archive.org/details/cihm_29511
A Hilary Codville and John Codville both signed a Manifestation of the Loyal movement July 25, 1837 during The Patriot Insurrection (1837-1838). These may be "our" Codvilles.
Hilary Codville, Quebec is listed as a stockholder in the Bank of Montreal in 1861.
Hilary's daughter Mary indicated in a U.S. Census after she married William Gillis that her father was born in Gurney.
Hilary is buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery in Quebec. His burial recorded in the Quebec Records state that Hilary was a merchant born in Jersey and died in Quebec on 1/3/1873 from the effects of a cough at the age of 76. He was interred on 6 Jan 1873 in lot Q-221 and his religion was listed as Wesleyan. The Rev. Elliot officiated at the service.
Also buried at Mount Hermon is Hilary's wife, Mary Ann Robinson Codville , and their son Hilary . Their headstone reads "Sacred to the memory of Hilary Codville who died Jan 5, 1873, aged 76 yrs. Sacred to the memory of Mary Ann Robinson the beloved wife of Hilary Codville died Nov. 9, 1856- aged 42 yrs. Also Hilary, son of Hilary Codville died Aug 25, 1864 aged 16 yrs __ mos. Sacred to the memory of John Codville died Dec. 23 1842 -aged 79 yrs. Also Mary Hammon, widow of the late John Codville died Nov. 18, 1845, aged 86 yrs. and of James Codville who died Mar 24, 1872, aged 78 yrs. (James was Hilary's brother).
The Quebec Records list these other Codvilles at Mount Hermon: James (Hilary's brother who died 1872 age 78; born in Guerney; also a Wesleyan), John (Hilary's brother who was moved from the St. John's burial grounds in 1870), Mary and John (Hilary's parents, also moved from Wesleyan burial grounds in 1865; both died in Quebec).
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Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
1797 - 1873 (75 years)
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