Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
James GILLIS[1, 2]
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Name James GILLIS [3, 4] Born 1821 Glaslough, Ireland
[3, 5] Gender Male Fact 1 1826 [3] Fact 1 Emigrated to Canada from Ireland with brother, John William. _UID C54E1BEE8AA94EF6AA91D29F0F9766DE29D8 Died Y [4] - Y
Person ID I62 tag1 Last Modified 10 Jan 2019
Father Robert GILLIS, b. 1771, Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland
, d. Nov 1857, Church of St. Salvator, Donagh County, Monoghan, Ireland
(Age 86 years) Mother Catherine McDOWELL, b. 1774, Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland
, bur. Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
Family ID F13 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary FERLOTTE, b. 1825, France
, d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. John Alfred GILLIS, b. 18 Mar 1847, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
, d. 12 May 1903, Sedro Woolley, Skagit County, Washington
(Age 56 years)2. James GILLIS, b. 1853, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
, d. Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota 
3. Julia GILLIS, b. 1857, d. Yes, date unknown 4. Rosalie GILLIS, b. 1859, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
, d. Yes, date unknown5. Kathryn GILLIS, b. 1863, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
, d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 29 Jan 2013 Family ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - James Gillis was the son of Robert Gillis (1-5) and Catherine
McDole . He immigrated to Canada with his brother
William in 1829.
NOTES FROM Mrs. Shirley Aaberg APRIL 2001, AS RELATED BY THOMAS GILLIS OF OTTAWA TO HIS SISTER KATIE BROWN (GILLIS) IN 1943:
James Gillis came from Ireland and bought the farm we lived on. Before selling this, our father had 600 acres and seven sons. Father got all this land for very little money.
- James Gillis was the son of Robert Gillis (1-5) and Catherine
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