Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
Rebecca GILLIS[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1854 - 1934 (80 years)-
Name Rebecca GILLIS [6, 7] Alt. Birth 7 Jun 1854 Born 17 Jun 1854 , Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Can [6, 7] Christened 23 May 1859 Wesleyan Meth.Ch, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Can Gender Female Fact 1 Abt 1928 [6] Fact 1 Resided in Montreal, Canada Name Rae Occupation School Teacher (per Robar) [6] _UID 75A2E0F753104078BD960B90204AA2C9CC64 Died 16 Nov 1934 Inverness, Quebec, Canada [6, 7] - Y
Person ID I7357 Ernest Benjamin Gillis Last Modified 13 Sep 2018
Father William GILLIS, b. 20 Aug 1803, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland , d. 20 Dec 1889, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) (Age 86 years) Mother Nancy ROBINSON, b. 5 Aug 1815, Armagh, Ireland , d. 5 Jul 1887, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec (Boutelle Cemetary) (Age 71 years) Married 4 Mar 1833 Ch. Of England, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Can [6, 7, 9, 10] - It was a very stormy day and the wedding party walked up to their knees in snow from the bride's father's home, Samuel Robinson, on the Dublin Range,
to the same place that another couple were also be married that day. There were no roads there in those days so they had to walk. After the wedding, the party walked back to Samuel Robinson's home.
They were married at the home of Alexander Learmoth, a Church of England minister, on Grays Road, near the present town of Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec.
Note: Repertory of Births, Marriages, and Burials, "The Anglo-Protestants of Megantic County", 1826-1991, from the LDS Family Library, lists William Gillis and Nancy Robinson's marriage date as March 4, 1833; in Church of England, by Leeds, witnesses: Alexander Learmoth and William Stele. [6, 7, 8]
Gillis Clan
Rochester, MN
Front L-R: Rev. Wm. Gillis, Tom Gillis, Rev. Ben Gillis
Back L-R: Rebecca "Rae" (Gillis) Garvin, Catherine (Gillis) BrownGillis Family
L-R: Rebecca "Rae" Gillis (?); Ezra Healy Brown, Catherine McNabb (Gillis) Brown; Mary (Parmalee) Gillis w/o Ben Gillis; Rev. Tom Gillis; Rev. Ben GillisFamily ID F12 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rev. John GARVIN, b. , , , Quebec, Can Married 18 Aug 1881 Presbyterian Ch., Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Can [6, 11] Children 1. Melville Stanley GARVIN, d. 9 Oct 1962 2. Arthur Cleveland GARVIN, b. 21 Sep 1884, d. 3 Mar 1954 (Age 69 years) Last Modified 25 May 2014 Family ID F4572 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Rebecca (called Rae, some spelled Rebecka) was born 6/7/1854
(some records show 6/17/1854), the daughter of William & Nancy
(Robinson) Gillis . She was baptised baptized May 23, 1859
Wesleyan Methodist, (Leeds). In the 1881 census of Canada,
Inverness East, Megantic County, Quebec, Rebecka was listed as
unmarried, 24 years old, of Irish origin, born in Quebec,
occupation: school teacher, religion: Methodist Canada. On the
census she was living with her sister, Catherine Gillis , and Agnes
Kean, 16 years old. Rebecka's oldest sister Ellen was married to
Robert Kean - it is possible that Agnes was Rebecka's niece.
Rebecka married John Garvin, a merchant from Quebec, on
8/18/1881 at the Presbyterian Church (Inverness), witnessed by
Benjamin C. Gillis. She and John resided in Montreal, Canada. Rae
died 11/16/1934.
MARRIAGE: Ibid.; Marriages p 50; NOTE:
"18/08/1881 GARVIN, John (merchant) Quebec
GILLIS, Rebecca Inverness
Presbyterian Church (Inverness)
witness: Benjamin C. Gillis
- Rebecca (called Rae, some spelled Rebecka) was born 6/7/1854
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Sources - [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.
- [S91] Wark GEDCOM file, compiled by Marcella Wark [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].
- [S112] Rogers: 2009 Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers.
- [S162] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 3).
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26120745&pid=1782920142 - [S134] McKay GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Scott McKay.
- [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].
- [S68] P. Rogers GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].
- [S89] Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family, Fred Marchand, (http://www.ernestbenjamingillis.com/index.html).
- [S202] Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut G?n?alogique Drouin.Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec,), 1,1091::0. (Reliability: 3).
Marriage date: 1833Marriage place: Leeds M?gantic (Church of England), Qu?bec
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=13855866&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt - [S202] Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut G?n?alogique Drouin.Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec,), 1,1091::0. (Reliability: 3).
Marriage date: 1833Marriage place: Leeds M?gantic (Church of England), Qu?bec
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=6641265&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt - [S24] Per Lee Robar; see Rebecca Gillis file.
- [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.