Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

James GILLIS[1]

Male 1853 -


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  • Name James GILLIS  [2, 3
    Born 1853  Gaspe, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 0F1FE487DD7B45AEB637758843E2922BB021 
    Died Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I738  Ernest Benjamin Gillis
    Last Modified 14 May 2019 

    Father James GILLIS,   b. 1821, Glaslough, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary FERLOTTE,   b. 1825, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • There is a James Gillis death record for Washington County http://people.mnhs.org/finder/dci/1922-MN-015537 certificate number 1922-MN-015537 died Dec 31, 1922.

      There is a James Gillis born in Canada age 37, wife Hannah, and children James E., George A., Mary M., Eugene, and Patrick H. in Stillwater in the 1885 MN census. This would make him born about 1848.

      State Census Index
      Census ID: 1794459
      Census Year: 1885
      Census Location: Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, United States
      Subject: Census records
      Type: Text, Government Record, Historical Records

      This family is in the 1905 census in Stillwater, James is listed as 56 years old (born about 1849), wife, son George A, 27, George's wife, and grandson George James, 1 year old; Eugene, and Patrick also still at home.

      Gillis, James
      State Census Index
      Census ID: 1794456
      Census Year: 1905
      Census Location: Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, United States
      Subject: Census records
      Type: Text, Government Record, Historical Records
      Age: 56, Gender: Male, Ethnicity: White, Birthplace: Canada, Father's Birthplace: Scotland, Mother's Birthplace: Canada,

      Note this shows that this James' father was born in Scotland. Not sure this is the "our" James.

  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.

    2. [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].

    3. [S20] See notes for John Alfred Gillis; AFN: K266-PR.