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101 After moving to Washington State in the '40s with the rest of the family, "Marylou" graduated from Edmonds High School, then worked as a buyer in a department store in Seattle. She married Harold Landre and they raised their family in Portland Oregon, and also in Brookings, Oregon. Marylou returned to school when she was in her 40s and became a registered nurse in 1973. She then worked in pediatrics for a major hospital in Portland, becoming a nurse manager, and also worked in private homes to care for seriously ill children. Gillis, Mary Louise (I32)
 
102 After moving to Washington State in the '40s with the rest of the family, "Marylou" graduated from Edmonds High School, then worked as a buyer in a department store in Seattle.  She married Harold Landre and they raised their family in Portland Oregon, and also in Brookings, Oregon.  Marylou returned to school when she was in her 40s and became a registered nurse in 1973.  She then worked in pediatrics for a major hospital in Portland, becoming a nurse manager, and also worked in private homes to care for seriously ill children. GILLIS, Mary Louise (I32)
 
103 Aged 45 years 5 months and 17 days, cancer of face extending to tongue bones of face. JARDINE, John Henry (I681)
 
104 Aged 45 years 5 months and 17 days, cancer of face extending to tongue bones of face. JARDINE, John Henry (I681)
 
105 Agnes was born 11/16/1857 in Hamilton City, Canada to John and Elizabeth Jardine. She was raised in Wisconsin. Della's daughter Coline related the story that when Agnes was a small girl, her parents left her (and perhaps siblings) with their friends, the Ferguson family, to be cared for while they were out for the evening to an event in a town in New York state. They told the Fergusons that if anything happened to them, please keep and care for Agnes. As fate would have it, the event's grandstand collapsed, and both of Agnes's parents died in the tragedy and the Fergusons cared for Agnes.

Family lore relates other versions of the story including that there was a fire at the event and her parents died; also that only the mother was killed and that Agnes' father, a sailor, later drowned in Lake Michigan. Agnes' siblings were told other versions: that their parents were killed in a sleighing accident or that they died in a factory explosion when Elizabeth took lunch to her husband.

However, the truth is that sometime before 1870, Agnes' mother, Elizabeth Jardine died and her father took the children to the Protestant Orphanage Asylum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is believed that Agnes went almost immediately to live with the Ferguson family as a servant. It is possible that Mary Ann also went to work quite soon after their arrival. John Henry, and Edward William lived at the orphanage until old enough to be placed as workers.

In the 1870 Federal Census - Dodge, Wisc M593-1710; Page 127; Image 255: Wisconsin: Dodge County (part), Agnes Jardine is living with a Ferguson family. She is 13 and listed as having attended school that year. The family she is living with are: David Ferguson, 52, farmer, born in Scotland, US citizen; Jennett, 52, keeping house, born in Scotland; Ferguson, Drysdale, 27; Ferguson, Thomas, 24, farmer; Ferguson, Christine, 22, school teacher; Ferguson, William, 19, farm laborer; Jardine, Agnes, 13, domestic servant, born in Wisconsin, parents both of foreign birth. John, 7 and Edward, 5 are listed in the 1870 Census at the asylum as John and Edward JORDAN. The youngest sibling, Jennie, was adopted by Thomas and Henrietta Lyon. In the 1870 census, Jennie is living with the Lyon family as Jane, 4 years old.

I have been unable to find Mary Ann (Molly) in the 1870 census. Note that she is shown as 4 months old in the June 1860 census, but her headstone shows she was born in Mar 1859. Either the 1860 census record is incorrect, or she may actually have been born in 1860, and her age was confused or 'made older' in order to be able to go to work sooner, because John Henry asks her in a letter when he is an adult to ask if she knows exactly how old he is, so obviously many facts about their childhood were lost.

In the 1880 census, in Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, Mary Jardine, 21 years old, servant, born in Wisconsin, father born in Scotland, mother born in Canada West (as Ontario was known) living with a John H. Grant family: John, 33, Effie, 26, Lisa, 5, and Earl, 2. (1880 Census, Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisc., Roll: T9_1422)

The Protestant Orphan Asylum was established in 1850 on Marshall Street near Biddle for the protection and support of destitute orphan children. This orphanage was run by a Board of Managers which consisted of women from different protestant denominations in the city and supported by voluntary contributions and the proceeds of fairs. When an infant boy was found on the doorstep of the institution in 1868, no one was too surprised, given the establishment's purpose. But after the orphanage moved to E. North Avenue the next year, babies were still left at the doors on Marshall Street, as newspapers of the day recounted.

Agnes married Edward Edwards in 1878 in Canada. Edward and Agnes first lived on a farm near Batavia, New York. Their first four children were born there, from 1879 to 1885. In the 1880 U.S. Census taken in Orangeville, Wyoming County, New York*, Agnes listed her occupation as "at home". She was 22 years old at the time and noted that she was born in Canada, her father born in Scotland, and her mother in Canada - further confirming that the Jardine family found in the 1860 census may be Agnes' family. At the time of the census, the young married couple were living with Edward's parents and younger brother. Their oldest child, Jennie, born 11/9/1879, died when she was eleven months old. She is not listed on the census.

From New York, the Edwards family they moved to Washington, D.C.; then Sioux City, Iowa; Jasper, Minnesota; Tracy Minnesota; then back to Sioux City, Iowa where they lived the rest of their lives. Ada, Anna, John, Della, and Robert were born in Sioux City, from 1888 to 1898 and Agnes was born in Amiret, Minnesota in 1901.

In this 1937 letter Agnes wrote to Helen and Ernest and "the little mass", she tells of all the good food and friendship they had over the Christmas holiday.

Agnes died in 11/28/1928 at her home in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 83. She is buried in Sioux City, Iowa.

Note Agnes' mother and Edward's father were siblings. 
JARDINE, Agnes M. (I216)
 
106 Agnes was born 11/16/1857 in Hamilton City, Canada to John and Elizabeth Jardine. She was raised in Wisconsin. Della's daughter Coline related the story that when Agnes was a small girl, her parents left her (and perhaps siblings) with their friends, the Ferguson family, to be cared for while they were out for the evening to an event in a town in New York state. They told the Fergusons that if anything happened to them, please keep and care for Agnes. As fate would have it, the event's grandstand collapsed, and both of Agnes's parents died in the tragedy and the Fergusons cared for Agnes.

Family lore relates other versions of the story including that there was a fire at the event and her parents died; also that only the mother was killed and that Agnes' father, a sailor, later drowned in Lake Michigan. Agnes' siblings were told other versions: that their parents were killed in a sleighing accident or that they died in a factory explosion when Elizabeth took lunch to her husband.

However, the truth is that sometime before 1870, Agnes' mother, Elizabeth Jardine died and her father took the children to the Protestant Orphanage Asylum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is believed that Agnes went almost immediately to live with the Ferguson family as a servant. It is possible that Mary Ann also went to work quite soon after their arrival. John Henry, and Edward William lived at the orphanage until old enough to be placed as workers.

In the 1870 Federal Census - Dodge, Wisc M593-1710; Page 127; Image 255: Wisconsin: Dodge County (part), Agnes Jardine is living with a Ferguson family. She is 13 and listed as having attended school that year. The family she is living with are: David Ferguson, 52, farmer, born in Scotland, US citizen; Jennett, 52, keeping house, born in Scotland; Ferguson, Drysdale, 27; Ferguson, Thomas, 24, farmer; Ferguson, Christine, 22, school teacher; Ferguson, William, 19, farm laborer; Jardine, Agnes, 13, domestic servant, born in Wisconsin, parents both of foreign birth. John, 7 and Edward, 5 are listed in the 1870 Census at the asylum as John and Edward JORDAN. The youngest sibling, Jennie, was adopted by Thomas and Henrietta Lyon. In the 1870 census, Jennie is living with the Lyon family as Jane, 4 years old.

I have been unable to find Mary Ann (Molly) in the 1870 census. Note that she is shown as 4 months old in the June 1860 census, but her headstone shows she was born in Mar 1859. Either the 1860 census record is incorrect, or she may actually have been born in 1860, and her age was confused or 'made older' in order to be able to go to work sooner, because John Henry asks her in a letter when he is an adult to ask if she knows exactly how old he is, so obviously many facts about their childhood were lost.

In the 1880 census, in Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, Mary Jardine, 21 years old, servant, born in Wisconsin, father born in Scotland, mother born in Canada West (as Ontario was known) living with a John H. Grant family: John, 33, Effie, 26, Lisa, 5, and Earl, 2. (1880 Census, Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisc., Roll: T9_1422)

The Protestant Orphan Asylum was established in 1850 on Marshall Street near Biddle for the protection and support of destitute orphan children. This orphanage was run by a Board of Managers which consisted of women from different protestant denominations in the city and supported by voluntary contributions and the proceeds of fairs. When an infant boy was found on the doorstep of the institution in 1868, no one was too surprised, given the establishment's purpose. But after the orphanage moved to E. North Avenue the next year, babies were still left at the doors on Marshall Street, as newspapers of the day recounted.

Agnes married Edward Edwards in 1878 in Canada. Edward and Agnes first lived on a farm near Batavia, New York. Their first four children were born there, from 1879 to 1885. In the 1880 U.S. Census taken in Orangeville, Wyoming County, New York*, Agnes listed her occupation as "at home". She was 22 years old at the time and noted that she was born in Canada, her father born in Scotland, and her mother in Canada - further confirming that the Jardine family found in the 1860 census may be Agnes' family. At the time of the census, the young married couple were living with Edward's parents and younger brother. Their oldest child, Jennie, born 11/9/1879, died when she was eleven months old. She is not listed on the census.

From New York, the Edwards family they moved to Washington, D.C.; then Sioux City, Iowa; Jasper, Minnesota; Tracy Minnesota; then back to Sioux City, Iowa where they lived the rest of their lives. Ada, Anna, John, Della, and Robert were born in Sioux City, from 1888 to 1898 and Agnes was born in Amiret, Minnesota in 1901.

In the 1895 Iowa state census, the family was living in Sioux City with Harry, 13, Mary, 9, Ada, 6, Anna, 3, and John, 1. Edward was listed as a teamster with no religious affiliation; Agnes indicated she was Presbyterian.

In this 1937 letter Agnes wrote to Helen and Ernest and "the little mass", she tells of all the good food and friendship they had over the Christmas holiday.

Agnes died in 11/28/1928 at her home in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 83. Her death certificate notes cause of death chronic gastro-enteritis, stoppage of the bowels, entero-hepatic, incident to probable malignancy. She was 81 years and 11 days old. She is buried in Logan Park in Sioux City, Iowa.

Note Agnes' mother and Edward's father were siblings. 
Jardine, Agnes M. (I216)
 
107 Albert had a fairly long and decorated military service, starting under-age in the military and serving well.  He was put in charge of other men right away - officers saw that he was a leader and could make decisions even at a young age.  Albert later began building houses after establishing his home in Alderwood Manor and built many homes before retiring.  Betty, his wife, was a thorough bookkeeper for their business and always kept papers current. CYR, Albert Marion (I311)
 
108 Alexander McDole was a Damask manufacturer. He had one
daughter, Catherine. 
McDowell, Alexander (I592)
 
109 Alexander McDole was a Damask manufacturer. He had one
daughter,  Catherine. 
McDOWELL, Alexander (I592)
 
110 Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14821060 EDWARDS, Mary Margaret (I220)
 
111 Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14821060 EDWARDS, Mary Margaret (I220)
 
112 Andrew Gillis
Andrew Gillis was the oldest son of Robert Gillis and Catherine McDole Gillis. He purchased some small holdings in Ireland. On July 5, 1826 he married Elizabeth Ridley, St. Salvator's Church of Ireland, Donagh Parish. They had five sons and 2 daughters. They lived on the Donagh Parish-based farmstead which a descendent of Robert Gillis was living on when Benjamin Cole Gillis visited Ireland in 1910.

This is the only verifiable marriage of the Gillis sons including William/Andrew/Robert in the church registers, according to 2006 research in Belfast. Marriage on 05 Jul 1826, St. Salvator's Church of Ireland, Donagh Parish. Witnesses per church records: William Watters, William Scott, John Riddle

D.Mooney Andrew Gillis Report:  "Remained on farm at Glaslough.  Listed in Griffiths 'Valuation of Tenements' 1860 for Parish of Donagh as renting a house, offices and land of approx. 18 acres from Charles P. Leslie, who was and is the large landowner in the district (Leslie Castle)."

The following was told by Tom Gillis of Ottawa to his sister Katie in l943:

Uncle Andrew, the eldest son of Robert Gillis and Catherine McDole had two sons, Robert and Thomas.  Robert was the man who trailed and caught Crippen on a boat at Quebec.    He was the Inspector of Scotland Yards and either he or Thomas recovered with the "queen's Gold Lace."  In l9l9, Edgar (Kate Gillis Brown's son) visited them when on leave at Tandragee. Robert's son Sidney, invalided home, badly wounded.  Both Robert and Thomas traveled extensively in Canada and Australia.  Robert was in Toronto when it was still called York.  His son stayed one winter with Marsha (Martha?) Gillis in Inverness. 
GILLIS, Andrew (I61)
 
113 Andrew Gillis
Andrew Gillis was the oldest son of Robert Gillis and Catherine McDole Gillis. He purchased some small holdings in Ireland. On July 5, 1826 he married Elizabeth Ridley, St. Salvator's Church of Ireland, Donagh Parish. They had five sons and 2 daughters. They lived on the Donagh Parish-based farmstead which a descendent of Robert Gillis was living on when Benjamin Cole Gillis visited Ireland in 1910.

This is the only verifiable marriage of the Gillis sons including William/Andrew/Robert in the church registers, according to 2006 research in Belfast. Marriage on 05 Jul 1826, St. Salvator's Church of Ireland, Donagh Parish. Witnesses per church records: William Watters, William Scott, John Riddle

D.Mooney Andrew Gillis Report: "Remained on farm at Glaslough. Listed in Griffiths 'Valuation of Tenements' 1860 for Parish of Donagh as renting a house, offices and land of approx. 18 acres from Charles P. Leslie, who was and is the large landowner in the district (Leslie Castle)."

The following was told by Tom Gillis of Ottawa to his sister Katie in l943:

Uncle Andrew, the eldest son of Robert Gillis and Catherine McDole had two sons, Robert and Thomas. Robert was the man who trailed and caught Crippen on a boat at Quebec. He was the Inspector of Scotland Yards and either he or Thomas recovered with the "queen's Gold Lace." In l9l9, Edgar (Kate Gillis Brown's son) visited them when on leave at Tandragee. Robert's son Sidney, invalided home, badly wounded. Both Robert and Thomas traveled extensively in Canada and Australia. Robert was in Toronto when it was still called York. His son stayed one winter with Marsha (Martha?) Gillis in Inverness. 
Gillis, Andrew (I61)
 
114 Apoplexy: Apoplexy (from Ancient Greek ?p?p????a (apoplexia) 'a striking away') is rupture of an internal organ and the accompanying symptoms. The term formerly referred to what is called a hemorrhagic stroke, which is a ruptured blood vessel in the brain.
apoplexy 
Codville, James (I779)
 
115 Army Officer Codville, Francis Hilary (I746)
 
116 Arrived at Quebec 3 weeks after the brig Caledonia had landed. Gillis, William (I43)
 
117 Arrived in Quebec on the ship "Brigham" from Glasslough, County Monaghan, Ireland Robinson, James (I1011)
 
118 Arrived in Quebec on the ship "Brigham" from Glasslough, County Monaghan, Ireland ROBINSON, James (I1011)
 
119 Arrived on Ship "Brigham" Robinson, Samuel (I878)
 
120 At age 25, emigrated to Canada, staying with his Uncle William Mooney, John (I602)
 
121 Barbara became ill just after her 3rd birthday.  Coline remembered her last words were "Mommy, my head wiggles funny".  Coline slept with Barb that night, the whole family was very ill with a bad flu.  Barb began convulsing during the night and had an extremely high fever.  Dillon put Barb into the bathtub with cool water to help bring the fever down.  he was so sick with the flu, he didn't recall doing that.  he was sick for a week. Seattle Childrens Hospital ran every test they knew of but were unable to pinpoint what she had. She continued to convulse and have high fevers for 6 months or so, by then she was in a nursing home and ended up with the mind of a 3 month old. COBURN, Barbara June (I352)
 
122 Benjamin was baptized May 23, 1859 Wesleyan Methodist Church, (Leeds). He was raised on his father's farm and received his early education at Inverness Academy. After leaving home, he studied at Leland and Gray Seminary at Townsend, Vermont, for 2 years; he also took classical music course at Wesley Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1885. He then became a student in the college and theological departments of Boston University, where he remained until 1890.

In the spring of 1890, he moved West, and preached at the Presbyterian Church at Canton, Minnesota, during the summer vacation, and in that fall he entered the Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois; he graduated from the school of theology of that institution with a Bachelor's degree from the Boston University. In the fall of 1890, he joined the Minnesota Conference of the Methodist Church, and served his first appointment at Elgin, where he remained for 2 years.

He then served 1 year at Oliver Branch Church in Winona, followed by 4-year pastorates at Kasson and Chatfield. During this time, Ben married Mary Lodema Palmerlee (called Lodema) at the farm residence of the bride's parents, Hon. and Mrs. W.H. Palmerlee, in Asland Township. Rev. W. M. Gillis , brother of the groom, performed the ceremony. Following the wedding, dinner was served. That evening the M.E. church at Kasson held a reception for the newlyweds with approximately 250 present to express their congratulations.

In 1901, he went to Marshall for a 5-year pastorate, and then served 12 years at First Methodist-Episcopal (during this time bringing in his brother William Mc Nab as an associate) in Windom, MN.

In 1910 Benjamin visited his father's birthplace in Northern Ireland and toured Europe and visited the Holy Land.

In 1918 Ben moved to Rochester where he remained until his death in 1932. In Rochester, he served as the hospital pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was Rochester's first hospital pastor of Protestant denomination, and during his 13 years of service there he ministered to thousands of patients.

Ben suffered a heart attack in 1931 and died at age 73 on November 2, 1932 after a week of illness with pneumonia and complications. He was survived by his wife and their one son, Bruce. Rev. Benjamin Gillis was a prominent figure and four funeral services were held in his memorial. Ben was a member of the Masonic Orders, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Kiwanis Club. 
Gillis, Rev. Benjamin Cole (I57)
 
123 Benjamin was baptized May 23, 1859 Wesleyan Methodist Church, (Leeds). He was raised on his father's farm and received his early education at Inverness Academy.  After leaving home, he studied at Leland and Gray Seminary at Townsend, Vermont, for 2 years; he also took classical music course at Wesley Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1885.  He then became a student in the college and theological departments of Boston University, where he remained until 1890.

In the spring of 1890, he moved West, and preached at the Presbyterian Church at Canton, Minnesota, during the summer vacation, and in that fall he entered the Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois; he graduated from the school of theology of that institution with a Bachelor's degree from the Boston University.  In the fall of 1890, he joined the Minnesota Conference of the Methodist Church, and served his first appointment at Elgin, where he remained for 2 years.

He then served 1 year at Oliver Branch Church in Winona, followed by 4-year pastorates at Kasson and Chatfield.  During this time, Ben married  Mary Lodema Palmerlee  (called Lodema) at the farm residence of the bride's parents, Hon. and Mrs. W.H. Palmerlee, in Asland Township.  Rev. W. M. Gillis , brother of the groom, performed the ceremony. Following the wedding, dinner was served. That evening the M.E. church at Kasson held a  reception for the newlyweds with approximately 250 present to express their congratulations.

In 1901, he went to Marshall for a 5-year pastorate, and then served 12 years at First Methodist-Episcopal (during this time bringing in his brother William Mc Nab as an associate) in Windom, MN.

In 1910 Benjamin visited his father's birthplace in Northern Ireland and toured Europe and visited the Holy Land.

In 1918 Ben moved to Rochester where he remained until his death in 1932.  In Rochester, he served as the hospital pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He was Rochester's first hospital pastor of Protestant denomination, and during his 13 years of service there he ministered to thousands of patients.

Ben suffered a heart attack in 1931 and died at age 73 on November 2, 1932 after a week of illness with pneumonia and complications.  He was survived by his wife and their one son, Bruce. Rev. Benjamin Gillis was a prominent figure and four funeral services were held in his memorial.   Ben was a member of the Masonic Orders, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Kiwanis Club. 
GILLIS, Rev. Benjamin Cole (I57)
 
124 Block 32 Section 71 Lot 6, no marker

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111929984/anna-eleanor-simmers 
HAMAKER, Anna Eleanor (I1253)
 
125 Block 32 Section 71 Lot 6, no marker

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111929984/anna-eleanor-simmers 
HAMAKER, Anna Eleanor (I1253)
 
126 Bruce worked for Minnesota's
Public Utilities Commission and
later was appointed as the South
Dakota Commissioner of
Revenue. In 1960, Bruce started
the South Dakota Association of
Assessing Officers 
Gillis, Bruce D. (I5595)
 
127 Bruce worked for Minnesota's
Public Utilities Commission and
later was appointed as the South
Dakota Commissioner of
Revenue. In 1960, Bruce started
the  South Dakota Association of
Assessing Officers 
GILLIS, Bruce D. (I5595)
 
128 Burial 3 Nov 1942. Robinson, Stuart (I1115)
 
129 Burial 3 Nov 1942. ROBINSON, Stuart (I1115)
 
130 by Jas Alexander Gillis, Ellen (I5602)
 
131 by Jas Alexander GILLIS, Ellen (I5602)
 
132 Caroline N. SCOTT Scott, Caroline Rebecca (I814)
 
133 Carrie Maud Gillis born 1876 in Quebec (her birth was registered in Bloomfield, VT). Married R. R. Gurley in January 1893 in Phillips County, KS. Died between 1900 and 1910.

In the 1880 census, she was 4 years old living with her parents in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips County. Her mother stated all her children were alive in the 1900 census but that they were all deceased in the 1910 census.

1900 Kansas, Morris, Elm Creek, ED# 102
Roll: T623 491; Page: 211; Sheet: 5B
June 7, 1900
HH# 106/111
Gurley, Romain R., head, w, m, May 1870, 30, married 8 yrs, IA WI PA, day
laborer
----- Maud (indexed as Maria), wife, w, f, Jan 1876, 24, married 8 yrs, 2
births, 2 living, CAN CAN VT
----- Minnie, dau, w, f, Aug 1894, 5, single, MO IA CAN
----- Clyde, son, w, m, Sep 1899, 8 mos, single, KS IA CAN

The family is in Pratt Co., KS in 1910 minus the wife and mother. 
GILLIS, Carrie Maud (I5590)
 
134 Carrie Maud Gillis born 1876 in Quebec (her birth was registered in Bloomfield, VT). Married R. R. Gurley in January 1893 in Phillips County, KS. Died between 1900 and 1910.

In the 1880 census, she was 4 years old living with her parents in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips County. Her mother stated all her children were alive in the 1900 census but that they were all deceased in the 1910 census.

1900 Kansas, Morris, Elm Creek, ED# 102
Roll: T623 491; Page: 211; Sheet: 5B
June 7, 1900
HH# 106/111
Gurley, Romain R., head, w, m, May 1870, 30, married 8 yrs, IA WI PA, day
laborer
----- Maud (indexed as Maria), wife, w, f, Jan 1876, 24, married 8 yrs, 2
births, 2 living, CAN CAN VT
----- Minnie, dau, w, f, Aug 1894, 5, single, MO IA CAN
----- Clyde, son, w, m, Sep 1899, 8 mos, single, KS IA CAN

The family is in Pratt Co., KS in 1910 minus the wife and mother. 
Gillis, Carrie Maud (I5590)
 
135 Catherine McDole was the only daughter of Alexander McDole, a Damask manufacturer. She married Robert Gillis. They had three sons and one daughter. The birth order of the children is unknown at this time although John William was born in 1804 and Rebecca's son John was born in 1818 so it is
likely that Rebecca was older than John William . 
McDowell, Catherine (I60)
 
136 Catherine McDole was the only daughter of  Alexander McDole,
a Damask manufacturer. She married  Robert Gillis .
They had three sons and one daughter. The birth order of the
children is unknown at this time although  John William  was
born in 1804 and  Rebecca's  son John was born in 1818 so it is
likely that  Rebecca  was older than  John William . 
McDOWELL, Catherine (I60)
 
137 Catherine was born 12/6/1861, the daughter of William & Nancy (Robinson) Gillis . In the 1881 census of Canada, Inverness East, Megantic County, Quebec, Catherine was listed as unmarried, 19
years old, of Irish origin, born in Quebec, occupation: school teacher, religion: Methodist Canada. On the census she was living with her sister, Rebecka Gillis , and Agnes Kean, 16 years old. Catherine's oldest sister Ellen was married to Robert Kean - it is possible that Agnes was Catherine's niece.
Catherine married Ezra H. Brown and resided in Detroit, Michigan. She died 7/12/1947.

SEE notes about conversation between Thomas Gillis, Catherine's brother, and herself in 1943, concerning the Gillis family, provided in April 2001 by Mrs. Shirley Aabjerg by email, under John William Gillis NOTES. Copy of same letter later obtained by mail from Mrs. Harvey of Australia in July 2001.

see 1871 census in father's notes 
Gillis, Catherine McNabb (I58)
 
138 Catherine was born 12/6/1861, the daughter of  William  &  Nancy (Robinson) Gillis . In the 1881 census of Canada, Inverness East, Megantic County, Quebec, Catherine was listed as unmarried, 19
years old, of Irish origin, born in Quebec, occupation: school teacher, religion: Methodist Canada. On the census she was living with her sister,  Rebecka Gillis , and Agnes Kean, 16 years old. Catherine's oldest sister  Ellen  was married to Robert Kean - it is possible that Agnes was Catherine's niece.
Catherine married Ezra H. Brown and resided in Detroit, Michigan. She died 7/12/1947.

SEE notes about conversation between Thomas Gillis, Catherine's brother, and herself in 1943, concerning the Gillis family, provided in April 2001 by Mrs. Shirley Aabjerg by email, under John William Gillis NOTES.  Copy of same letter later obtained by mail from Mrs. Harvey of Australia in July 2001.

see 1871 census in father's notes 
GILLIS, Catherine McNabb (I58)
 
139 CENSUS 1881 QC, MEGANTIC 50, Inverness E e-1, page 38-39, C-13195
Kin: Age: Born: Occupation: Religion: Status:
Wife 54 SCT 1827 ----- Meth Married to William, 6 children 
Baxter, Isabella (I991)
 
140 CENSUS 1881 QC, MEGANTIC 50, Inverness E e-1, page 38-39, C-13195
Kin:      Age:      Born:                  Occupation:      Religion:      Status:
Wife      54      SCT 1827            -----            Meth            Married to William, 6 children 
BAXTER, Isabella (I991)
 
141 Census for 1851 Megantic has been lost. [JAM] Moore, Hannah (I986)
 
142 Census for 1851 Megantic has been lost. [JAM] MOORE, Hannah (I986)
 
143 Certificate No. 828: To practice Optometry in the Province of Ontario by Exemption From Examination
By Virtue of the provisions of an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario known as the "Optometry Act 1919" EDGAR C. BROWN is hereby entitled to continue the Practice of Optometry. Given under our hand and seal this FIRST day of MAY A.D. 1920
Board of Examiners in Optometry 
Brown, Edgar Carlyle Phmb (I112)
 
144 Certificate No. 828: To practice Optometry in the Province of Ontario by Exemption From Examination
By Virtue of the provisions of an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario known as the "Optometry Act 1919" EDGAR C. BROWN is hereby entitled to continue the Practice of Optometry. Given under our hand and seal this FIRST day of MAY A.D. 1920 
BROWN, Edgar Carlyle Phmb (I112)
 
145 Charles Edwards was born on November 29th, 1861 in Cannington or Woodville, Ontario, Canada. (The two towns are very close to each other). He was the son of Henry Edwards and Jane Sproul Edwards. When Charles was four years old, the family moved to New York state. In the 1870 U.S. Census, Charles lived in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York with his parents and his brother, Edward (then 13), and his sister Elizabeth (11 yrs). Charles was 8 at the time. The census reports that he, his siblings, and both parents were born in Canada.

During the 1880 U.S. Census taking in Orangeville, Wyoming County, New York*, he was living at home with his parents and his older brother Edward and his wife Agnes. Charles was 18 at the timeand stated his occupation as farm laborer. He indicated he was born in Canada as were both of his parents.

Charles married Johanna ("Jennie") Youngpeter on November 27, 1883. They had three daughters: Elizabeth, Jessie, and Julianna. Charles' parents lived with them many of their years as his father was of ill health for the last 30 years of his life. When Charles and Jennie were first married they lived in Bethany, NY. In 1894, Charles leased a tenant house and a 156 acre farm in Batavia (the F. B. Redfield farm).

Jennie and Charles celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1933 at the Oakfield, NY home of their daughter, Elizabeth. Celebrating with them were all three children and 11 grandchildren.

Charles died December 3, 1936. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee County, New York. 
EDWARDS, Charles Henry (I686)
 
146 Charles Edwards was born on November 29th, 1861 in Cannington or Woodville, Ontario, Canada. (The two towns are very close to each other). He was the son of Henry Edwards and Jane Sproul Edwards. When Charles was four years old, the family moved to New York state. In the 1870 U.S. Census, Charles lived in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York with his parents and his brother, Edward (then 13), and his sister Elizabeth (11 yrs). Charles was 8 at the time. The census reports that he, his siblings, and both parents were born in Canada.

During the 1880 U.S. Census taking in Orangeville, Wyoming County, New York*, he was living at home with his parents and his older brother Edward and his wife Agnes. Charles was 18 at the timeand stated his occupation as farm laborer. He indicated he was born in Canada as were both of his parents.

Charles married Johanna ("Jennie") Youngpeter on November 27, 1883. They had three daughters: Elizabeth, Jessie, and Julianna. Charles' parents lived with them many of their years as his father was of ill health for the last 30 years of his life. When Charles and Jennie were first married they lived in Bethany, NY. In 1894, Charles leased a tenant house and a 156 acre farm in Batavia (the F. B. Redfield farm).

Jennie and Charles celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1933 at the Oakfield, NY home of their daughter, Elizabeth. Celebrating with them were all three children and 11 grandchildren.

Charles died December 3, 1936. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee County, New York. 
EDWARDS, Charles Henry (I686)
 
147 Charles Henry Edwards (called Henry)
Henry Edwards was born in Canada on 4 Mar 1831.

He was living with his son, Edward, when the 1880 U.S. Census* was taken. At the time of the census, he listed his occupation as farmer and noted that he was born in Canada, his father was born in England, and his mother in Ireland. He was listed as 49 years old.

*1880 Census data from: Family History Library Film 1254948, NA Film Number T9-0948, Page 205A. 
EDWARDS, Charles Henry (I257)
 
148 Charles Henry Edwards (called Henry)
Henry Edwards was born in Canada on 4 Mar 1831.

He was living with his son, Edward, when the 1880 U.S. Census* was taken. At the time of the census, he listed his occupation as farmer and noted that he was born in Canada, his father was born in England, and his mother in Ireland. He was listed as 49 years old.

*1880 Census data from: Family History Library Film 1254948, NA Film Number T9-0948, Page 205A. 
EDWARDS, Charles Henry (I257)
 
149 Clare Landre
Clare Chave Landre, 90, a former resident of Bremerton died Monday in Portland, Ore.
She was born April 9, 1901, in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, and was raised there. She married Carl Landre Jr. in 1926 in Portland and they lived in Bremerton for several years. He preceded her in death in 1944.
Her son Harold Tayler preceded her in death in 1986.
Mrs. Landre is survived by six grandchildren, including Debra and Mary Landre, both of Seattle, and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Thursday at Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church, with interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel. 
Chave, Clare (I1935036879)
 
150 Coline graduated from Balaton High School in 1939. She went on to Mankato State College from 1939-41 where she received a 2-year teaching degree. She taught school, grades 1-4 at Evan, MN; grades 1-8 at Burchard, MN; and grades 2-3 at Henderson, MN.

After she and Don moved to Washington State, they established a home in Maltby, Washington, later moving to Longbranch. In 1956 through 1981 she taught as a substitute teacher in all areas of grade school, including special education - with a teaching career totaling 28 years - she says she "enjoyed every minute of it".

Coline and Don were noted in the family for continually hosting picnics and gatherings at their homes in Washington State, for many many years. It became an annual tradition during 1968 through 1981 to have a family Labor Day Picnic at their Longbranch home, where sometimes as many as 68-70 relatives and friends would come for the entire weekend - they generously fixed steaks outside on a huge grill. Often they would make apple cider, the best. This writer remembers Coline for frequently having huge containers of ice cream in her storage. These were memorable and fun times for all of the family. 
Gillis, Marjorie Coline (I4)
 

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