Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

Family: Rev. William McNab GILLIS / Mary Elizabeth CODVILLE (F10)

m. 24 Apr 1877


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  • Father | Male
    Rev. William McNab GILLIS

    Born  20 May 1845  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  12 Mar 1849  Methodist Church, Leeds, Inverness, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jul 1928  Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  24 Apr 1877  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]  Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    Mary Elizabeth CODVILLE

    Born  11 Sep 1849  Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Apr 1940  Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Male
    Ernest Benjamin GILLIS

    Born  11 Jul 1888  South Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Mar 1976  Redmond, King, Washington, United States Of America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Redmond, King, Washington, United States Of America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Della Mae EDWARDS | F4 
    Married  16 Jul 1914  Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • The couple married April 24, 1877 at 3pm in the afternoon in the home of her brother, in Quebec City.  The service was performed by the Rev. H. E. Blaud.

      Their honeymoon consisted of a trip to Rutland, Vermont, where William was ordained as a minister and received his first appointment to the Methodist-Episcopal Church at Landgrove, Vermont. [1, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] .

    2. [S87] .

    3. [S202] (Reliability: 3).
      Marriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=11888242&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S68] .

    5. [S202] (Reliability: 3).
      Marriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=14458511&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S161] Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T623_764; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 49. (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date:  May 1845Birth place:  CanadaMarriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Residence date:  1900Residence place:  Pine Island Village, Goodhue, MinnesotaArrival date:  UnknArrival place:
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=75969051&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt