Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

William Leith[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1842 - 1864  (22 years)


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  • Name William Leith  [5, 6, 7
    Born 19 Mar 1842  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Christened 9 Apr 1842  Ireland, Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Meth Ch Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Death Shannandoah Valley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 4B590046EF234DAAB608A9E579C841EBAC26 
    Died 22 Oct 1864  Winchester, Vermont, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Y
    Person ID I1008  Ernest Benjamin Gillis
    Last Modified 25 May 2014 

    Father John Leith,   b. 1817, Enniskillen, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1872, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Hannah Robinson,   b. 31 Oct 1811, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1904, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1840  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was baptized Apr. 9, 1842, of John and Hannah, in the Methodist Church, Ireland Twsp.

      1861 Census Megantic County, 19 years, Wesl. Meth., laborer, with parents.

      He and cousin George Wilton enlisted in Vermont in the Civil War. He was a private in the
      8th Regiment, Company C. of the Vermont Infantry, #000557, 0008, 00002420.

      Died 1864 in the U.S. Civil War at the Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley. [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S114] Metcalf: Robinson GEDCOM 2010, compiled by Jim Metcalf.

    2. [S134] McKay GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Scott McKay.

    3. [S106] Copley: 2008 Leith GEDCOM from Richard Copley, compiled by Richard Copley.

    4. [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.

    5. [S127] PM1 = Pam Murray.

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

    7. [S66] Leith GEDCOM, compiled by R. Copley [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].