Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

Edith Mabel Gillis

Edith Mabel Gillis[1, 2, 3]

Female 1882 - 1964  (82 years)

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  • Name Edith Mabel Gillis  [4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 2 Jul 1882  Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1900  Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1910  Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    _UID 9D2245E8674A4573AB2505526215D5BD855C 
    Died 27 Aug 1964  Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 8
    Person ID I39  Ernest Benjamin Gillis
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2018 

    Father Rev. William McNab Gillis,   b. 20 May 1845, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1928, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Codville,   b. 11 Sep 1849, Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1940, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1877  Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
    • 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. [4, 5]
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    J.O. Thompson, Winnifred, Edith
    J.O. Thompson, Winnifred, Edith
    Obituary
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  • Notes 
    • Edith Mabel Gillis, daughter of William McNab and Mary Elizabeth Codville Gillis was born 7/2/1882 in Wardsboro (Windham County) Vermont. She attended grade school at Plainview, Minnesota and high school in Pine Island, Minnesota. She graduated from Hamline University with a degree in teaching in 1905 and taught music in Walnut Grove and Windom (Minnesota).

      In 1907 Edith married Claude Albertson, another Hamline graduate, but had the great sorrow of losing him in death the same year. On August 8, 1923 she was married to J. O. Thompson (1880-1959) in Windom, Minnesota. a widower with two daughters, Bernice and Lucille. Together, they had one daughter, Winifred.

      Edith was a very active member of the First Methodist Church in Windom - serving as church pianist, teacher in Sunday School, and active in various women's organizations.

      Edith died 8/27/1964, age 82. [4, 5, 8]

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

    2. [S112] Rogers: 2009 Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers.

    3. [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=1782492244

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

    5. [S68] P. Rogers GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].

    6. [S161] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18), 1,7602::0., Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T623_764; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 49. (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: Jul 1882Birth place: VermontResidence date: 1900Residence place: Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota
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    7. [S165] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was), 1,7884::0., Year: 1910; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: 1883Birth place: VermontResidence date: 1910Residence place: Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota
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    8. [S89] Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family, Fred Marchand, (http://www.ernestbenjamingillis.com/index.html).

    9. [S87] Peter Rogers, Peter Rogers.

    10. [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: 1877Marriage place: Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec
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    11. [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: 1877Marriage place: Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec
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    12. [S161] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18), 1,7602::0., 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:
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