| Father |
William GILLIS, b. 20 Aug 1803, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland  , d. 20 Dec 1889, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Nancy ROBINSON, b. 5 Aug 1815, Armagh, Ireland , d. 5 Jul 1887, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec (Boutelle Cemetary) (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
4 Mar 1833 |
Ch. Of England, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Can [3, 5, 6, 7] |
- It was a very stormy day and the wedding party walked up to their knees in snow from the bride's father's home, Samuel Robinson, on the Dublin Range,
to the same place that another couple were also be married that day. There were no roads there in those days so they had to walk. After the wedding, the party walked back to Samuel Robinson's home.
They were married at the home of Alexander Learmoth, a Church of England minister, on Grays Road, near the present town of Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec.
Note: Repertory of Births, Marriages, and Burials, "The Anglo-Protestants of Megantic County", 1826-1991, from the LDS Family Library, lists William Gillis and Nancy Robinson's marriage date as March 4, 1833; in Church of England, by Leeds, witnesses: Alexander Learmoth and William Stele. [3, 4, 5]
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| Family ID |
F12 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
1845 - Yes, date unknown