Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

Samuel Robinson Gillis[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1848 - 1900  (52 years)


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  • Name Samuel Robinson Gillis  [6, 7
    Alt. Birth Abt 1842 
    Born 8 Apr 1848  , St-Sylvester, Lotbiniere, Quebec, Can Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Christened 12 Mar 1849  Methodist Church, Leeds, Inverness, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 6DBC6518D35E47BFB72DF362CDD36E2F5344 
    Died 16 Aug 1900  , Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Can Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    • Y
    Buried 19 Aug 1900  Methodist Church of Ireland, Megantic Cty, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I538020874  Ernest Benjamin Gillis
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2014 

    Father William Gillis,   b. 20 Aug 1803, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1889, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Nancy Robinson,   b. 5 Aug 1815, Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1887, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec (Boutelle Cemetary) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1833  Ch. Of England, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Can Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 10, 11
    • 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. [6, 7, 9]
    Gillis Siblings
    Gillis Clan
    Rochester, MN
    Front L-R: Rev. Wm. Gillis, Tom Gillis, Rev. Ben Gillis
    Back L-R: Rebecca "Rae" (Gillis) Garvin, Catherine (Gillis) Brown
    Gillis Family
    Gillis Family
    L-R: Rebecca "Rae" Gillis (?); Ezra Healy Brown, Catherine McNabb (Gillis) Brown; Mary (Parmalee) Gillis w/o Ben Gillis; Rev. Tom Gillis; Rev. Ben Gillis
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Unmarried,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 26 May 2014 
    Family ID F163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Samuel R. Gillis was born on April 8, 1848 in Inverness,
      Megontic County, Quebec. He was baptized March 12, 1849
      Methodist Church (Ireland). He died August 16, 1900. He was
      the son of William & Nancy (Robinson) Gillis . Samuel was
      unmarried and succeeded to the family homestead. He died
      when he was 52.

      Samuel shares a gravestone with his father, William , and
      mother, Nancy , in the Boutelles Cemetery where his sister,
      Nancy , is also buried.

      !BIRTH-CHRISTENING: Paul Vachon, THE ANGLO-PROTESTANTS OF MEGANTIC COUNTY,
      Repertory of Births, Marriages, and Burials; 1826-1991; Societe Genealogigue
      de la region de l'Amiante, Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, 1992, Pub. No. 5;
      Births p101;US/CAN 971.4575 K2r,Fiche 6125775,LDS FHL Salt Lake City UT; NOTE:
      "(bapt) 12/03/1849 GILLIS, Samuel Robinson
      (born) 08/04/1848 William (labourer) & Nancy
      bapt.: Methodist Church (Ireland)"

      DEATH-BURIAL: Ibid.; Burials p 44; NOTE:
      "(bur) 19/08/1900 GILLIS, Samuel Robinson (m)
      (dec) 16/08/1900 William & Nancy ROBINSON
      John Gillis
      sep.: Methodist Church (Inv.)"

      Date of death verified per Boutelle Cemetery record; see source note on father WILLIAM John GILLIS. [6, 7]

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

    2. [S91] Wark GEDCOM file, compiled by Marcella Wark [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].

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

    4. [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=1782920057

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

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

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

    8. [S6] Boutelle Cemetary, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, by Mr/Mrs VTL Harper, 1972; LDS, SLC UT 9/16/98; Roll 17114,item39;QB Fam Hx Soc Ceme/GraveList (Reliability: 3).
      Boutelle Cemetery, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, by Mr/Mrs VTL Harper, 1972; LDS, SLC UT 9/16/98; Roll 17114,item39;QB Fam Hx Soc Ceme/GraveList.

    9. [S89] Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family, Fred Marchand, (http://www.ernestbenjamingillis.com/index.html).

    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: 1833Marriage place: Leeds M?gantic (Church of England), 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: 1833Marriage place: Leeds M?gantic (Church of England), Qu?bec
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=6641265&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt