Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
Thomas Scott Gillis[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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Name Thomas Scott Gillis [6, 7] Born 11 Jul 1856 Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) [6, 7, 8]
Christened 23 May 1859 Wesleyan Meth.Ch, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Can Gender Male FindaGrave Memorial ID 203077970 _PPEXCLUDE D _UID D9EDDA0A5C53489DBF045C162E86938E48BF Died 25 Mar 1947 Ottawa, , Ontario, Canada [6, 7, 8]
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Buried Beechwood Mausoleum, Ottawa, , Ontario, Canada [7, 9]
Person ID I56 Ernest Benjamin Gillis Last Modified 9 Jan 2024
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 [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, 8]
Gillis Clan
Rochester, MN
Front L-R: Rev. Wm. Gillis, Tom Gillis, Rev. Ben Gillis
Back L-R: Rebecca "Rae" (Gillis) Garvin, Catherine (Gillis) BrownGillis 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 GillisFamily ID F12 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Evalina Morgan, b. 28 Sep 1871, Lunenburg, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Oct 1948 (Age 77 years)
Children 1. Leara E. Gillis, b. 31 Aug 1892, Lunenburg, , Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Jul 1992, New York
(Age 99 years)
Last Modified 23 May 2014 Family ID F165 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Thomas Scott Gillis - Obit
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Notes - Thomas was born 7/11/1856 in Inverness, Quebec, the son of
William & Nancy (Robinson) Gillis . He was baptized May 27,
1859 Wesleyan Methodist Church (Leeds). He attended the
same academy where Sir Wilfrid Laurier received his early
education at Inverness.
In 1892, Thomas married Mary Evalina Morgan (called Eva) in
Lunenburg Ontario.
In the early part of his business career, Thomas worked in Montreal and Aultsville, after which he went to Lunenburg, Ontario, where he remained in business over 45 years.
Following his retirement in 1923, he moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he remained until his death. He was a member of the Dominion Union Church, where he served as an elder.
Thomas was the last survivor of a family of 15 children, passing
away on 3/25/1947 at the age of 91 of kidney failure. At the
time of his death he lived at 148 Glen Ave, Ottawa. He was
survived by his wife and one daughter, Leara .
He is interred in the Beechwood Mausoleum in Ottawa, Canada in Corridor B? Section 6? Crypt D.
SEE notes under John William Gillis, Thomas' father, from other sources that talk about the family, per conversation in 1943 between Thomas and sister Katie. [6, 7]
- Thomas was born 7/11/1856 in Inverness, Quebec, the son of
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Sources - [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.
- [S91] Wark GEDCOM file, compiled by Marcella Wark [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].
- [S112] Rogers: 2009 Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers.
- [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=1782920162 - [S134] McKay GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Scott McKay.
- [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].
- [S68] P. Rogers GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].
- [S89] Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family, Fred Marchand, (http://www.ernestbenjamingillis.com/index.html).
- [S87] Peter Rogers, Peter Rogers.
- [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=13855866&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt - [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
- [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.