Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
Ellen Gillis[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1833 - 1921 (87 years)-
Name Ellen Gillis [6, 7] Born 23 Nov 1833 , Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Can [6, 7, 8] Baptism 1835 Church Of England, Leeds, Quebec - by Jas Alexander
Christened 28 May 1835 Ch. Of England, Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Can Gender Female _UID 34B9AD4649AB4D7A96E46D7BFAE3CA761AA8 Died 28 Jul 1921 , Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Can [6, 7, 8, 9] - Y
Buried 30 Jul 1921 Methodist Church of Ireland, Megantic Cty, Quebec [7, 10] Person ID I5602 Ernest Benjamin Gillis Last Modified 31 Aug 2018
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, 12, 13] - 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, 11]
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 Robert Kean, b. 25 Dec 1830, Saltcoats, , , Scotland , d. 31 Aug 1871, , Halifax, Megantic, Quebec, Can (Age 40 years) Married 8 Mar 1853 Methodist Church, Leeds, Inverness, Quebec [6, 7, 8, 14] Children 1. Kean, d. Yes, date unknown 2. Elisabeth Kean, b. Abt 1853, , Halifax South, Megantic, Quebec, Can , d. Yes, date unknown 3. John Kean, b. 6 Jun 1854, d. 28 Mar 1855 (Age 0 years) 4. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kean, b. 28 Jan 1856, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) , d. 4 Dec 1938, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 82 years) 5. William Kean, b. 11 Feb 1858, , Halifax, Megantic, Quebec, Can , d. 18 Aug 1942 (Age 84 years) 6. John Rupel Kean, b. 22 Feb 1860, , Halifax, Megantic, Quebec, Can , d. Dec 1945 (Age 85 years) 7. Robert Kean, b. 19 Apr 1862, , Halifax, Megantic, Quebec, Can , d. 1 Nov 1948 (Age 86 years) 8. Nancy (Agnes) Kean, b. 15 Feb 1864, , Halifax, Megantic, Quebec, Can , d. 17 Feb 1941 (Age 77 years) 9. Ellen Kean, b. 16 Feb 1864, , Halifax, Megantic, Quebec, Can , d. 17 Jan 1959 (Age 94 years) 10. Mary Mcbride Kean, b. 6 Jun 1866, , Halifax, Megantic, Quebec, Can , d. 27 Jul 1963 (Age 97 years) Last Modified 25 May 2014 Family ID F1997 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Ellen Gillis
From the files of Pam Shelden
email: mystuff06420@yahoo.comEllen Gillis
From the files of Pam Shelden
email: mystuff06420@yahoo.com
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Notes - Ellen was born Nov.23, 1833 in Inverness P.Q. Canada, the daughter of William & Nancy (Robinson) Gillis .
Ellen was baptized May 28, 1835 Church of England (Leeds). She and Robert Kean were married the 8th of March 1853, Methodist Church (Ireland) by a Methodist minister Mr. Dorey and witnessed by Wm. Gillis.
Robert was born Dec. 25, 1830 in Saltcoats,Scotland and died Aug. 31, 1871 in Halifax, P.Q. Canada. He was the son of Elizabeth Russell Kean born Dec.31, 1788 on the Isle of Arron, Scotland and died April 5, 1877 in Halifax P.Q. Canada. Ellen and Robert had 8 children. John,Elizabeth,William,John Russell,Robert,Nancy,Ellen and Mary.
Ellen died July 28, 1921 in Inverness P.Q. Canada at 88 yrs of age.
Notes from Gladys Jamison daughter of Mary, to her cousin Dorothy Bach Moore. "My dear grandmother Ellen Gillis Keans. Her husband died and left her with six (actually 7) children. Aunt Lizzie one of the oldest,John,Willie,the twins Auntie Agnes and Aunt Helen, Robert and Mother Mary, who was 5 years old.His mother who was blind-no dout cateracts,she was 99 lived with them. My heart rejoices when I think of my grandmother, she was such a dear sweet person. We lived while in Halifax,Can.about 1/2mile from grandma.
!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) 28/05/1835 GILLIS, Ellen
(born) 23/11/1833 William (fa) & Nancy ROBINSON Inv.
bapt.: Church of England (Leeds)"
MARRIAGE: Ibid.; Marriages p 72; NOTE: 6 children listed, p138.
"08/03/1853 KEAN, Robert (farmer) ([John & Elizabeth Russell] Halifax)
GILLIS, Ellen ([William] & ... ... )
Methodist Church (Ireland)
witness: William Gillis"
From Descendents of Ellen Gillis Kean (via email from Pam Sheldon [mystuff06420@yahoo.com] 5/10/2009)
!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) 28/05/1835 GILLIS, Ellen
(born) 23/11/1833 William (fa) & Nancy ROBINSON Inv.
bapt.: Church of England (Leeds)"
MARRIAGE: Ibid.; Marriages p 72; NOTE: 6 children listed, p138.
"08/03/1853 KEAN, Robert (farmer) ([John & Elizabeth Russell] Halifax)
GILLIS, Ellen ([William] & ... ... )
Methodist Church (Ireland)
witness: William Gillis"
- Ellen was born Nov.23, 1833 in Inverness P.Q. Canada, the daughter of William & Nancy (Robinson) Gillis .
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Sources - [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.
- [S112] Rogers: 2009 Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers.
- [S91] Wark GEDCOM file, compiled by Marcella Wark [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].
- [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=1782919857 - [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\,].
- [S85] Descendants of Ellen Gillis Kean, Pamela (Moore) Shelden.
- [S11] Adderley; per cem. records noted by Grace Cox (Letter).
- [S90] Cemetery Recordings of Megantic County, Quebec, Mr. & Mrs. W.T.L. Harper, Page 86 (Reliability: 3).
- [S89] Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family, Fred Marchand, (http://www.ernestbenjamingillis.com/index.html).
- [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 - [S41] Cataline Usina-Morse, St. Augustine FL email 7/16/2000: usncak@aug.com.
- [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.