Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
Catherine McDowell[1, 2, 3]

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Name Catherine McDowell [4, 5, 6] Born 1774 Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland Gender Female Burial St Salvator's Church, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ireland Burial 30 Jan 1811 - There is a burial in 1811 for a Catherine Gillis (St Salvator records) but this Catherine had children after 1811 so it was not her. Could have been a daughter... ?
Fact 1 - Only daughter of Alexander McDole, damask manufacturer
FindaGrave Memorial ID 172045351 _UID 53576BDF819542C9B7404FFEE2EBBC1E00B5 Died Y [5] - Per Donagh records held by Ethne (Mar 2019)
Buried Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland Person ID I60 Ernest Benjamin Gillis Last Modified 22 Mar 2021
Father Alexander McDowell, b. 1750, Glasslough, Co. Monaghan, Ireland , d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID F193 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Robert Gillis, b. 1771, Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland , d. Nov 1857, Church of St. Salvator, Donagh County, Monoghan, Ireland
(Age 86 years)
Children 1. John Gillis, b. Glaslough, Monaghan, Ireland , d. 1815
2. Andrew Gillis, b. 1795, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland , d. 23 Feb 1876, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
(Age 81 years)
3. Rebecca M. Gillis, b. 1799, Glaslough, Ireland , d. 15 Oct 1876, Boutelle Cemetery, Inverness, Megantic County, QB
(Age 77 years)
4. William Gillis, b. 20 Aug 1803, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland , d. 20 Dec 1889, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners)
(Age 86 years)
5. Robert Gillis, c. 4 Apr 1808, bur. 16 Apr 1808 (Age ~ 0 years) 6. James Gillis, b. 1821, Glaslough, Ireland Last Modified 26 May 2014 Family ID F13 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Catherine McDole was the only daughter of Alexander McDole, a Damask manufacturer. She married Robert Gillis. They had three sons and one daughter. The birth order of the children is unknown at this time although John William was born in 1804 and Rebecca's son John was born in 1818 so it is
likely that Rebecca was older than John William . [5]
- Catherine McDole was the only daughter of Alexander McDole, a Damask manufacturer. She married Robert Gillis. They had three sons and one daughter. The birth order of the children is unknown at this time although John William was born in 1804 and Rebecca's son John was born in 1818 so it is
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Sources - [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.
- [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=1782873640 - [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\,].
- [S49] Aabjerg (Rebecca Gillis Mooney File) by Email April 2001; Mrs. D. Harvey geneal. sheet July 2001; Griffiths, 1860; Desc. Rpt Prov. by D.Mooney 0206.
- [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.