Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
Martha Gillis[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1843 - 1925 (81 years)-
Name Martha Gillis [6, 7] Born 7 May 1843 , Inverness, Megantic, Quebec, Can [6, 7] Alt. Birth 21 May 1843 Christened 26 Jun 1843 Methodist Church, Leeds, Inverness, Quebec Gender Female Alt. Burial Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec - Methodist Church
Alt. Death Inverness, Megantic Co., Quebec, Canada _STAT Never Married _UID D68236B452614A83B91FD339A336E62E9370 Died 28 Feb 1925 , Montreal, , Quebec, Can [6, 7, 8] - Y
Buried 2 Mar 1925 Boutelle Cemetery, Inverness, Megantic Co., Quebec [7] Person ID I7343 Ernest Benjamin Gillis Last Modified 8 Sep 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, 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 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
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Notes - Martha is buried in Boutelles Cemetery where her father,
William , brother, Samuel , and mother, Nancy are buried. She
shares a grave marker with John Gillis, her brother.
The 1901 census of Inverness, M?GANTIC, QUEBEC shows
these two entries in the same household, both as head of
household:
John Gillis, head of household, born 4/14/1839, age 61
Martha Gillis, head of household, born 5/21/1823, age 57
It appears these two unmarried siblings lived together all of their
lives. They share a gravestone in Boutelles Cemetery. Although
the Martha in the census record is shown as born in 1823, her
age of 57 indicates that is a mistake, making 1843 as shown on
her headstone the correct year of her birth.
The online Boutelle Cemetary transcription lists John Gillis as Martha's husband most likely simply an assumption because they share the same headstone and last name and lived during the same period; however they were siblings and neither married.
!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) 26/06/1843 GILLIS, Martha
(born) 07/05/1843 William (fa) & Nancy ROBINSON Inv.
bapt.: Methodist Church (Ireland)"
DEATH-BURIAL: Ibid.; Burials p 44; NOTE:
"(bur) 02/03/1925 GILLIS, Martha (f)
(dec) 28/02/1925 X-William & Nancy ROBINSON Inv.
sep.: Methodist Church (Inv.)
dec.: Montreal" [6, 7]
- Martha is buried in Boutelles Cemetery where her father,
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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=1782919983 - [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\,].
- [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.
- [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
- [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.