Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

John Loftus Leith[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1849 - 1910  (60 years)


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  • Name John Loftus Leith  [6, 7, 8
    Alt. Birth 3 Dec 1846 
    Alt. Birth 20 Aug 1849 
    Born 2 Sep 1849  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 9, 10
    Christened 8 Nov 1849  Second Inv.&Ptsa, Anglican Church, Megantic, Quebec, Can Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Jul 1910  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11
    Alt. Death 19 Jul 1910 
    Buried 19 Jul 1910  St. Stephen's Rectory, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11
    Alt. Burial 22 Jul 1910 
    _UID 5AEB2CA3A3E74C708979C054F2FA90554173 
    Person ID I999  Ernest Benjamin Gillis
    Last Modified 25 May 2014 

    Father John Leith,   b. 1817, Enniskillen, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1872, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Hannah Robinson,   b. 31 Oct 1811, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1904, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1840  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 12
    Family ID F425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • From Paul Vachon's book, Repertory of Births, Marriages and Burials: The Anglo-Protestants
      of Megantic County his baptismal date is Nov. 8, 1849 and his burial date was July 19,
      1910 at age 61.

      1881 Census
      John, 31
      Sarah, 30
      William, 6
      Sarah, 4
      Hanna, 2
      Robert, 3/12
      Hanna, 68, Ireland, widow

      1891 Census
      John, 41
      Sarah, 40
      William, 16
      Sarah, 14
      Hannah, 12
      Robert, 10
      John, 8
      George, 6
      Mary, 2
      Hannah, 77

      1901 Census for Inverness, Megantic County
      Leith, John, 51, Aug. 20, 1849
      Leith, Sara, 50, Jan 2 1852
      Leith, Robert, 20, Dec. 27, 1880
      Leith, John, 18, Dec. 23, 1882
      Leith, George, 16, Dec. 21, 1884
      Leith, Mary, 12, Oct. 2, 1888
      Leith, Walter, 9, Aug. 27, 1891
      Leith, Hannah, 92, Oct. 31, 1808
      !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 p156;US/CAN 971.4575 K2r,Fiche 6125775,LDS FHL Salt Lake City UT; NOTE:
      "(bapt) 08/11/1849 LEITH, John Loftus
      (born) 02/09/1849 John (fa) & Hannah ROBINSON Inv.
      bapt.: Second Inverness and Points adjacent Anglican
      Church"
      MARRIAGE: Ibid.; Marriages p 81; NOTE: Name of Susan Jane should probably be
      Sarah Jane ???
      "28/02/1873 LEITH, John (farmer) [John (farmer) & Hannah Robinson Inverness]
      ROBINSON, Susan Jane [James (farmer) & Sarah Goe Invernes]
      Presbyterian Church (Inverness)"
      DEATH-BURIAL: Ibid.; Burials p 71; NOTE: Burial date should probably be
      22/07/1910, needs verif ???
      "(bur) 12/07/1910 LEITH, John Loftus (m) 61 y (farmer) b c1849
      (dec) 19/07/1910 sep.: Methodist Church (Inv.)"

      !DEATH-BURIAL: Cemetery Recordings of Megantic County, Quebec, Transcribed by
      M/M W.T.L.Harper; 1838-1993; Unpub.Manus. 1972-; p4/10, St.Stephens Anglican
      Cemetery, Rectory Hill,Co.Megantic,Quebec,Canada; LDS Film 1750756, FHC Menlo
      Park CA; NOTE: Headstone Inscription.
      "LEITH, John 1849-1910
      his wife Sarah Robinson 1850-1930
      their sons
      William Leith 1874-1895
      Walter Leith 1894-1918"


      From Paul Vachon's book, Repertory of Births, Marriages and Burials: The Anglo-Protestants
      of Megantic County his baptismal date is Feb. 7, 1847
      Parents are John LEITH & Hannah ROBINSON son John's birth [APMB]

      CENSUS 1881 QC, MEGANTIC 50, Inverness East e-2, page 15, FHL 1375831 NAC C-13195
      Sex: Marr: Age: Origin: Birthplace:
      John LEITH M M 31 Irish Q
      Occ:Farmer Religion:Church of England Married to Sarah, 4 children In the home is his widowed mother
      Sarah LEITH F M 30 Irish Q
      Religion:Church of England
      William LEITH M 6 Irish Q
      Religion:Church of England
      Sarah LEITH F 4 Irish Q
      Religion:Church of England
      Hanna LEITH F 2 Irish Q
      Religion:Church of England
      Robert LEITH M <1 Irish Q
      Born:; 3/12 Religion:Church of England
      Hanna LEITH (ROBINSON) F W 68 Irish Ireland
      Religion:Church of England Widowed [Mother

      CENSUS 1901 QC, MEGANTIC 169, Inverness d-4, page 4, T-6531
      Kin: Age: Born: Occupation: Religion: Status:
      Head 51 QC 20 Aug 1849 Farmer Meth Married to Sarah, 3 children
      !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 p156;US/CAN 971.4575 K2r,Fiche 6125775,LDS FHL Salt Lake City UT; NOTE:
      "(bapt) 08/11/1849 LEITH, John Loftus
      (born) 02/09/1849 John (fa) & Hannah ROBINSON Inv.
      bapt.: Second Inverness and Points adjacent Anglican
      Church"
      MARRIAGE: Ibid.; Marriages p 81; NOTE: Name of Susan Jane should probably be
      Sarah Jane ???
      "28/02/1873 LEITH, John (farmer) [John (farmer) & Hannah Robinson Inverness]
      ROBINSON, Susan Jane [James (farmer) & Sarah Goe Invernes]
      Presbyterian Church (Inverness)"
      DEATH-BURIAL: Ibid.; Burials p 71; NOTE: Burial date should probably be
      22/07/1910, needs verif ???
      "(bur) 12/07/1910 LEITH, John Loftus (m) 61 y (farmer) b c1849
      (dec) 19/07/1910 sep.: Methodist Church (Inv.)"

      !DEATH-BURIAL: Cemetery Recordings of Megantic County, Quebec, Transcribed by
      M/M W.T.L.Harper; 1838-1993; Unpub.Manus. 1972-; p4/10, St.Stephens Anglican
      Cemetery, Rectory Hill,Co.Megantic,Quebec,Canada; LDS Film 1750756, FHC Menlo
      Park CA; NOTE: Headstone Inscription.
      "LEITH, John 1849-1910
      his wife Sarah Robinson 1850-1930
      their sons
      William Leith 1874-1895
      Walter Leith 1894-1918" [7]

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

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

    3. [S106] Copley: 2008 Leith GEDCOM from Richard Copley, compiled by Richard Copley.

    4. [S92] Marchand GEDCOM 2009, compiled by Frederick J Marchand.

    5. [S114] Metcalf: Robinson GEDCOM 2010, compiled by Jim Metcalf.

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

    7. [S66] Leith GEDCOM, compiled by R. Copley [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].

    8. [S116] APMD = Anglo-Protestants of Megantic DEATHS, Societe Genealogique de la Region de l'Amiante 1992, (Paul Vachon (Superviser) ISBN: 2-921320-02-9 929.3714675), wife's pg 121 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S125] CQC01 = CENSUS 1901 QC, MEGANTIC 169,, Inverness d-4, page 1, T-6531 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S131] APMB = Anglo-Protestants of Megantic BIRTHS, Societe Genealogique de la Region de l'Amiante 1992, (Paul Vachon (Superviser) ISBN: 2-921320-02-9 929.3714675), pg 156 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S116] APMD = Anglo-Protestants of Megantic DEATHS, Societe Genealogique de la Region de l'Amiante 1992, (Paul Vachon (Superviser) ISBN: 2-921320-02-9 929.3714675), pg 71 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S127] PM1 = Pam Murray.