Robert GILLIS^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1771 - 1857  (86 years)

• Name	Robert GILLIS  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	1771	Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland   [5, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	1771	Glaslough Monaghan Eire
  Died	Nov 1857	Church of St. Salvator, Donagh County, Monoghan, Ireland   [5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15]
  	Y
  Burial	30 Nov 1857	St Salvator's Churchyard
  	St. Salvator's Church Register,Glasslough Parish, Donagh Cty, Monoghan.
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172045312
  _FGRAVE	172045312
  _UID	3F53E1216EF54652855C2679117B9898CB7F
  Buried	30 Nov 1857	St Salvator's Church, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ireland   [9, 10, 11]
  	Per Donagh records provided by Ethne (Mar 2019)
  Person ID	I59	tag1
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019

  
  

  Mother	Olive Rebecca McNAB,   b. 1749, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. Ireland
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine McDOWELL,   b. 1774, Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland ,   bur. Glaslough, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
  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

  
  

• Notes

  Robert stayed at home, dabbling in linen in a small way.  He married Miss McDole, only daughter of Alexander McDole, a damask manufacturer. Robert was the first to reside on the farm after his marriage. The birth order of their four children is unsure and there are some records that indicate this family had 4 sons and 1 daughter. (per notes by B.C. Gillis in 1910 with his cousin Robert Gillis, son of Andrew Gillis) - SEE notes on this under John William Gillis, prov. by Mrs. Shirley Aabjerg in 2001. Robert had land in Donagh for "accommodation in grass purposes." According to a 1943 letter provided by Mrs. Aabjerg (Canada) and Mrs. Harvey (Australia) in 2001, Robert had a farm and several looms as well as linen raisers and "a lot of flax" on his farm.  On that farm, Thomas Gillis' father (William John Gillis) learned to weave.  William moved from Quebec (City?) to Upper Ireland, Quebec, where he bought 200 acres of land about 6 miles from Thetford Asbestos Mines, and built a log house.  He gave that house to his son Robert who sold it to Ben; Ben sold it to Tom and Tom sold it to Charles Canning.  William then bought a 100-acre farm which was given to John who sold it to Mr. Franklin. Church (St. Salvatore) burial records cite this Robert Gillis of Donagh was aged 86 at death, therefore fairly certain to be father of Andrew, therefore born c. 1771. Burial: 30 Nov 1857, St. Salvador's Church Register,Glasslough Parish, Donagh Cty, Monoghan. [5, 7, 16]

  
  

• Sources

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