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Alexander Gillis 1690–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 1737

Death Location: Kilchoman, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Father: ALEXANDER GILLIS

Mother: Mary McDonald

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sutherland, Margarat Glennie

Children(s): James Gillis, William Gillis, Duncan Gillis, Margaret Gillis, Janet Gillis, Mary Gillis, Elizabeth Gillis, George Gall, Isobell Gall, Thomas Gall, Jean Gall, James Gall, Margaret Gall

Alexander Gillis was born in 1690 in Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, the child of Alexander Gillis And Mary Mcdonald. Alexander Gillis married Elizabeth Sutherland, Margarat Glennie, and had children including Duncan Gillis, Elizabeth Gillis, George Gall, Isobell Gall, James, James Alexander Gillis, James Gall, Janet Gillis, Jean Gall, Margaret Gall, Margaret Gillis, Mary Agnes Gillis, Thomas Gall, William Gillis. Alexander Gillis passed away in 1737 in Kilchoman, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Gillis was born in 1690 in Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, the child of Alexander Gillis And Mary Mcdonald.
  • Alexander Gillis married Elizabeth Sutherland, Margarat Glennie, and had children including Duncan Gillis, Elizabeth Gillis, George Gall, Isobell Gall, James, James Alexander Gillis, James Gall, Janet Gillis, Jean Gall, Margaret Gall, Margaret Gillis, Mary Agnes Gillis, Thomas Gall, William Gillis.
  • Alexander Gillis passed away in 1737 in Kilchoman, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

ALEXANDER GILLIS
1650–1738
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Mary McDonald
1652–
Birth Location: Argyleshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sutherland
1690–1763
Birth Location: Bowmore, Isle Islay,Argyleshire Scotland
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Margarat Glennie
1692–
Birth Location: Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Gillis
1730–1800
Birth Location: Scotland
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William Gillis
1715–
Birth Location: Isle of Islay, Argyll, , Scotland
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Duncan Gillis
1721–1738
Birth Location: Bowmore, , Islay, Scotland
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Margaret Gillis
1722–
Birth Location: Bowmore, Islay, Argyll, Scotland
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Janet Gillis
1720–1763
Birth Location: Bowmore, Islay, Argyll, Scotland
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Mary Gillis
1718–1790
Birth Location: Bowmore, Argyll, Scotland
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Elizabeth Gillis
1720–1790
Birth Location: Bowmore, Argyll, Scotland
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George Gall
1711–
Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isobell Gall
1713–
Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Thomas Gall
1717–
Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Jean Gall
1718–
Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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James Gall
1720–
Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Gall
1723–
Birth Location: Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Gillis's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gillis
1690–1737
Birth Place: Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Parents
ALEXANDER GILLIS
1650–1738
Argyll, Scotland
Mary McDonald
1652–
Argyleshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Gillis
1638–1711
Agnis Wilson*
1634–1701
William McDonald
1630–
Tiree, Argyll, Scotland
Mary Conway
1626–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Helene Dowgall
1610–
Allan MacDonald
1614–1680
Lady MacLeod
1616–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Macdonald
1560–
John XIV
1595–1649

Alexander Gillis's Descendants

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Alexander Gillis (1690–1737) m. Elizabeth Sutherland (1690–1763) m. Margarat Glennie (12 Feb 1692–)
  1. 1. James (Alexander) Gillis 1730–1800 m. Margaret Mcnee 1735–1800 m. Barbra Hendry 1730– m. Nancy (Ann) Campbell 1730–1838
    1. 1. Alexander Gillies 1778–
    2. 2. Mary Gillis 1781–1856 m. Sammuel Sanders 1780–1856
      1. 1. John (J.) Sanders 1808–1872 m. Mary Sanders 1818–1902
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Sanders 1842–1925 m. Martin Dermont 1831–1903
        2. 2. John (Jay) Sanders 1840–1927 m. Mary (Louisa) Galloway 1843–1900
        3. 3. Lucinda Sanders 1847–1921 m. Clark (Charles) Wilder 1841–1926
        4. 4. Janette Sanders 1851–1922 m. David (J) Wilder 1850–
        5. 5. James (C) Sanders 1854–1905 m. Cora (Bell) Ackler 1859–1921
        6. 6. Emma Sanders 1859–1865
        7. 7. Myra Sanders 1870–
        8. 8. Margret Sanders 1864–
        9. 9. Jonas Sanders 1851–
        10. 10. Fredrick Sanders 1859–
        11. 11. Walter Sanders 1845–1878 m. Mary (Ina) James 1849–
        12. 12. Albert Sanders 1862–
      2. 2. Gillis Sanders 1812–1902
        1. 1. Dora (M) Rice 1859–
        2. 2. Edmun (M) Rice 1861–
      3. 3. Walter Sanders 1815–1902 m. Sarah 1847– m. Henrietta M 1830– m. Olive ('Sanders') Palmer 1819–1860
        1. 1. Walter (A) Sanders 1858–
        2. 2. Nettie Sanders 1862–1940
        3. 3. Irma Sanders 1881–
        4. 4. Maryan (M) Sanders 1863–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Olive) Sanders 1860–1928
        6. 6. Albert (W) Sanders 1858–
      4. 4. Mary (L) Sanders 1822–1880 m. Edmund (M) Rice 1816–
      5. 5. James Sanders 1810–1894 m. Elizabeth Powell 1817–1888
        1. 1. Evelin Saunders 1837–
        2. 2. Livingston Saunders 1841–
        3. 3. Sarah Saunders 1843–
        4. 4. Lansing Saunders 1847–
        5. 5. Adelbert Sanders 1860–
        6. 6. Adelbert Sanders 1861–1915
      6. 6. Jane (A) Sanders 1807–1892 m. Powers Farnham 1811–
        1. 1. Submit (E) Farnam 1835–
        2. 2. Melipa (E) Farnam 1838–
      7. 7. Chancellor Sanders 1802–1861 m. Lucy Saunders 1806–
        1. 1. George Saunders 1829–
        2. 2. Mary (L) Saunders 1831–
        3. 3. Jane Saunders 1833–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Saunders 1834–
        5. 5. Almira (E) Saunders 1837–
        6. 6. John (C) Saunders 1839–
        7. 7. Caroline (A) Saunders 1840–
        8. 8. Cornelia (M) Saunders 1842–
        9. 9. Minerva (A) Saunders 1843–
        10. 10. Ellen (L) Saunders 1846–
    3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Gillis 1766–1852
    4. 4. Isabel Gillis 1763–
    5. 5. Catherine Gillis 1758–1832
      1. 1. Isabel McNeil 1791–1824
        1. 1. Catherine Ashton 1815–1873
    6. 6. Margaret Gillis 1754–1755
    7. 7. Archibald Gillis 1755–1818
      1. 1. Alexander (Archibald) Gillis 1797–1832
        1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Gillis 1826–1880
    8. 8. Catherine (Gilchrist) Gillis 1785–1829
    9. 9. James Gillis 1762–1831
    10. 10. Alexander Gillis 1753–1837
    11. 11. John Gillis 1750–1820
  2. 2. William Gillis 1715–
  3. 3. Duncan Gillis 1721–1738
  4. 4. Margaret Gillis 1722–
  5. 5. Janet Gillis 1720–1763
  6. 6. Mary (Agnes) Gillis 1718–1790
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gillis 1720–1790
  8. 8. George Gall 1711–
  9. 9. Isobell Gall 1713–
  10. 10. Thomas Gall 1717–
  11. 11. Jean Gall 1718–
  12. 12. James Gall 1720–
  13. 13. Margaret Gall 1723–

Alexander Gillis's Timeline

4 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Alexander Gillis in Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1691
7 Jan 1691
Age 1
Birth of Alexander Gillis in Bowmore, , Islay, Scotland
Bowmore, , Islay, Scotland
1737
1737
Age 47
Death of Alexander Gillis in Bowmore, , Islay, Scotland
Bowmore, , Islay, Scotland
1737
1737
Age 47
Death of Alexander Gillis in Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1691
    Event Place: Bowmore, , Islay, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Bowmore, , Islay, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilchoman, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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