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Alexander Angus Gillis 1889–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1889

Birth Location: Inberness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 5 July 1966

Death Location: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Angus Gillis

Mother: Catherine Kennedy

Spouse(s): Anne MacDonald

Children(s): Sarah Gillis, Angus Gillis, James Gillis

The story of Alexander Angus Gillis began in 1889 in Inberness, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1891, Alexander Angus Gillis resided in Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Alexander Angus Gillis married Anne Macdonald, and had children including Angus Daniel Gillis, James Gillis, Sarah Isabel Gillis. Alexander Angus Gillis passed away in 1966 in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Angus Gillis began in 1889 in Inberness, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1891, Alexander Angus Gillis resided in Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Alexander Angus Gillis married Anne Macdonald, and had children including Angus Daniel Gillis, James Gillis, Sarah Isabel Gillis.
  • Alexander Angus Gillis passed away in 1966 in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Gillis's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gillis
1889–1966
Birth Place: Inberness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Angus Allen Gillis
1847–1911
Broad Cove, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine ("Kate") Kennedy
1853–1894
Loch Ban, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Allan (Alaisdair Gillis TWIN) ??
1815–1856
Broad Cove Marsh, Iverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret MacLellan
1822–
Black Glen, Glenville Scotland
Angus (Kennedy) Sr
1822–
Inverness, Scotland
Elizabeth ("Lizzie" MacNeil) ??
1839–1920
Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gillis
1786–1869
Mary. McIssac
1787–
John MacLellan
1789–1871
Anne Gillis
1790–1872
John Kennedy
1780–1871
Elizabeth Fraser
1797–1873
Alexander MacNeil
1783–1839
Catherine MacDonald
1786–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine Mcdonald
1755–1838
Allan MacIssac
1751–1812
Mary MacDonald
1760–1841
Donald MacLellan
1760–
Margaret MacFarlane
1765–1841
Archibald MacLellan
1750–
Angus Kennedy
1758–1835
Anne McTavish
1771–1874
Alexander Fraser
1771–1830
Abigail McInnis
1777–1845
Jonathan McNeil
1760–
Christy ??
1761–
Alexander MacDonald
1753–1830
Catherine MacIntyre
1766–

Alexander Gillis's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Angus) Gillis (24 March 1889–5 July 1966) m. Anne MacDonald (19 July 1890–30 April 1958)
  1. 1. Sarah (Isabel) Gillis 1916–2004 m. Leo (Irving Van) Steensburg 1915–1985
    1. 1. Gerard ("Jerry" Van) Steensburg 1942–2013
    2. 2. James ("Jim" Van) Steensburg 1945–2022 m. Patricia (Louise) Campbell 1948–2002 m. Janice Krotkiewicz 1951–2019
  2. 2. Angus (Daniel) Gillis 1915–1997 m. Mildred (Mae Van) Steensburg 1916–2002
    1. 1. Danna (Mae) Gillis 1945–2014 m. Anthony (Francis D'Angelo) Jr 1939–2015
  3. 3. James Gillis 1920–1965

Alexander Gillis's Timeline

13 Records

1889
24 March 1889
Birth of Alexander Angus Gillis in Inberness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Inberness, Nova Scotia, Canada
1889
30 March 1889
Alexander Angus Gillis was baptized in St Margaret of Scotland, Broad Cove, Inverness, Nova Scotia
St Margaret of Scotland, Broad Cove, Inverness, Nova Scotia
1891
1891
Age 2
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 12
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 22
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in , Inverness, Nova Scotia
, Inverness, Nova Scotia
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Wilmington, Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Wilmington, Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 51
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 62
Alexander Angus Gillis resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1966
5 July 1966
Age 77
Death of Alexander Angus Gillis in Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1889
    Event Place: Inberness, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Vanceboro, Maine, ca. 1906-December 24, 1952; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group
    [2] U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts; Microfilm Serial: M1545; M
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01621; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 9-624
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915; Volume: 1914MV1
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Suffolk
    [8] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 7; Family No: 47
    [9] 1911 Census of Canada
    [10] Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905, Catholic Diocese of Antigonish; Nova Scotia, Canada; FHL Roll: 004114423

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 March 1889
    Event Place: St Margaret of Scotland, Broad Cove, Inverness, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905, Catholic Diocese of Antigonish; Nova Scotia, Canada; FHL Roll: 004114423

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6316; Family No: 58

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 7; Family No: 47

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Vanceboro, Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Vanceboro, Maine, ca. 1906-December 24, 1952; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1910
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_732; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 409

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Inverness, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Suffolk

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_732; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 409

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wilmington, Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0535; FHL microfilm: 2340667

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01621; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 9-624

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01621; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 9-624

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1943
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wilmington, Middlese

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Vanceboro, Maine
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Inberness Ns Canada
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts; Microfilm Serial: M1545; M

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1966
    Event Place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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