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Donald Joseph Gillis 1907–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1907

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 20 March 1968

Death Location: Harrington, ME

Father: Donald Gillis

Mother: Julia Brown

Spouse(s): Ruth Bent

Children(s):

Donald Joseph Gillis was born in 1907 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Donald A Gillis And Julia Cecilia Brown. In 1920, Donald Joseph Gillis resided in Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1940, Donald Joseph Gillis resided in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. Donald Joseph Gillis married Ruth Bernice Bent. Donald Joseph Gillis passed away in 1968 in Harrington, ME.

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Biography

  • Donald Joseph Gillis was born in 1907 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Donald A Gillis And Julia Cecilia Brown.
  • In 1920, Donald Joseph Gillis resided in Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1940, Donald Joseph Gillis resided in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Donald Joseph Gillis married Ruth Bernice Bent.
  • Donald Joseph Gillis passed away in 1968 in Harrington, ME.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Gillis's Ancestors

Self
Donald Gillis
1907–1968
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Donald A Gillis
1879–
Inoverness Co, Nova Scotia
Julia (Cecilia) Brown
1881–1978
Ireland
Grandparents
Maurice Brown
1845–1902
County Cork, Ireland
Emma (Louise) Harris
1852–1904
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Maurice Brown
1828–1894
Bridget Sullivan
1824–1906
Thomas Harris
1828–
Mary Murphy
1833–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Browne
1784–1888
Helen Sullivan
1791–1870
Timothy Sullivan
1804–1870
Catherine Quirk
1800–1870

Donald Gillis's Timeline

5 Records

1907
9 Apr 1907
Birth of Donald Joseph Gillis in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Donald Joseph Gillis resided here in Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1940
1940
Age 33
Donald Joseph Gillis resided here in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Donald Joseph Gillis resided here in New Lenox, Will, Illinois, USA
New Lenox, Will, Illinois, USA
1968
20 March 1968
Age 61
Death of Donald Joseph Gillis in North Conway, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
North Conway, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1907
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 372
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 022-05-7415; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] Massachusetts, Birth Records
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_736; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 383; Image: 564
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] New Hampshire, U.S., Death Records, New Hampshire Archives and Records Management; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Death Records, 1650-1969
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1968; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.8156895,0.17425485,0.9693
    [10] Maine, U.S., J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999
    [11] 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: New Lenox, Will, Ill

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_736; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 383; Image: 564

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 372
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: New Lenox, Will, Illinois, 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: New Lenox, Will, Ill

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Conway, N.H.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1968; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.8156895,0.17425485,0.9693

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1968
    Event Place: North Conway, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 022-05-7415; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] New Hampshire, U.S., Death Records, New Hampshire Archives and Records Management; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Death Records, 1650-1969
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1968; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.8156895,0.17425485,0.9693
    [6] Maine, U.S., J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrington, ME
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1968; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.8156895,0.17425485,0.9693
    [3] Maine, U.S., J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999

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