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Donna Maxine Gillies 1918–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1918

Birth Location: Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 25 May 1989

Death Location: West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: John Gillies

Mother: Nellie Thornton

Spouse(s): Forest Hayward

Children(s):

Donna Maxine Gillies was born in 1918 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of John Francis Gillies And Nellie Lucile Thornton. Donna Maxine Gillies married Forest Hayward. Donna Maxine Gillies passed away in 1989 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Donna Maxine Gillies was born in 1918 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of John Francis Gillies And Nellie Lucile Thornton.
  • Donna Maxine Gillies married Forest Hayward.
  • Donna Maxine Gillies passed away in 1989 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Donna Gillies's Ancestors

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Donna Gillies
1918–1989
Birth Place: Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
John Francis Gillies
1893–1958
Gagetown, Tuscola Co., MI., USA
Nellie (Lucile) Thornton
1893–
Onaway, Presque Co., MI., USA
Grandparents
John Gillies
1862–1896
Canada
Mary (Ann) Welsh
1872–1933
Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Peter Walsh
1834–1913
Honora Higgins
1842–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walsh
1812–1920
Margaret Mckay
1817–1920
Luke Higgins
1834–1911
Johanna Bergin
1822–1911

Donna Gillies's Timeline

2 Records

1918
2 Oct 1918
Birth of Donna Maxine Gillies in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
1989
25 May 1989
Age 71
Death of Donna Maxine Gillies in Clare, Clare County, Michigan, United States of America
Clare, Clare County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 370-12-5948; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clement, Gladwin, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1989
    Event Place: Clare, Clare County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 370-12-5948; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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