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Dorcas Mills 1769 – 1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1819

Death Location: Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: David Mills

Mother: Rebecca Holmes

Spouse(s): Barnabus Gilroy

Children(s): Sarah Gilroy, Rebecca Gilroy, Edward Gilroy, David Gilroy, James Gilroy, Nathan Gilroy, Catherine Gilroy, Jane Gilroy, John Gilroy, Charlotte Gilroy, Barnabas Gilroy, George Gilroy, Aaron Gilroy, Dorcas Gilroy, Susanna Gilroy

The story of Dorcas Mills began in 1769 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA. Dorcas Mills married Barnabus Gilroy, and had children including Sarah Gilroy, Rebecca Gilroy, Edward Gilroy, David Gilroy, James Gilroy, Nathan Gilroy, Catherine Gilroy, Jane Gilroy, John Gilroy, Charlotte Gilroy, Barnabas Gilroy, George Gilroy, Aaron Gilroy, Dorcas Gilroy, Susanna Gilroy. Dorcas Mills passed away in 1819 in Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Mills began in 1769 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA.
  • Dorcas Mills married Barnabus Gilroy, and had children including Sarah Gilroy, Rebecca Gilroy, Edward Gilroy, David Gilroy, James Gilroy, Nathan Gilroy, Catherine Gilroy, Jane Gilroy, John Gilroy, Charlotte Gilroy, Barnabas Gilroy, George Gilroy, Aaron Gilroy, Dorcas Gilroy, Susanna Gilroy.
  • Dorcas Mills passed away in 1819 in Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Mills
1730 – 1829
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
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Rebecca Holmes
1739 – 1809
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Barnabus Gilroy
1770 –
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Ireland
BG

Children(s)

Sarah Gilroy
1791 – 1792
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Rebecca Gilroy
1793 –
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
RG
Edward Gilroy
1794 –
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
EG
David Gilroy
1796 –
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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James Gilroy
1798 –
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
JG
Nathan Gilroy
1799 –
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
NG
Catherine Gilroy
1802 – 1841
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
CG
Jane Gilroy
1804 – 1806
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
JG
John Gilroy
1806 – 1856
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
JG
Charlotte Gilroy
1808 –
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
CG
Barnabas Gilroy
1810 – 1887
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
BG
George Gilroy
1812 – 1874
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
GG
Aaron Gilroy
1815 – 1861
Birth Location: Southampton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Dorcas Gilroy
1818 – 1896
Birth Location: Maccan Mtn, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Susanna Gilroy
1819 – 1897
Birth Location: Maccan Mtn, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
SG

Dorcas Mills's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Mills
1769 – 1819
Birth Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
David Mills
1730 – 1829
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Rebecca Holmes
1739 – 1809
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Grandparents
Mills
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Mills's Descendants

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Dorcas Mills (1769 – Aft. 1819) m. Barnabus Gilroy (1770 – )
  1. 1. Sarah Gilroy (1791 – 1792)
  2. 2. Rebecca Gilroy (1793 – )
  3. 3. Edward Gilroy (23 Sep 1794 – )
  4. 4. David Gilroy (18 Jul 1796 – )
  5. 5. James Gilroy (22 Aug 1798 – )
  6. 6. Nathan Gilroy (12 Nov 1799 – )
  7. 7. Catherine Gilroy (1 Feb 1802 – 18 Nov 1841)
  8. 8. Jane Gilroy (14 Aug 1804 – 30 Oct 1806)
  9. 9. John Gilroy (31 May 1806 – 14 Dec 1856)
  10. 10. Charlotte Gilroy (13 Aug 1808 – )
  11. 11. Barnabas Gilroy (24 Nov 1810 – 1887)
  12. 12. George Gilroy (1812 – 1874)
  13. 13. Aaron Gilroy (1815 – 1861)
  14. 14. Dorcas Gilroy (19 Mar 1818 – 8 Mar 1896) m. Gaius (Lewis) Nelson (15 Mar 1816 – 5 Jun 1901)
    1. 1. John Nelson (29 Mar 1840 – 1908)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Nelson (10 Jan 1842 – 7 Jul 1922)
    3. 3. Peter Nelson (23 Apr 1844 – 1913)
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Nelson (6 Aug 1846 – 1 Jan 1944) m. Hugh (Gallagher) Fawcett (5 Apr 1844 – 13 Feb 1927)
      1. 1. Robert (Ellsworth) Fawcett (16 Oct 1868 – 31 Jan 1944) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hayward (23 Jul 1881 – 19 Mar 1962)
        1. 1. Leolla (Alberta) Fawcett (17 May 1904 – 4 Sep 1904)
        2. 2. Robert (Haliburton) Fawcett (13 Oct 1905 – )
        3. 3. Lillian Fawcett (Jul 1908 – )
        4. 4. Shirley (Elizabeth) Fawcett (abt 1920 – )
      2. 2. Francis (Aubrey) Fawcett (8 Jan 1870 – 12 Jun 1957) m. Emma (Delia) Wry (14 Oct 1870 – 17 May 1933)
        1. 1. Laurie (Ormand) Fawcett (7 Oct 1899 – 21 APR 1974) m. Evelyn (Lydia) Hicks (16 Dec 1900 – )
        2. 2. Boy Fawcett (7 Oct 1899 – 7 Oct 1899)
        3. 3. Carmen (Louise) Fawcett (9 Jun 1905 – ) m. Archibald (Robert) Turner
        4. 4. Richard (G) Fawcett (1909 – Oct 1909)
        5. 5. Madelyn (A) Fawcett (17 Sep 1912 – 11 Mar 1934)
      3. 3. William (Albion) Fawcett (7 Jul 1872 – 9 Dec 1946) m. Edith (May) Bishop (Nov 1871 – 1951)
      4. 4. Mary (Amelia) Fawcett (15 Jan 1874 – 30 Sep 1953) m. Arthur (Reynolds) Blakney (Jan 1873 – 25 Sep 1947)
        1. 1. Robert (Reynolds) Blakney (Dec 1902 – )
        2. 2. Hugh (W) Blakney (Mar 1904 – Aug 1905)
        3. 3. Arline (M) Blakney (23 Dec 1905 – 1 May 1994) m. Norman (T) Copland (abt 1906 – )
        4. 4. Gertrude (Evelyn) Blakney (Apr 1908 – ) m. Henry (Joseph) Drew
        5. 5. Paul (Benjamin) Blakney (13 Jul 1911 – 20 Oct 2003) m. Phyllis (Annie) Hicks (18 Jul 1927 – 26 Oct 2011)
      5. 5. Annie (Florence) Fawcett (abt 1879 – Oct 1963) m. William (Knapp) Best (29 Mar 1874 – Aft. 1916)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Josephine) Best (22 Jul 1903 – ) m. Atkinson
        2. 2. Thornton (Fawcett) Best (11 Apr 1905 – )
        3. 3. Florence (W) Best (July 1906 – 1971) m. Roland (E) Ingraham (1909 – 1972)
        4. 4. Frederick (Eugene) Best (16 Apr 1909 – 4 Sep 1936)
        5. 5. Charles (William) Best (Mar 1910 – 1985) m. Josephine (Margaret) Fitzpatrick (abt 1918 – 1972)
        6. 6. Hugh (Egbert) Best (1911 – 1980) m. Elizabeth Fagan (1913 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth (M) Best (1913 – 2001) m. Ervin (G) Cosman (abt 1902 – 1991)
        8. 8. Thomas (Kitchner) Best (1915 – ) m. Edna (Louise) Cook (abt 1916 – )
        9. 9. Helena (P) Best (1916 – 1967) m. Douglas (Alexander) Hacquoil (1916 – 2000)
      6. 6. Gaius (Edgar) Fawcett (abt 1877 – 31 Jan 1961) m. Eva (May) Lowerison (9 May 1881 – 4 Jan 1952)
        1. 1. William Fawcett (13 Apr 1904 – )
        2. 2. Ronald (Thayer) Fawcett (27 Mar 1905 – 30 Apr 1941)
        3. 3. Kenneth (Dixon) Fawcett (19 Feb 1907 – 8 Dec 1986) m. Florence (Ann) Lees (25 Aug 1907 – 10 Jun 2005)
      7. 7. Ada (Elizabeth) Fawcett (18 Jun 1883 – 27 Jun 1952) m. Grover (Carlisle) Lewis (19 Nov 1885 – 1 Aug 1945)
        1. 1. Edwin (Parker) Lewis (28 Jul 1913 – 20 Dec 1972) m. Bernice (Phyllis) Lamb (6 Feb 1914 – 7 Mar 2003)
        2. 2. Gaius (Fawcett) Lewis (17 Apr 1916 – 25 Dec 1983) m. Margaret (Kathleen) Wilkins (24 Apr 1906 – 17 Jun 2000)
    5. 5. George Nelson (10 May 1849 – Apr 1931)
    6. 6. Unice Nelson (1851 – 11 Oct 1856)
    7. 7. James (Barry) Nelson (1854 – 1933)
    8. 8. David Nelson (1856 – Aug 1884)
    9. 9. Gaius Nelson (24 Aug 1860 – )
    10. 10. Dorcas (Emilia) Nelson (15 Mar 1861 – 5 Jun 1879)
    11. 11. Amelia Nelson
  15. 15. Susanna Gilroy (1819 – 29 May 1897)

Dorcas Mills's Timeline

2 Records

1769
1769
Birth of Dorcas Mills in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
1819
Aft. 1819
Age 50
Death of Dorcas Mills in Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1819
    Event Place: Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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