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Dorothy Helen Gillis 1911–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8/17/1911

Birth Location: Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11/28/1996

Death Location: Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Donald Gillis

Mother: Julia Brown

Spouse(s): Thomas Fitzgerald

Children(s): Paul Fitzgerald, Donald Fitzgerald

In 1911, Dorothy Helen Gillis entered the world in Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Donald A Gillis And Julia Cecilia Brown. In 1920, Dorothy Helen Gillis resided in Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1936, Dorothy Helen Gillis resided in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dorothy Helen Gillis married Thomas Edward Fitzgerald, and had children including Donald Edward Fitzgerald, Judith Ann Fitzgerald, Paul F Fitzgerald. Dorothy Helen Gillis passed away in 1996 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Dorothy Helen Gillis entered the world in Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Donald A Gillis And Julia Cecilia Brown.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Helen Gillis resided in Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1936, Dorothy Helen Gillis resided in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Dorothy Helen Gillis married Thomas Edward Fitzgerald, and had children including Donald Edward Fitzgerald, Judith Ann Fitzgerald, Paul F Fitzgerald.
  • Dorothy Helen Gillis passed away in 1996 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald Gillis
1879–
Birth Location: Inoverness Co, Nova Scotia
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Julia Brown
1881–1978
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Fitzgerald
1912–1972
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Paul Fitzgerald
1936–2018
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Donald Fitzgerald
1935–2012
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorothy Gillis's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Gillis
1911–1996
Birth Place: Cohasset, Norfolk, 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

Dorothy Gillis's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Helen) Gillis (8/17/1911–11/28/1996) m. Thomas (Edward) Fitzgerald (21 Jan 1912–24 May 1972)
  1. 1. Paul (F) Fitzgerald 1936–2018
  2. 2. Donald (Edward) Fitzgerald 1935–2012 m. Patricia (Jean) Doherty 1945–2018

Dorothy Gillis's Timeline

6 Records

1911
8/17/1911
Birth of Dorothy Helen Gillis in Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Dorothy Helen Gillis resided here in Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1936
1936
Age 25
Dorothy Helen Gillis resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Dorothy Helen Gillis resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1991
1991
Age 80
Dorothy Helen Gillis resided here in Belmont, MA
Belmont, MA
1996
11/28/1996
Age 85
Death of Dorothy Helen Gillis in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8171911
    Event Place: Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 022-22-9906; 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] Massachusetts Death Index
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 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: Boston, Suffolk, Mas

    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: 1936
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, 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: Boston, Suffolk, Mas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Belmont, MA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11281996
    Event Place: Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 022-22-9906; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Massachusetts Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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