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Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN 1823–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Nova Scotia

Death Date: 1883

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Alexander Gillis

Mother: Mary. McIssac

Spouse(s): Catharine Gillis

Children(s): Alexander Gillis, Mary Gillis, Ellen Gillis, Annie Gillis

The story of Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN began in 1823 in Nova Scotia. In 1860, Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided in Roxbury Ward 1, Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, U. In 1861, Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN married Catharine Gillis, and had children including Alexander Gillis, Annie B Gillis, Ellen M Gillis, Mary A Gillis. Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN passed away in 1883 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN began in 1823 in Nova Scotia.
  • In 1860, Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided in Roxbury Ward 1, Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, U.
  • In 1861, Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN married Catharine Gillis, and had children including Alexander Gillis, Annie B Gillis, Ellen M Gillis, Mary A Gillis.
  • Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN passed away in 1883 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Gillis
1786–1869
Birth Location: Morar, Mallaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Mary. McIssac
1787–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
MM

Spouses(s)

Catharine Gillis
1824–1897
Birth Location: Ireland
CG

Children(s)

Alexander Gillis
1858–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
AG
Mary Gillis
1865–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
MG
Ellen Gillis
1867–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
EG
Annie Gillis
1869–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
AG

Hugh TWIN's Ancestors

Self
Hugh TWIN
1823–1883
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Parents
Alexander "Alasdair MacIlloios" Gillis
1786–1869
Morar, Mallaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Mary. ("Marini ni'n Alein ic Neil") McIssac
1787–
Nova Scotia
Grandparents
Catherine ("Kate") Mcdonald
1755–1838
Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Allan ("Ailean Neill") MacIssac
1751–1812
Mary MacDonald
1760–1841
Broad Cove, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Macdonald
1739–1826
Margaret Arnisdale
1746–1835
Neil MacIsaac
1724–1770
Margaret MacQuarrie
1727–
Donald Jr
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Macdonald
1693–1760
Isobel Macleod
1721–
Rev. Arnisdale
1706–1793
Christina Fraser
1719–1799
Elizabeth HARDING
1690–1765

Hugh TWIN's Descendants

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Hugh (Donald Gillis) TWIN (1823–1883) m. Catharine Gillis (1824–August 1897)
  1. 1. Alexander Gillis 1858–
  2. 2. Mary (A.) Gillis 1865–
  3. 3. Ellen (M.) Gillis 1867–
  4. 4. Annie (B.) Gillis 1869–

Hugh TWIN's Timeline

6 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
1860
1860
Age 37
Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided here in Roxbury Ward 1, Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury Ward 1, Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1861
1861
Age 38
Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided here in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1870
1870
Age 47
Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided here in Boston Ward 13, Boston Highlands, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 13, Boston Highlands, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1880
1880
Age 57
Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1883
1883
Age 60
Death of Hugh Donald Gillis TWIN in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Nova Scotia
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Roxbury Ward 1, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_517; Page: 481; Family History

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Roxbury Ward 1, Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Roxbury Ward 1, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_517; Page: 481; Family History

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: M-875

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Boston Ward 13, Boston Highlands, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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