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James Gillis 1818–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: SEP 1877

Death Location: Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Domhnull Gillis

Mother: Màiri MacDonald

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James Gillis was born in 1818 in Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland, the child of Domhnull Donald Gillis And Mairi Macdonald. James Gillis passed away in 1877 in Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Gillis was born in 1818 in Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland, the child of Domhnull Donald Gillis And Mairi Macdonald.
  • James Gillis passed away in 1877 in Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Domhnull Gillis
1795–1880
Birth Location: morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland
DG
Màiri MacDonald
1805–1894
Birth Location: Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gillis's Ancestors

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James Gillis
1818–1877
Birth Place: Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Domhnull (Donald) Gillis
1795–1880
morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Màiri MacDonald
1805–1894
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gillis's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of James Gillis in Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1877
SEP 1877
Age 59
Death of James Gillis in Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Morar, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1877
    Event Place: Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada
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