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James Morrison Gillis 1912–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sept 1912

Birth Location: Nova Scotia

Death Date: 12 December 1992

Death Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Gillis

Mother: Cecily Gillis

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James Morrison Gillis was born in 1912 in Nova Scotia, the child of John Joseph Mountain Gillis And Cecily Gillis. In 1921, James Morrison Gillis resided in OK Inverness Town, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. James Morrison Gillis had children including Margret Gillis. James Morrison Gillis passed away in 1992 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James Morrison Gillis was born in 1912 in Nova Scotia, the child of John Joseph Mountain Gillis And Cecily Gillis.
  • In 1921, James Morrison Gillis resided in OK Inverness Town, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • James Morrison Gillis had children including Margret Gillis.
  • James Morrison Gillis passed away in 1992 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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James Gillis's Ancestors

Self
James Gillis
1912–1992
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Parents
John Joseph (Mountain) Gillis
1876–1953
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cecily Gillis
1877–
Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
William Gillis
1828–
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Janet Cameron
1837–1913
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ronald Maclellan
1837–1914
Piper's Glen, Upper Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ann McLellan
1840–1896
S.W. Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Peter Gillis
1810–1871
Mary MacEachen
1807–
Ann MacDonald
1812–
Ranald MacInnis
1810–1871
Roderick MacLellan
1794–1891
Catherine Gillis
1810–
John Maclellan
1800–1860
Catherine Macfarlane
1808–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gillis
1780–1869
Anne Beaton
1782–1875
Patrick Padruig
1770–1843
Anne pion
1780–1844
Margaret GILLIS
1780–1873
Donald Maclellan
1763–
Anne MacInnis
1743–
Malcolm Gillis
1755–
Catherine Gillis
1760–1812
Catherine #0370
1787–1862
Catherine #0370
1787–1862

James Gillis's Timeline

3 Records

1912
5 Sept 1912
Birth of James Morrison Gillis in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 9
James Morrison Gillis resided here in OK Inverness Town, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
OK Inverness Town, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
1992
12 December 1992
Age 80
Death of James Morrison Gillis in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sept 1912
    Event Place: Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Inverness (Town), Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: OK Inverness Town, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Inverness (Town), Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1992
    Event Place: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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