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John Augustus Gillies 1917–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1917

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 4 February 1985

Death Location: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan

Father: John Gillies

Mother: Nellie Thornton

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In 1917, John Augustus Gillies entered the world in Michigan, born to John Francis Gillies And Nellie Lucile Thornton. John Augustus Gillies passed away in 1985 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1917, John Augustus Gillies entered the world in Michigan, born to John Francis Gillies And Nellie Lucile Thornton.
  • John Augustus Gillies passed away in 1985 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.

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John Gillies's Ancestors

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John Gillies
1917–1985
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
John Francis Gillies
1893–1958
Gagetown, Tuscola Co., MI., USA
Nellie (Lucile) Thornton
1893–
Onaway, Presque Co., MI., USA
Grandparents
John Gillies
1862–1896
Canada
Mary (Ann) Welsh
1872–1933
Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Peter Walsh
1834–1913
Honora Higgins
1842–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walsh
1812–1920
Margaret Mckay
1817–1920
Luke Higgins
1834–1911
Johanna Bergin
1822–1911

John Gillies's Timeline

2 Records

1917
1 Aug 1917
Birth of John Augustus Gillies in Michigan
Michigan
1985
4 February 1985
Age 68
Death of John Augustus Gillies in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1985
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan

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