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Julia Cecilia Brown 1881–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1881

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 15 Jan 1978

Death Location: West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Maurice Brown

Mother: Emma Harris

Spouse(s): Donald Gillis

Children(s): John Gillis, Maurice Gillis, Donald Gillis, John Gillis, Dorothy Gillis, Catherine Gillis, Francis Gillis, Anna Gillis, Mary Gillis

In 1881, Julia Cecilia Brown entered the world in Ireland, born to Maurice Brown And Emma Louise Harris. Julia Cecilia Brown married Donald A Gillis, and had children including Anna Louise Gillis, Catherine Belle Gillis, Donald Joseph Gillis, Dorothy Helen Gillis, Francis Anthony Gillis, John Angus Joseph Gillis, John Archibald Gillis, Mary Florence Gillis, Maurice Angus Gillis. Julia Cecilia Brown passed away in 1978 in West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Julia Cecilia Brown entered the world in Ireland, born to Maurice Brown And Emma Louise Harris.
  • Julia Cecilia Brown married Donald A Gillis, and had children including Anna Louise Gillis, Catherine Belle Gillis, Donald Joseph Gillis, Dorothy Helen Gillis, Francis Anthony Gillis, John Angus Joseph Gillis, John Archibald Gillis, Mary Florence Gillis, Maurice Angus Gillis.
  • Julia Cecilia Brown passed away in 1978 in West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maurice Brown
1845–1902
Birth Location: County Cork, Ireland
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Emma Harris
1852–1904
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Donald Gillis
1879–
Birth Location: Inoverness Co, Nova Scotia
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Children(s)

John Gillis
1908–1979
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Maurice Gillis
1903–1978
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Donald Gillis
1907–1968
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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John Gillis
1911–1992
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorothy Gillis
1911–1996
Birth Location: Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Catherine Gillis
1913–1996
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
CG
Francis Gillis
1915–1963
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Anna Gillis
1901–1911
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Gillis
1904–1974
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Julia Brown's Ancestors

Self
Julia Brown
1881–1978
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Maurice Brown
1845–1902
County Cork, Ireland
Emma (Louise) Harris
1852–1904
Ireland
Grandparents
Maurice Brown
1828–1894
killarney, kerry.Ireland
Bridget Sullivan
1824–1906
Kilcummin Parish, Kerry, Ireland
Thomas Harris
1828–
Cork, Ireland
Mary (V) Murphy
1833–1902
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Browne
1784–1888
Helen Sullivan
1791–1870
Timothy Sullivan
1804–1870
Catherine Quirk
1800–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Browne
1760–
Margaret Connor
1760–
John Sullivan
1770–
Mary Mara
1770–
Joannes Sullivan
1780–1870
Margaret Herlihy
1780–1865
Patricii Quirk
1770–
Elena Power
1770–

Julia Brown's Descendants

1.
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Julia (Cecilia) Brown (abt 1881–15 Jan 1978) m. Donald (A) Gillis (6 Jun 1879–22 Feb)
  1. 1. John (Angus Joseph) Gillis 1908–1979 m. Margaret (Jane) Gillis 1910–1999
    1. 1. Cecelia (M.) Gillis 1935–2013 m. Charles (Patrick) Markol 1928–2014
    2. 2. Ursula (Anne) Gillis 1938–2001
    3. 3. Jonathan Gillis 1936–2011
  2. 2. Maurice (Angus) Gillis 1903–1978 m. Ellen (K.) Hurley 1908–1988
    1. 1. Joyce (Mary Lee) Gillis 1946–2020 m. James (Richard) Ryan 1945–1998
  3. 3. Donald (Joseph) Gillis 1907–1968 m. Ruth (Bernice) Bent 1910–1989
  4. 4. John (Archibald) Gillis 1911–1992
  5. 5. Dorothy (Helen) Gillis 1911–1996 m. Thomas (Edward) Fitzgerald 1912–1972
    1. 1. Paul (F) Fitzgerald 1936–2018
    2. 2. Donald (Edward) Fitzgerald 1935–2012 m. Patricia (Jean) Doherty 1945–2018
  6. 6. Catherine (Belle) Gillis 1913–1996 m. John (Patrick) Earner 1906–1985 m. Arthur (Adolph) Lewis 1907–1993
    1. 1. Arthur Lewis 1938–2002
  7. 7. Francis (Anthony) Gillis 1915–1963
  8. 8. Anna (Louise) Gillis 1901–1911
  9. 9. Mary (Florence) Gillis 1904–1974

Julia Brown's Timeline

9 Records

1881
abt 1881
Birth of Julia Cecilia Brown in Ireland
Ireland
1882
29 Dec 1882
Age 1
Birth of Julia Cecilia Brown in Irish Free State
Irish Free State
1910
1910
Age 29
Julia Cecilia Brown resided here in Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Julia Cecilia Brown resided here in Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
Julia Cecilia Brown resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1931
1931
Age 50
Julia Cecilia Brown resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Julia Cecilia Brown resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 59
Julia Cecilia Brown resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1978
15 Jan 1978
Age 97
Death of Julia Cecilia Brown in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1882
    Event Place: Irish Free State
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 012-20-0454; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [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] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_623; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 1592; FHL microfilm: 1374636
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 16 Jan 1978; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.12560555,0.5427287,0.2038
    [8] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., List of Boston Residents, Boston Public Library; Boston, Massachusetts; Lists of Boston Residents, 1909-1972

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1881
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_623; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 1592; FHL microfilm: 1374636

    Genealogy Event 5
    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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., List of Boston Residents, Boston Public Library; Boston, Massachusetts; Lists of Boston Residents, 1909-1972

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1978
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 16 Jan 1978 - Page 22, Obituary for Julia C. GILLIS (Aged 97) 16 Jan 1978

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jamaica Plain
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 16 Jan 1978; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.12560555,0.5427287,0.2038

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1978
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 012-20-0454; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 16 Jan 1978; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.12560555,0.5427287,0.2038

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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