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Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis 1887–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1887

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 3 Sep 1969

Death Location: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Donald Gillis

Mother: Jane McDonald

Spouse(s): Archie Gillis

Children(s): Catherine Gillis, Mary Gillis, Rita Gillis, Annie Gillis, Lauchlin Gillis, Lauchie Gillis, Daniel Gillis, John Gillis, Margaret Gillis, Annie Gillis

The story of Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis began in 1887 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1891, Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided in Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1901, Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided in Red Islands, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis married Archie Lauchlin Gillis, and had children including Annie May Gillis, Catherine Jane Gillis, Daniel Joseph Danny Gillis, John Edward Gillis, Lauchie Cyprian Gillis, Lauchlin Michael Gillis, Margaret Jane Gillis, Mary Agnes Agnes Gillis, Rita Gillis. Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis passed away in 1969 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis began in 1887 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1891, Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided in Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1901, Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided in Red Islands, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis married Archie Lauchlin Gillis, and had children including Annie May Gillis, Catherine Jane Gillis, Daniel Joseph Danny Gillis, John Edward Gillis, Lauchie Cyprian Gillis, Lauchlin Michael Gillis, Margaret Jane Gillis, Mary Agnes Agnes Gillis, Rita Gillis.
  • Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis passed away in 1969 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Gillis's Ancestors

Self
Mary Gillis
1887–1969
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Donald Daniel Gillis
1858–1936
Soldier's Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jane McDonald
1859–1898
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Alexander Gillis
1816–1899
Scotland
Mary Campbell
1821–1907
Nova Scotia
Thomas (Daniel) McDonald
1833–
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Annie (Connors) McDonald
1827–
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Donald McDonald
1803–
Mary McDonald
1810–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Gillis's Descendants

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Mary (Louise "Minnie") Gillis (25 Mar 1887–3 Sep 1969) m. Archie (Lauchlin) Gillis (20 Feb 1874–25 Apr 1949)
  1. 1. Catherine (Jane) Gillis 1905–1983 m. Archibald ("Archie" J) MacPhee 1899–1982
  2. 2. Mary (Agnes "Agnes") Gillis 1906–1992 m. Angus McIntyre 1903–1974
  3. 3. Rita Gillis 1922–2007
  4. 4. Annie (May) Gillis 1908–1927 m. John (Joseph) MacDonald 1890–1962
    1. 1. Ronald (Aloysius "Rannie") MacDonald 1925–2014
  5. 5. Lauchlin (Michael) Gillis 1910–1911
  6. 6. Lauchie (Cyprian) Gillis 1912–1980
  7. 7. Daniel (Joseph "Danny") Gillis 1918–1991
  8. 8. John (Edward) Gillis 1915–1931
  9. 9. Margaret (Jane) Gillis 1920–1988 m. Ronald (Boniface) MacKinnon 1911–
  10. 10. Annie (May) Gillis 1929–2018

Mary Gillis's Timeline

6 Records

1887
25 Mar 1887
Birth of Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 4
Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided here in Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 14
Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided here in Red Islands, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Red Islands, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 24
Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided here in Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 34
Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis resided here in Grand Mira Dist No 17, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grand Mira Dist No 17, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1969
3 Sep 1969
Age 82
Death of Mary Louise "Minnie" Gillis in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6314; Family No: 91
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Red Islands, Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page: 12; Family No: 112
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia; Page: 1; Family No: 10
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 41; Census Place: 41, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6314; Family No: 91

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Red Islands, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Red Islands, Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page: 12; Family No: 112

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia; Page: 1; Family No: 10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Grand Mira Dist No 17, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 41; Census Place: 41, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1969
    Event Place: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

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