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Mary MacKinnon 1858–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1858

Birth Location: East Bay, Cape Breton County, NS

Death Date: aft 1911

Death Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Lucy Nicholson

Mother: Alasdair MacKinnon

Spouse(s): Joseph Gillis

Children(s): Annie Gillis, Mary Gillis, Christine Gillis, James Gillis, Agnes Gillis, Mary Gillis, Lucia Gillis

Mary MacKinnon was born in 1858 in East Bay, Cape Breton County, NS, the child of Lucy Nicholson And Alasdair Mor Mackinnon. Mary MacKinnon married Joseph John Gillis, and had children including Agnes Gillis, Annie Jane Gillis, Christine Anna Christie Ann Gillis, James Jim Gillis, Lucia Catherine Gillis, Mary E Mary Lizzie Gillis, Mary Margaret Gillis. Mary MacKinnon passed away in 1911 in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Mary MacKinnon was born in 1858 in East Bay, Cape Breton County, NS, the child of Lucy Nicholson And Alasdair Mor Mackinnon.
  • Mary MacKinnon married Joseph John Gillis, and had children including Agnes Gillis, Annie Jane Gillis, Christine Anna Christie Ann Gillis, James Jim Gillis, Lucia Catherine Gillis, Mary E Mary Lizzie Gillis, Mary Margaret Gillis.
  • Mary MacKinnon passed away in 1911 in New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lucy Nicholson
1821–1891
Birth Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Alasdair MacKinnon
1815–
Birth Location: South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
AM

Spouses(s)

Joseph Gillis
1855–1932
Birth Location: East Bay, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada
JG

Children(s)

Annie Gillis
1895–1967
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
AG
Mary Gillis
1883–1970
Birth Location: Sidney Nova, Canada
MG
Christine Gillis
1885–1960
Birth Location: East Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
CG
James Gillis
1888–1968
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
JG
Agnes Gillis
1889–1972
Birth Location: East Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
AG
Mary Gillis
1892–1973
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
MG
Lucia Gillis
1894–
Birth Location: –
LG

Mary MacKinnon's Ancestors

Self
Mary MacKinnon
1858–1911
Birth Place: East Bay, Cape Breton County, NS
Parents
Lucy Nicholson
1821–1891
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Alasdair (Mor) MacKinnon
1815–
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret McNamara
1800–1881
Scotland
Iain ("john J.") MacKinnon
1790–
, , , Scotland
Catherine (Isabella) McLean
1793–1877
Coll, Argyll, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John MacKinnon
1756–1835
Margaret McDonald
1772–
Allan McLean
1760–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Julia Stewart
1734–1815
Neil McLean
1712–1787

Mary MacKinnon's Descendants

1.
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Mary MacKinnon (Mar 1858–aft 1911) m. Joseph (John) Gillis (04 May 1855–09 Dec 1932)
  1. 1. Annie (Jane) Gillis 1895–1967 m. John (Peter) Hinkley 1886–1974
    1. 1. Daniel (Richard) Hinkley 1913–1944 m. Margaret (Irene) Timmons 1917–
      1. 1. Claire (Ann) Hinkley 1939–2015 m. Kenneth (John) Hill 1936–2003
        1. 1. Phillip Hill –1982
      2. 2. Dollena (Elizabeth) Crawley 1937–2012
    2. 2. Laura (B) Hinkley 1917– m. Clyde (Peter Jefferson) Carter 1915–
    3. 3. Roderick ("Roddie" John) Hinkley 1915–1915
  2. 2. Mary (E. ( Mary Lizzie)) Gillis 1883–1970
  3. 3. Christine (Anna (Christie Ann)) Gillis 1885–1960
  4. 4. James ("Jim") Gillis 1888–1968
  5. 5. Agnes Gillis 1889–1972
  6. 6. Mary (Margaret) Gillis 1892–1973
  7. 7. Lucia (Catherine) Gillis 1894–

Mary MacKinnon's Timeline

2 Records

1858
Mar 1858
Birth of Mary MacKinnon in East Bay, Cape Breton County, NS
East Bay, Cape Breton County, NS
1911
aft 1911
Age 53
Death of Mary MacKinnon in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1858
    Event Place: East Bay, Cape Breton County, NS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1911
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
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