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Gillis_Family(Joe)(Eigg Mountain Settlement History)
Eigg Mountain Gillis Family – son of John Ban Gillis pioneer
John Ban Gillis (d. 1832) probate file A-37 page 322/565 Antigonish Estate File 1819-1837.
John “Red” Gillis (b. 1782-d. May 24, 1868) born Scotland probate file A-383 page 718/902 Antigonish Estate File 1866-1868 married Christy MacDonald
(Loddy)
John (Og) Gillis (b. 1811-d. before 1891) married Jane/Janet MacDonald (b. 1816)
Catherine Gillis (b. 1840-d. April 2, 1926) died at Bailey’s Brook NSVS married Angus MacDonald son of Rory Eigg Mountain
James Gillis (b. 1841)
Colin Gillis (b. 1846-d. January 16, 1900) Maple Ridge last will and testament page 397/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 probate file A-1163 page 406/1380 Antigonish Estate File 1901-1902 married Margaret “Maggie” Campbell (1852-d. April 4, 1895) d/o John and Catherine Campbell married April 29, 1874 at Pictou
1891 Census Arisaig District # 49
Catherine Gillis (b. May 2, 1876) born at Eigg Mountain NSVS New Glasgow
Mary Gillis (b. January 24, 1877) born at Eigg Mountain NSVS
John Gillis (b. April 28, 1878)
Ronald Gillis (b. September 16, 1879)
Lauchlin Gillis (b. March 5, 1880-d. 1951) left farm by father in his will Utah Obit photo
1901 Census Arisaig District # 40
Ronald Lewis Gillis (b. March 8, 1882)
Mary Jane Gillis (b. March 4, 1884) Rear Arisaig SMAR
1901 Census Arisaig District # 40
This farm was declared “vacant” in the 1911 census page 9 # 41 – John did not inherit any land from his father.
1911 Census Arisaig District # 9
Lauchlin Gillis (b. 1821) born Malignant Brook living at Back Settlement Arisaig NSVS married (1) Mary Gillis married January 8, 1846 SMAR
Lauchlin Gillis (b. January 15, 1847) twin
Mary Gillis (b. January 15, 1847) twin married Ronald MacIsaac (b. 1846) shoemaker born at Judique lived at Pictou married November 24, 1866 at Arisaig NSVS
Colin Gillis (b. 1850) US
John Gillis (b. 1853) married Margaret MacVarnish (b. 1854) moved to Antigonish by 1881
John Donald Gillis (b. March 28, 1869)
Angus Gillis (b. 1874)
Neil Gillis (b. 1880)
Donald Gillis (b. November 3, 1854)
Catherine Gillis (b. 1855)
Christy Gillis (b. August 18, 1860) moved to Antigonish by 1891
Lewis Gillis (b. February 28, 1864) Eigg Mt. SMAR moved to Antigonish by 1881
Married (2) Mary Gillis (b. 1826) married May 6, 1868 at Arisaig NSVS moved to Antigonish by 1881
Alexander Gillis (b.1837-d. 1905) married Catherine MacDougall (b.1841-August 21, 1918) died at Maple Ridge Obit married February 7, 1866 at Arisaig
1891 Census Arisaig District # 47
1901 Census Arisaig District # 37
1911 Census Arisaig District # 83
Mary Ann “Christie” Gillis (b. February 4, 1867-d. March 1, 1945) NSVS married John MacLeod, Knoydart
John Gillis (b. 1869)
1911 Census Arisaig District # 83
1921 Census Arisaig District # 65 Maple Ridge
Donald Gillis (b. July 4, 1871) born at back settlement Arisaig NSVS
Angus Gillis (b.1826-d. May 28, 1873) born back settlement Arisaig died at “Mountain” Arisaig NSVS Probate file A-831 page 65/950 Antigonish Estate File 1888-1891 married Elizabeth “Betsy” MacDonald (b. 1833-d. before 1881) d/o Alexander (Red) and Catherine MacDonald married February 11, 1855 at Arisaig NSVS
Colin Gillis (b. 1856-d. 1900) US
Mary Gillis (b. 1859)
Alexander Gillis (b. May 15, 1861) store clerk New Glasgow
Elizabeth Gillis (b. July 21, 1863) Eigg Mountain SMAR
Christina “Christy” Gillis (b. September 9, 1866) US
Mary Ann Gillis (b. May 8, 1868) US
Catherine Gillis (b. May 1, 1870) US
Florence Gillis (b. 1877) US
Both parents were dead by 1881 and all 8 children stayed together. By the 1891 census all had left the mountain. Angus left his wife Elizabeth the farm in his last will and testament page 150/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 and Elizabeth was to give the farm to son Colin when he reached maturity.
Flora Gillis (b. 1821-d. June 13, 1875) born Arisaig died at Back Settlement Arisaig NSVS
Donald Gillis (b. 1824) unsound mind – did not inherit any land from father. Donald lived with his sister Flora who did inherit 35 acres of land.
Arisaig Gillis Family – sons of John Ban Gillis pioneer
Donald Gillis married to Christy MacDonald widow of John Smith whose daughter Christy was married to Angus MacInnis (Og)
Alexander Gillis married Gillis
William Gillis (b. 1826-d. 1899) postmaster last will and testament page 369/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 married Margaret (MacDonald) Gillis (b. 1844-d. 1924) widow of John Gillis
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 5
1881 Census Arisaig District # 94
1891 Census Arisaig District # 85
1901 Census Arisaig District # 22
1911 Census Arisaig District # 29
Mary Gillis (b. 1836) married Allan MacDonald (b. 1840) Cape Breton
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 5
Andrew MacDonald (b. 1866)
Ann MacDonald (b. 1869)
Dougald Gillis (b. 1850)
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 5
John Gillis (b. 1853)
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 5
Margaret Gillis (b. 1855)
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 5
Alexander Gillis (b. 1796-d. 1889) married Mary Smith (b. 1808-d. February 12, 1884)
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 2
1881 Census Arisaig District # 89
Lauchlin Gillis (b. 1831)
John Gillis (b. 1836-d. May 7, 1873) carpenter born and died at Arisaig married Margaret MacDonald (b. 1844-d. 1924) born Arisaig daughter of Alexander and Catherine MacDonald married February 26, 1867 at Arisaig. Margaret married William Gillis (b. 1826-d. 1899) postmaster
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 2
Alexander Gillis (b. January 28, 1868-d. April 6, 1868)
Flora Gillis (b. 1840) married Donald MacDonald (b. 1832) born Arisaig son of Alexander and Catherine MacDonald married February 6, 1868 at Arisaig NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 2
Donald Gillis (b. 1842) married (1) Ann Grant (d. by 1881)
1881 Census Arisaig District # 89
Angus Gillis (b. 1870)
Donald Gillis (b. 1842) married (2) Isabella MacDonald (b. 1854)
1891 Census Arisaig District # 82
1901 Census Arisaig District # 23
1911 Census Arisaig District # 27
1921 Census Arisaig District # 34
John Gillis (b. 1877)
Ann Gillis (b. September 12, 1882)
Colin Alexander Gillis (b. November 21, 1883)
1921 Census Arisaig District # 34
Mary Gillis (b. January 8, 1885) born Arisaig married Dan J MacDougall (b. 1871) born Cape Breton section foreman married October 26, 1908 at Arisaig NSVS
Catherine Gillis (b. 1888)
Margaret Gillis (b. 1890) teacher
1921 Census Arisaig District # 34
Colin Donald Gillis (b. February 8, 1896)
Alexander Gillis (b. May 4, 1846) SMAR hotel keeper
Elizabeth Gillis (b. September 1, 1848) SMAR married Ranald MacKinnon (b. 1846) born at Knoydart married August 3, 1876 at Arisaig NSVS
Isabella “Bell” Gillis (b. 1849) married Alexander MacEachern (b. 1840) born at Georgeville s/o Lauchlin and Catherine MacEachern married February 2, 1875 at Arisaig NSVS
John and Flora Gillis Scotland
Angus Gillis (b. 1793-d. 1869) probate file A-407 page 75/433 Antigonish Estate File 1868-1870 married Sarah MacDonald (b. 1793-d.before 1881)
Mary Gillis (b. 1816) married Angus MacPherson
Donald Gillis (b. 1821) married Marcella “Christie” MacDonald (b. 1838-d. before 1881) married February 5, 1862 NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 128
Ellen (Lillian) Gillis (b. February 9, 1864)
Sarah Catherine Gillis (b. August 21, 1865)
Flora Ann Gillis (b. December 24, 1867)
Angus Lauchlin Gillis (b. November 12, 1869-d. 1964) enlisted CEF 1917 when living in Dawson City, Yukon - sapper in engineer corps served in France
Donald Gillis was living with nephew Donald MacPherson in 1881 as a widower and living with brother Stephen in 1891.
1891 Census Arisaig District # 93
Stephen Gillis (b. May 8, 1835-d. March 23, 1923) probate file A-2097 page 997/1246 Antigonish Estate File 1923-1925 married Catherine MacDonald (b. 1837-d. December 9, 1883) d/o Donald MacDonald and Mary MacLean married 1864 at Georgeville NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 6
1891 Census Arisaig District # 93
1901 Census Arisaig District # 35
1921 Census Arisaig District # 32
Donald (Daniel) Gillis (b. March 3, 1866)
Sarah Ann Gillis (b. February 22, 1868) married William MacPherson
Angus John Gillis (b. January 3, 1870-d. 1910)
Mary Marjorie Gillis (b. August 15, 1872-d. April 20, 1873) born and died at Arisaig
Lauchlin Allan Gillis (b. April 25, 1874-d. March 4, 1967) born at Arisaig NSVS married Mary Ann (b. 1883) left farm in his father’s will.
1921 Census Arisaig District # 32
William D Gillis (b. July 15, 1875) born at Arisaig NSVS
Mary Elizabeth Gillis (b. October 22, 1876) born at Arisaig NSVS married Angus MacQuarrie
John Gillis (b. 1879)
Vincent Daniel Gillis (b. 1880)
Eigg Mountain Gillis Family - Hugh Gillis (Big) pioneer
Peter Gillis (b. 1833) married Henrietta “Effy” MacLellan (b. 1840-d. May 10, 1876) married August 30, 1866 at back settlement Arisaig NSVS
Duncan Gillis (b. 1868)
Archibald Gillis (b. December 27, 1868) born at back settlement NSVS
Ronald Gillis (b. June 25, 1870)
Catherine Ann Gillis (b. November 20, 1871)
Hugh Gillis (b. August 11, 1873) born Mountain NSVS moved to US
William “Fettle” Gillis (b. November 1, 1874) born back settlement, Arisaig NSVS
After Effy Gillis died in childbirth in 1876 the children were sent to live with families on the mountain – their father Peter Gillis unable to care for them also lived on the mountain.
Pleasant Valley/Malignant Brook Gillis Families – children of John Ban Gillis pioneer
Mary Gillis (b. 1795-d. 1888) married Alexander “Loddy” MacDonald (b. 1792-d. 1884) lived at Malignant Brook and Maryvale. According to her obituary Mary Gillis was the first “white female child born in the locality”. Rankin page 241 says she was the “first child born at Arisaig”.
Allan Gillis (b. 1802-d. May 29, 1872) last will and testament page 377/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 probate file A-1144 page 51/317 Antigonish Estate File 1900-1901 born Arisaig died at Pleasant Valley NSVS married Elizabeth MacNeil (b. 1804)
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 74
Lauchlin Gillis (b. 1831) married (1)
Lauchlin Gillis (b. 1831) tailor married (2) Mary Smith (b. 1839-d. May 29, 1872) born Bailey’s Brook d/o Ronald and Christy Smith died at Pleasant Valley married September 30, 1866 at Cape George NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 76
John Gillis (b. 1866)
Allan L Gillis (b. August 25, 1867-d. 1942) Obit motorman on street railway/elevator operator immigrated 1893 (1900 US Census) 1893 (1910 US Census) 1897 (1910 US Census) 1890 (1930 US Census) 1898 (US Naturalization Record) married Katherine Nolan (b. 1874) married February 5, 1899 at Boston
John Ronald Gillis (b. December 28, 1870) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Lauchlin Gillis (b. 1831) tailor married (3) Mary Chisholm (b. 1839) born North Grant d/o John and Jane Chisholm married January 19, 1875 at Antigonish NSVS
Mary Gillis (b. January 28, 1876) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
William Gillis (b. 1832-d. 1916) ship carpenter died at Boston immigrated 1891 (1900 US Census) 1890 (1910 US Census) married Janet “Jessie” Cameron (b. 1838) worked as a nurse in US born at Rear South River immigrated 1891 (1900 US Census) 1890 (1910 US Census) married February 12, 1866 at St. Andrews NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 78
1881 Census Arisaig District # 32
1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 28
Mary Ann Gillis (b. 1867)
Elizabeth “Betsy” Gillis (b. October 7, 1868) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS married Douglas MacDonald US immigrated 1891
Margaret Jane Gillis (b. June 8, 1870) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Catherine Mary Gillis (b. February 20, 1872-d. 1939) Obit born at Pleasant Valley NSVS died at New York married John A Gillis
John Joseph Gillis (b. July 30, 1876) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Flora Gillis (b. 1878-D. November 24, 1907) married John B MacEachern married 1903 at Port Hood, Cape Breton lived in Cape Breton.
Ann Gillis (b. 1834) born at Malignant Brook married Donald MacDonald (b. 1830) born at Malignant Brook s/o Alexander MacDonald married August 1, 1865 at Georgeville NSVS
Donald Gillis (b. 1835-d. May 1, 1917) married Catherine Cameron (b. 1841-d. January 15, 1929) both died at Pleasant Valley married 1863 at St. Andrews NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 75
1911 Census Maryvale District # 46
1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 61
Mary Gillis (b. 1866) Boston US
James D Gillis (b. 1868) married Mary MacDougall (b. 1863) lived in Arisaig in 1929
1901 Census Maryvale District # 80
1911 Census Maryvale District # 78
Sarah Gillis (b. 1895)
Catherine Margaret Gillis (b. August 26, 1898)
John Angus Gillis (b. December 12, 1900)
Mary Ann Gillis (b. August 10, 1902) born Rear Arisaig SMAR
Elizabeth “Betsy” Gillis (b. January 3, 1869) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS married Dan MacDonald Big Marsh
Alexander Gillis (b. July 30, 1870) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS Seattle US
Allan Francis Gillis (b. May 21, 1872-d. December 31, 1928) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS married Nellie M lived in Pennsylvania, US (Rankin)
John Angus Gillis (b. December 3, 1873) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS moved to British Columbia (Rankin)
Ann Gillis (b. 1876) married Angus A MacDonald Pleasant Valley
1911 Census Maryvale District # 46
Dougald Gillis (b. March, 1877-d. January 5, 1929) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS married Marcella (b. 1880)
1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 61
Daniel Joseph Gillis (b. 1911)
Charles Gillis (b. 1836-d. 1900) joiner born at Malignant Brook married Ann Gillis (b. 1841-d. 1932) born Malignant Cove d/o Lauchlin and Ann Gillis married February 3, 1868 at Arisaig. Ann Gillis moved to US after her husband died. Ann had to petition the probate court in 1900 to register her father-in-law’s will so she could sell the farm after her husband died.
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 74
Ann “Nancy” Gillis (b. September 5, 1869-d. 1883) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Alexander Gillis (b. October 1, 1871-d. February 20, 1872) born and died at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Mary Gillis (b. April 18, 1873) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Allan Lauchlin Gillis (b. April 21, 1875) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Elizabeth Gillis (b. April 4, 1877) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Daniel C Gillis (b. 1880-d. 1916) died at Butte, Montana, US probate file A-1951 page 997/1252 Antigonish Estate File 1919-1921 married Mary lived at Aberdeen, Washington State, US after husband died in 1916. Arrived in US in 1908 and worked as a miner in a copper mine in Butte, Montana. Was a lodger in the 1910 census and married.
US Census 1900 Montana Silver Bow Butte Ward 2 District 0091 # 155
Lawrence Gillis
Mary Catherine Gillis
Annie May Gillis
John William Gillis (b. 1883-d. 1922) US
John J Gillis (b. 1885)
Stephen Gillis (b. 1890)
John Gillis (b. 1838) tailor Pleasant Valley married (1) Ann “Nancy” MacDonald (b. 1850) married January 16, 1868 at Georgeville NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 79
Margaret Gillis (b. 1866-d. January 22, 1867)
Hugh Allan Gillis (b. 1869)
John Angus Gillis (b. 1870)
Duncan Gillis (b. May 8, 1872) born Pleasant Valley NSVS
Elizabeth Ann Gillis (b. June 4, 1874) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
John Gillis (b. 1838-d. before 1891) widower Eigg Mountain married (2) Christina “Christy” Campbell (b. 1841) born at Arisaig d/o John and Sarah Campbell married December 3, 1875 at Arisaig NSVS
Michael Gillis (b. April 18, 1877)
Ann Gillis (b. 1879)
Sarah Gillis (b. March 1881)
Mary Ann Gillis (b. February 27, 1883) Pleasant Valley SMAR
Flora Gillis (b. 1842) married Donald MacDonald (b. 1839) s/o Hugh and Sarah MacDonald, Morristown married February 3, 1869 at Georgeville
Christina Gillis (b. 1844) willed 50 acres by father
Angus Gillis (b. 1846-d. September 29, 1927) Morar
Stephen Gillis (b. 1848) schoolteacher
Doctor’s Brook Gillis Families – sons of Lauchlin Gillis son of Peter Gillis pioneer
Lauchlin Gillis (b. 1801-d. 1874) Probate file A-522 page 399/653 Antigonish Estate File 1873-1875 married
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 31
Mary Gillis (b. 1832) married Michael MacGillivray – see MacGillivray Family
Peter Gillis (b. 1834)
John Gillis (b. 1836)
Donald Lauchlin Gillis (b. 1838-d. December 13, 1918) probate file A-1844 page 335/1280 Antigonish Estate File 1918-1919 Obit married Catherine Grant (b. August 7, 1852-d. October 23, 1937) d/o Dougald Grant Malignant Cove Doctor’s Brook Obit
1881 Census Arisaig District # 228
1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 83
1901 Census Maryvale District # 3
1911 Census Maryvale District # 8
1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 7
Lauchlin Joseph Gillis (b. 1877-d. 1936) Boston Obit
John Angus Gillis (b. 1878)
William B Gillis (b. 1880-d. 1904) Winnipeg Obit
Dougald Gillis (b. October 26, 1883) Doctor`s Brook SMAR
John Joseph Gillis (b. 1886-d. 1974) Antigonish
1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 7
Elizabeth Gillis (b. September 22, 1887)
Mary Ann Gillis (b. 1888-d. 1967) Guysbourough Obit
Catherine Gillis (b. 1890)
Daniel/Donald D Gillis (b. 1892-d. 1972) Florida Obit
Bessie Gillis (b. 1897)
Angus Gillis (b. 1840)
William Gillis (b. 1850-d. 1904) miller born at Doctor’s Mill s/o Allan and Ann Gillis married to Sarah MacQuarrie (b.1853-d. 1908) born Scotland lived at Brown’s Mountain when married married August 27, 1877 at Arisaig NSVS
1891 Census Arisaig District # 70
1901 Census Arisaig District # 7
Mary Gillis (b. 1880)
Sarah Gillis (b. 1889-d. 1907)
Flora Gillis (b. 1891) lived with uncle after parents died
Joseph Gillis (b. 1892)
A Mary Gillis (b. 1894) lived with uncle after parents died
Catherine Gillis (b. 1851)
1901 Census Maryvale District # 7
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Alexander Gillis (b. 1837) married Catherine MacDougall (b. 1841) married February 14, 1864 at Arisaig NSVS
Mary Gillis (b. 1866)
John Gillis (b. November 10, 1868) born back settlement NSVS
Donald Gillis (b. 1870)
Donald Gillis married Flora
John Gillis (b. 1784-d. September 15, 1874) born Arisaig, Scotland died Pleasant Valley NSVS
John Gillis (b. 1831) tailor married Nancy “Ann” MacPherson (b. 1838) married 1861 at Malignant Brook NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 82
John Lauchlin Gillis (b. January 2, 1862)
Alexander Gillis (b. 1864)
Ronald Gillis (b. January 27, 1868)
Donald Gillis (b. April 26, 1870) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Christy Ann Gillis (b. May 15, 1872) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Mary Gillis (b. July 15, 1874) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS
Peter Gillis married Mary
Laughlin Gillis (b. 1799-d. February 10, 1875) born Arisaig died at Malignant Cove NSVS married
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 31
Peter Gillis (b. 1835)
John Gillis (b. 1837)
Donald Gillis (b. 1839)
Angus Gillis (b. 1841)
William Gillis (b. 1850)
Ann “Nancy” Gillis (b. 1800-d. December 2, 1875) born and died at Arisaig NSVS