Bridget Coady
- Father: Patrick Coady1,2,3,4 b. 5 Oct 1825, d. 3 Mar 1906
- Mother: Margaret Hyland1,2,3,4 b. 10 Oct 1829, d. 5 Dec 1914
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Family: David Tompkins b. 1849
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Registration Year 1882
Book 1825
Page 107
Number 21.
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David Tompkins
- Father: Nicholas Tompkins1 b. c 1825
- Mother: Ann (?)1 b. c 1825
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Family: Bridget Coady b. c 1860, d. 1934
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Registration Year 1882
Book 1825
Page 107
Number 21.
Mary Coady
- Father: Patrick Coady1,2,3,4,5,6,7 b. 5 Oct 1825, d. 3 Mar 1906
- Mother: Margaret Hyland1,2,3,4,5,6,7 b. 10 Oct 1829, d. 5 Dec 1914
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Family: John H. Gillis b. c 1863, d. 7 Jul 1938
Citations
Registration year 1901
Book 1825
Page 174
Number 78.
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Ellen Coady1
- Father: Patrick Coady2,3,4,1,5,6 b. 5 Oct 1825, d. 3 Mar 1906
- Mother: Margaret Hyland2,3,4,1,5,6 b. 10 Oct 1829, d. 5 Dec 1914
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Family: John P. Coady b. 18 Sep 1863, d. 8 Nov 1944
Citations
Registration Year 1869
Book 1814
Page 106
Number 524.
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Source Citation
Year: 1911; Census Place: 19, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 11; Family No: 85.
John P. Coady
- Father: Peter Coady1,2 b. 29 Jun 1830, d. 4 Feb 1911
- Mother: Christine MacDonald1,3,2 b. 15 Aug 1832, d. 1912
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Family: Ellen Coady b. 13 Sep 1869, d. 1942
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Source Citation
Year: 1871; Census Place: Youngs Bridge, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10566; Page: 23; Family No: 70.
Source Citation
Year: 1911; Census Place: 19, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 11; Family No: 85.
Registration Year 1944
Book 207
Page 644
Number 1336.
John A. Gillis
- Father: John Archibald Gillis1,2,3 b. 5 Oct 1879, d. 27 Mar 1954
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane1,2 b. 12 Sep 1891, d. 28 May 1944
- Relationships: 3rd great-grandson of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-grandson of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Alexander Gillis
- Father: John Archibald Gillis1,2,3,4 b. 5 Oct 1879, d. 27 Mar 1954
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane1,3 b. 12 Sep 1891, d. 28 May 1944
- Relationships: 3rd great-grandson of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-grandson of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Daniel Myles Gillis
- Father: John Archibald Gillis1,2,3,4,5 b. 5 Oct 1879, d. 27 Mar 1954
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane1,2,3,4 b. 12 Sep 1891, d. 28 May 1944
- Relationships: 3rd great-grandson of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-grandson of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Daniel was a veteran of the Korean War. he was a member of Branch 15 of the Royal Canadian Legion, New Waterford. He was employed as a Commissionaire with the town of New Waterford and was a mailman with Canada Post, Halifax, for a time.1,3
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Grace Virginia Gillis
- Father: John Archibald Gillis1,2,3,4 b. 5 Oct 1879, d. 27 Mar 1954
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane1,2,3 b. 12 Sep 1891, d. 28 May 1944
- Relationships: 3rd great-granddaughter of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-granddaughter of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Sr. Grace Gillis
Born In: New Waterford
Born: June 8th, 1914
Passed on: February 13th, 2013
Sr. Grace Virginia Gillis, 98, died at Parkstone Enhanced Care on Feb. 13, 2013.Born in New Waterford on
June 8, 1914, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Mary (MacFarlane) Gillis.
She entered the Sisters of Charity, Halifax on Sept. 8, 1933, and made her final profession on Aug. 15,
1942. Prior to her teaching career Sr. Grace received a BA and a certificate in administration. She spent
the majority of her life as an educator and from 1935 until 1981 she served in New Waterford, Halifax,
New Aberdeen, N.S., and then was transferred to the west serving in Cranbrook, B.C. She not only served
as a teacher but spent 15 years as a principal. After 1981, she was engaged in pastoral ministry and as a
volunteer visitor to the elderly and the sick.
In September 1994, she was transferred to Mount Saint Vincent Motherhouse in Halifax, where she began
her retirement years. In 2005 she was admitted to Parkstone Enhanced Care, where she remained
until her death.
She is survived by her sisters, Mrs. Peggy Howell and Mrs. Rose LeBlanc of Sydney; her sisters-in-law, Mrs.
Eileen Gillis, Antigonish, and Mrs. Martha Gillis, New Waterford. Sister is also survived by many nieces,
nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her sisters, Mrs. Tina Campbell, Mrs.
Rita Heffernan and Sr. Mary Lydia Gillis, SC, her brothers, Joseph, John, Hugh, Myles and Alexander and
also John Harold and Mary Margaret in infancy.
The body will be in Caritas Residence with visitation from 3-7 p.m., today (Thursday), Feb. 14, 2013. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Chapel
of Caritas Residence. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, N.S. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to the Sisters of Charity Ministry Fund.3
She entered the Sisters of Charity, Halifax on Sept. 8, 1933, and made her final profession on Aug. 15, 1942. Prior to her teaching career Sr. Grace received a BA and a certificate in administration. She spent the majority of her life as an educator and from 1935 until 1981 she served in New Waterford, Halifax & New Aberdeen, N.S., and then was transferred to the west serving in Cranbrook, B.C. She not only served as a teacher but spent 15 years as a principal. After 1981, she was engaged in pastoral ministry and as a volunteer visitor to the elderly and the sick.
In September 1994, she was transferred to Mount Saint Vincent Motherhouse in Halifax, where she began her retirement years. In 2005 she was admitted to Parkstone Enhanced Care, where she remained
until her death.1,5,3
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Christina Gillis1
- Father: John Archibald Gillis2,3,4 b. 5 Oct 1879, d. 27 Mar 1954
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane2,3 b. 12 Sep 1891, d. 28 May 1944
- Relationships: 3rd great-granddaughter of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-granddaughter of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Rita Gillis
- Father: John Archibald Gillis1,2,3 b. 5 Oct 1879, d. 27 Mar 1954
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane1,2 b. 12 Sep 1891, d. 28 May 1944
- Relationships: 3rd great-granddaughter of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-granddaughter of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Rita Heffernan, bornin New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada; passed in Nova Scotia, Canada,on February 2nd, 2012
Rita Catherine Heffernan, a resident of Harbourstone Enhanced Care facility, Sydney, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012, at her residence.
Born in New Waterford, she was a daughter of the late John Archie and Mary Catherine (MacFarlane) Gillis.
Rita had a teaching career that spanned 35 years and retained many fond memories of the students she taught. As a community member of the Sisters of Charity from 1945 to 1961, Rita taught in Brooklyn, NY, Nova Scotia and Alberta schools. In 1962 Rita left the community. She subsequently taught in Edmonton, Alberta, Halifax and retired in 1980, having spent her last 10 years teaching at Cornwallis School in Sydney, NS.
She was a former member of St. Joseph Parish, New Victoria and faithfully supported her parish over the years. In her retirement, she and her husband Harold enjoyed many happy summers at their summer home in Margaree, Cape Breton. Rita also enjoyed oil painting, playing piano and listening to music.
Rita is survived by her sisters, Margaret (Peggy) Howell, Sydney, Rose (Mrs. Florian LeBlanc), Whitney Pier, Sr. Grace Gillis SC, Halifax; many nieces and nephews; step-children and her extended family at the Spanish Bay unit of the Harbourstone Enhanced Care facility.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Heffernan; sisters, Tena Campbell, Sister Lydia Gillis S.C; and brothers, Alexander, Hugh, John Angus, Myles, New Waterford, and Joseph, Antigonish.
There will be no visitation. A funeral mass of celebration will be held Monday, February 6, 2012, at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard with Father Victor Ozoufuanya officiating. Burial will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of one's choice. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.2Family: Harold Heffernan b. c 1915, d. b 2 Feb 2012
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Harold Heffernan1
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Family: Rita Gillis b. c 1915, d. 2 Feb 2012
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Rose Marcella Gillis1
- Father: John Archibald Gillis2,3,4 b. 5 Oct 1879, d. 27 Mar 1954
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane2,3 b. 12 Sep 1891, d. 28 May 1944
- Relationships: 3rd great-granddaughter of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-granddaughter of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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John Chisholm
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John Angus MacDonald
- Father: Roderick Francis MacDonald1 b. c 1900
- Mother: Sarah Ann MacLellan1 b. c 1900
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Hugh R. MacEachen
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Family: Catherine MacInnis b. c 1900
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