Maritime Mosaic

Mary Ann Gillis¹

F, #4141, b. 1870, d. 2 February 1959

Father: John Gillis (Bleeder)^1,2 b. 9 Nov 1839, d. a 1911
Mother: Mary Jessie Gillis^1,2 b. 1844

Relationships: 2nd great-granddaughter of Dougald MacFarlane, 2nd great-granddaughter of Margaret MacDonell, 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Donald James MacFarlane
Charts: Descendants of John Gillis & Ann MacFarlane, Descendants of Gillis Gillis & Catherine MacLellan, Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.

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Birth*: Mary Ann Gillis was born in 1870 in Egypt, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2

Married Name: As of 1898,her married name was Gillis.¹

Marriage*: She married Donald Finlay Gillis in 1898 in Gorham, Coos, New Hampshire, USA.^1,3,4

Death*: Mary Ann Gillis died on 2 February 1959.¹

Family: Donald Finlay Gillis b. c 1870

John Finlay Gillis³ b. 2 Jun 1899, d. 14 Mar 1987

Catherine Isabelle Gillis³ b. 14 Dec 1901, d. 19 May 1959

Donald Archibald Gillis³ b. 9 Apr 1903, d. 16 Jul 1988

Alexander Joseph Gillis+^1,3 b. 13 Aug 1904, d. 4 Sep 1963

Sarah Janet Gillis³ b. 24 Dec 1905, d. 22 Sep 1992

Catherine Ann Gillis³ b. 10 Mar 1908, d. 8 May 1929

Donald Michael Gillis³ b. 21 Mar 1909, d. 31 Jul 1936

Margaret Jane Gillis^3,4 b. 6 Sep 1910, d. 9 Feb 1999

Ronald Hugh Gillis³ b. 18 Aug 1911, d. 15 Jul 1961

James Alexander Gillis^3,5 b. 27 Dec 1912, d. 11 Mar 1928

Finlay Gillis³ b. 19 Apr 1915, d. 20 Jan 1997

Catherine Mary Gillis⁶ b. 28 Apr 1916, d. 31 Dec 2006

Last Edited: 11 Jul 2019

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 59.

[S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 0293b - John Gillis.docx
Source Citation
Year: 1881; Census Place: Youngs Bridge, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13165; Page: 39; Family No: 127
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

[S782] JR Reid, Ancestors of Mary Ann Gillis #4141, page 1.

[S770] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Birth Registration for Margaret Jane Gillis
Registration Year 1910
Page 55300159
Number 55300160.

[S770] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Registration Year 1912
Page 55400191
Number 55400191.

[S782] JR Reid, Ancestors of Mary Ann Gillis #4141, page 2.

Donald Finlay Gillis¹

M, #4142, b. circa 1870

Charts: Descendants of John Gillis & Ann MacFarlane, Descendants of Gillis Gillis & Catherine MacLellan, Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Birth*: Donald Finlay Gillis was born circa 1870.¹

Marriage*: He married Mary Ann Gillis, daughter of John Gillis (Bleeder) and Mary Jessie Gillis, in 1898 in Gorham, Coos, New Hampshire, USA.^1,2,3

Occupation*: Donald Finlay Gillis was a farmer in December 1912 in Gillisdale, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴

Family: Mary Ann Gillis b. 1870, d. 2 Feb 1959

John Finlay Gillis² b. 2 Jun 1899, d. 14 Mar 1987

Catherine Isabelle Gillis² b. 14 Dec 1901, d. 19 May 1959

Donald Archibald Gillis² b. 9 Apr 1903, d. 16 Jul 1988

Alexander Joseph Gillis+^1,2 b. 13 Aug 1904, d. 4 Sep 1963

Sarah Janet Gillis² b. 24 Dec 1905, d. 22 Sep 1992

Catherine Ann Gillis² b. 10 Mar 1908, d. 8 May 1929

Donald Michael Gillis² b. 21 Mar 1909, d. 31 Jul 1936

Margaret Jane Gillis^2,3 b. 6 Sep 1910, d. 9 Feb 1999

Ronald Hugh Gillis² b. 18 Aug 1911, d. 15 Jul 1961

James Alexander Gillis^2,4 b. 27 Dec 1912, d. 11 Mar 1928

Finlay Gillis² b. 19 Apr 1915, d. 20 Jan 1997

Catherine Mary Gillis⁵ b. 28 Apr 1916, d. 31 Dec 2006

Last Edited: 15 Jan 2016

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 59.

[S782] JR Reid, Ancestors of Mary Ann Gillis #4141, page 1.

[S770] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Birth Registration for Margaret Jane Gillis
Registration Year 1910
Page 55300159
Number 55300160.

[S770] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Registration Year 1912
Page 55400191
Number 55400191.

[S782] JR Reid, Ancestors of Mary Ann Gillis #4141, page 2.

Alexander Joseph Gillis¹

M, #4143, b. 13 August 1904, d. 4 September 1963

Father: Donald Finlay Gillis^1,2 b. c 1870

Mother: Mary Ann Gillis^1,2 b. 1870, d. 2 Feb 1959

Relationships: 3rd great-grandson of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-grandson of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane

Charts: Descendants of John Gillis & Ann MacFarlane, Descendants of Gillis Gillis & Catherine MacLellan, Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Birth*: Alexander Joseph Gillis was born on 13 August 1904 in Gillisdale, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2

Death*: He died on 4 September 1963 in Gillisdale, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 59.^1,2

Last Edited: 12 Mar 2016

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 59.

[S782] JR Reid, Ancestors of Mary Ann Gillis #4141, page 1.

Lauchie MacEachern^1,2

M, #4153, b. 20 January 1897

Father: Hugh D. MacEachern^1,2,5,3,4 b. 10 Nov 1865, d. 26 Dec 1935

Mother: Christina MacKinnon^1,2,3,4 b. 10 Dec 1868

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

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Birth*: Lauchie MacEachern was born on 20 January 1897 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2,6,3,4

Baptism: Lauchie MacEachern was baptized on 31 January 1897 in St. Margaret of Scotland Church, Broad Cove, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.²

entered US from CN*: He entered US from CN on 14 September 1915 in Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, USA.¹

Natur Declaration*: He declared his intent on 5 December 1919 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Declaration Number: 101463.⁶

Last Edited: 22 Jul 2018

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 66.

[S709] Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada , Birth record of Lauchie MacEachern, page 347.

[S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 7251 - Donald Francis MacDonnell.docx
Source Citation
Year: 1901; Census Place: Broad Cove Marsh, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 5; Family No: 41.

[S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 7251a - Donald Francis MacDonnell.docx
Source Citation
Year: 1911; Census Place: 2, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 11; Family No: 87.

[S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 1590 - Hugh D MacEachern.docx
Ancestry.com. Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

[S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 4153 - Lauchie MacEachern.docx
Source Citation
National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21.

Darryl MacEachen¹

M, #4158

Relationships: 5th great-grandson of Dougald MacFarlane, 5th great-grandson of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Donald James MacFarlane

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Last Edited: 12 Mar 2016

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 66.

Mathew Ferguson¹

M, #4167, b. 3 July 1887, d. 1975

Father: Hugh Ferguson² b. 15 May 1856

Mother: Catherine (?)² b. 15 Mar 1851

Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Birth*: Mathew Ferguson was born on 3 July 1887 in Thornburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,3,4,5,2,6

Marriage*: He married Sarah Ann MacDougall, daughter of John A. MacDougall and Catherine MacLennan, on 22 November 1906 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,3,6,4,5

Death*: Mathew Ferguson died in 1975 in Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

Family: Sarah Ann MacDougall b. 18 Dec 1888, d. 1977

Cassie Ferguson^3,4 b. Apr 1907

Mary Ferguson+^3,4 b. 1909

Sadie Ferguson^3,4 b. Feb 1911

John Ferguson+¹ b. 15 Dec 1914, d. 13 Mar 1948

Census

1911, Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada⁴
1921, Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada⁵

Last Edited: 15 Sep 2017

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 69.

[S1063] 1901 Canada Census, Ferguson # 9785.

[S685] Unknown author, "Descendants of John MacLennan and Anne MacLeod."

[S1061] 1911 Canada Census, Ferguson # 4167.

[S1062] 1921 Canada Census, Ferguson # 4167.

[S1060] Ancestry.com, NS Vital R. Birth, Ferguson # 4167, 1904.

Sarah Ann MacDougall¹

F, #4168, b. 18 December 1888, d. 1977

Father: John A. MacDougall^1,2 b. 6 Jan 1857, d. 1931

Mother: Catherine MacLennan^3,2 b. 16 Jul 1864

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

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Birth*: Sarah Ann MacDougall was born on 18 December 1888 in Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2

Name Variation: As of 22 November 1906, Sarah Ann MacDougall was also known as Sadie Maria MacDougall.⁴

Married Name: As of 22 November 1906,her married name was Ferguson.^1,4

Marriage*: She married Mathew Ferguson, son of Hugh Ferguson and Catherine (?), on 22 November 1906 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,3,4,5,6

Death*: Sarah Ann MacDougall died in 1977 in Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

Name Variation: As of 1979, Sarah Ann MacDougall was also known as Sadie.³

Family: Mathew Ferguson b. 3 Jul 1887, d. 1975

Cassie Ferguson^3,5 b. Apr 1907

Mary Ferguson+³ b. 1909

Sadie Ferguson^3,5 b. Feb 1911

John Ferguson+¹ b. 15 Dec 1914, d. 13 Mar 1948

Census

1911, Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada⁵
1921, Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada⁶

Last Edited: 4 Mar 2017

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 69.

[S1058] 1901 Canada Census, MacDougall # 4169.

[S685] Unknown author, "Descendants of John MacLennan and Anne MacLeod."

[S1060] Ancestry.com, NS Vital R. Birth, Ferguson # 4167, 1904.

[S1061] 1911 Canada Census, Ferguson # 4167.

[S1062] 1921 Canada Census, Ferguson # 4167.

John A. MacDougall¹

M, #4169, b. 6 January 1857, d. 1931

Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Birth*: John A. MacDougall was born on 6 January 1857 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2,3

Marriage*: He married Catherine MacLennan, daughter of Roderick MacLennan and Catherine MacFarlane, circa 1883 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2,4,5,3,6

Death*: John A. MacDougall died in 1931 in Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

Family: Catherine MacLennan b. 16 Jul 1864

Hugh MacDougall^2,3,6 b. 1 Jan 1886, d. b 1979

Sarah Ann MacDougall+^1,3 b. 18 Dec 1888, d. 1977

Roderick MacDougall² b. 25 Dec 1891

Jack MacDougall^2,3 b. 27 Apr 1892

William MacDougall⁴ b. 25 Oct 1895

Census

1891, Thornburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada⁶
1901, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada³

Last Edited: 3 Mar 2017

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 69.

[S685] Unknown author, "Descendants of John MacLennan and Anne MacLeod."

[S1058] 1901 Canada Census, MacDougall # 4169.

[S709] Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada , Baptismal record of William MacDougall, page 504.

[S1053] 1891 Canada Census, MacLennan # 4170.

[S1059] 1891 Canada Census, MacDougall # 4169.

Roderick MacLennan¹

M, #4170, b. 11 February 1827

Father: John MacLennan^2,3 b. c 1800

Mother: Ann McLeod^2,3 b. c 1800

Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern

The ancestry chart of Archibald MacFarlane (ID # 34) is presented because he unites the ancestry of both his parents. If an individual appears more than once in Archibald's chart this indicates descent from the individual in more than one line. By clicking on the each instance (i.e. Ancestry of Archibald MacFarlane (#5)) each line of descent will be shown.
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Birth*: Roderick MacLennan was born on 11 February 1827 in near Cross Roads, Dunvegan, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2,4,5,6

Marriage*: He married Catherine MacFarlane, daughter of Malcolm MacFarlane and Catherine Gillis, circa 1855 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.^{1,2,7,4,3,8,9,10,11,5}

Name Variation: As of between 1864 and 1867, Roderick MacLennan was also known as Rory MacLennan.^8,9

Occupation*: He was Farmer in 1881 in Margaree Harbour, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴

Occupation: He was a farmer in 1901 in Margaree Harbour, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁶

Death: He died on 27 May 1910 in Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 83.^2,12

Biography*: "Roderick, the oldest son, was a rarely able-bodied man of splendid physique, strong as a lion, but ever kind and peaceable. When he attained his majority, he started a moderate business at the crossroads. He was a prudent, careful man and managed to save enoughmoney in a few years to buy him a farm at Chimney Corner on which he spent his remaining years."^2,3

Family: Catherine MacFarlane b. c 1838, d. 6 Feb 1900

John R. MacLennan+^4,5 b. 22 Jan 1857

Malcolm MacLennan^4,3,11 b. c 1860, d. 24 May 1934

Mary Ann MacLennan¹³ b. 2 May 1861

Donald A. MacLennan^4,3,11,6 b. 22 Jun 1864

Catherine MacLennan+^1,4,3,5 b. 16 Jul 1864

Christine MacLennan+^4,3,9,11 b. 25 Dec 1864

Isabella MacLennan+^4,8,11 b. 11 Jul 1867

Roderick Simon MacLennan+^14,4,3,11,6 b. 28 May 1871, d. 6 Jul 1953

Angus John MacLennan^7,4,3,11,6 b. 7 Mar 1875

Anna Bella MacLennan^4,11 b. 29 Nov 1878

Census

1871, Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada⁵
1881, Margaree Harbour, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada⁴
1891, Margaree West, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada¹¹
1901, Margaree Harbour, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada⁶

Last Edited: 15 Sep 2017

Citations

[S341] Registration form to Gathering 2001 Committee, August 3, 2001, Sheet 69.

[S1] J. L. MacDougall History of Inveness County, Page 367.

[S685] Unknown author, "Descendants of John MacLennan and Anne MacLeod."

[S664] 1881 Canada Federal Census, 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

[S1055] 1871 Canada Census, MacLennan # 4170.

[S1056] 1901 Canada Census, MacLennan # 4170.

[S497] St. Michael's Parish Record, East Margaree, online www3.nf.sympatico.ca/trish.leblanc/stmichaels.html, Birth record of Angus John McLennan.

[S709] Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada , Baptismal record of Isabella MacLennan, page 14.

[S709] Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada , Baptismal record of Christine MacLennan, page 33.

[S709] Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada , Baptismal record of Isabella MacLennan, page 82.

[S1053] 1891 Canada Census, MacLennan # 4170.

[S1054] Ancestry.com, NS Vital R. - Deaths, MacLennan # 4170, 11.

[S709] Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada , Baptismal record of Mary Ann MacLennan, page 112.

[S497] St. Michael's Parish Record, East Margaree, online www3.nf.sympatico.ca/trish.leblanc/stmichaels.html, Birth record of Roderick Simon McLennan.

Person Page - 139

Mary Ann Gillis1

Family: Donald Finlay Gillis b. c 1870

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Donald Finlay Gillis1

Family: Mary Ann Gillis b. 1870, d. 2 Feb 1959

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Alexander Joseph Gillis1

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Lauchie MacEachern1,2

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Darryl MacEachen1

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Mathew Ferguson1

Family: Sarah Ann MacDougall b. 18 Dec 1888, d. 1977

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Sarah Ann MacDougall1

Family: Mathew Ferguson b. 3 Jul 1887, d. 1975

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John A. MacDougall1

Family: Catherine MacLennan b. 16 Jul 1864

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Roderick MacLennan1

Family: Catherine MacFarlane b. c 1838, d. 6 Feb 1900

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Mary Ann Gillis¹

Donald Finlay Gillis¹

Alexander Joseph Gillis¹

Lauchie MacEachern^1,2

Darryl MacEachen¹

Mathew Ferguson¹

Sarah Ann MacDougall¹

John A. MacDougall¹

Roderick MacLennan¹