Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

William LEITH[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1842 - 1864  (22 years)


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  • Name William LEITH  [5, 6, 7] 
    Born 19 Mar 1842  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Christened 9 Apr 1842  Ireland, Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Meth Ch Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Death Shannandoah Valley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 4B590046EF234DAAB608A9E579C841EBAC26 
    Died 22 Oct 1864  Winchester, Vermont, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
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    Person ID I1008  tag1
    Last Modified 25 May 2014 

    Father John LEITH,   b. 1817, Enniskillen, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1872, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Family ID F425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was baptized Apr. 9, 1842, of John and Hannah, in the Methodist Church, Ireland Twsp.

      1861 Census Megantic County, 19 years, Wesl. Meth., laborer, with parents.

      He and cousin George Wilton enlisted in Vermont in the Civil War.  He was a private in the
      8th Regiment, Company C. of the Vermont Infantry, #000557, 0008, 00002420.

      Died 1864 in the U.S. Civil War at the Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley. [7]

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