Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

Winnifred Martha Gillis[1, 2, 3]

Female 1878 - 1963  (85 years)


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  • Name Winnifred Martha Gillis  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Born 5 Mar 1878  Landgrove Town Center, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 70760347 
    Residence 1880  Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1900  Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1910  Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    _UID 5F758418EE2D4661B9A50536671CEB5C9510 
    Died 27 Jul 1963  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Glenwood City Cemetery, Glenwood City, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I36  Ernest Benjamin Gillis
    Last Modified 18 May 2020 

    Father Rev. William McNab Gillis,   b. 20 May 1845, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1928, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Codville,   b. 11 Sep 1849, Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1940, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1877  Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
    • The couple married April 24, 1877 at 3pm in the afternoon in the home of her brother, in Quebec City. The service was performed by the Rev. H. E. Blaud.

      Their honeymoon consisted of a trip to Rutland, Vermont, where William was ordained as a minister and received his first appointment to the Methodist-Episcopal Church at Landgrove, Vermont. [4, 5]
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Winnifred Martha Gillis was the daugher of the Reverend William McNab Gillis and Mary Elizabeth Codville Gillis . She was born 05 Mar 1878 in Landgrove, Vermon. Merton and Winnifred met while Merton was in his early teaching years at Grand Meadow, Minnesota. They married in 1916 at
      Walnut Grove, Minnesota (where Winnifred's father was pastor of a Methodist-Episcopal Church) and established their home in Glenwood City, Wisconsin.

      Winnifred was the choir director for the Glenwood City Methodist Church for many years, and also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

      Winnifred died in 1963.

      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70760347/winnifred-m-baker [4, 5]

  • Sources 
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    2. [S112] Rogers: 2009 Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers.

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    4. [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].

    5. [S68] P. Rogers GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].

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      Birth date: Mar 1878Birth place: VermontResidence date: 1900Residence place: Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota
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      Birth date: 1878Birth place: VermontResidence date: 1910Residence place: Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota
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      Marriage date: 1877Marriage place: Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec
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      Birth date: May 1845Birth place: CanadaMarriage date: 1877Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Pine Island Village, Goodhue, MinnesotaArrival date: UnknArrival place:
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