Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History

John Loftus LEITH[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1849 - 1910  (60 years)


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  • Name John Loftus LEITH  [6, 7, 8
    Alt. Birth 3 Dec 1846 
    Alt. Birth 20 Aug 1849 
    Born 2 Sep 1849  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 9, 10
    Christened 8 Nov 1849  Second Inv.&Ptsa, Anglican Church, Megantic, Quebec, Can Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Jul 1910  Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11
    Alt. Death 19 Jul 1910 
    Buried 19 Jul 1910  St. Stephen's Rectory, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11
    Alt. Burial 22 Jul 1910 
    _UID 5AEB2CA3A3E74C708979C054F2FA90554173 
    Person ID I999  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 
    • From Paul Vachon's book, Repertory of Births, Marriages and Burials: The Anglo-Protestants
      of Megantic County his baptismal date is Nov. 8, 1849  and his burial date was July 19,
      1910 at age 61.

      1881 Census
      John, 31
      Sarah, 30
      William, 6
      Sarah, 4
      Hanna, 2
      Robert, 3/12
      Hanna, 68, Ireland, widow

      1891 Census
      John, 41
      Sarah, 40
      William, 16
      Sarah, 14
      Hannah, 12
      Robert, 10
      John, 8
      George, 6
      Mary, 2
      Hannah, 77

      1901 Census for Inverness, Megantic County
      Leith, John, 51,  Aug. 20, 1849
      Leith, Sara, 50, Jan 2 1852
      Leith, Robert, 20, Dec. 27, 1880
      Leith, John, 18, Dec. 23, 1882
      Leith, George, 16, Dec. 21, 1884
      Leith, Mary, 12, Oct. 2, 1888
      Leith, Walter, 9, Aug. 27, 1891
      Leith, Hannah, 92, Oct. 31, 1808
      !BIRTH-CHRISTENING:  Paul Vachon, THE ANGLO-PROTESTANTS OF MEGANTIC COUNTY,
      Repertory of Births, Marriages, and Burials; 1826-1991; Societe Genealogigue de
      la region de l'Amiante, Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, 1992, Pub. No. 5;
      Births p156;US/CAN 971.4575 K2r,Fiche 6125775,LDS FHL Salt Lake City UT; NOTE:
      "(bapt) 08/11/1849  LEITH, John Loftus
      (born) 02/09/1849    John (fa) & Hannah ROBINSON Inv.
                            bapt.: Second Inverness and Points adjacent Anglican
                              Church"
      MARRIAGE:  Ibid.; Marriages p 81; NOTE:  Name of Susan Jane should probably be
      Sarah Jane  ???
      "28/02/1873  LEITH, John (farmer)  [John (farmer) & Hannah Robinson Inverness]
                   ROBINSON, Susan Jane  [James (farmer) & Sarah Goe  Invernes]
                   Presbyterian Church (Inverness)"
      DEATH-BURIAL:  Ibid.; Burials p 71; NOTE:  Burial date should probably be
      22/07/1910, needs verif ???
      "(bur) 12/07/1910  LEITH, John Loftus (m) 61 y (farmer)      b c1849
      (dec) 19/07/1910    sep.: Methodist Church (Inv.)"

      !DEATH-BURIAL:  Cemetery Recordings of Megantic County, Quebec, Transcribed by
      M/M W.T.L.Harper; 1838-1993; Unpub.Manus. 1972-; p4/10, St.Stephens Anglican
      Cemetery, Rectory Hill,Co.Megantic,Quebec,Canada; LDS Film 1750756, FHC Menlo
      Park CA; NOTE:  Headstone Inscription.
           "LEITH, John 1849-1910
                   his wife  Sarah Robinson  1850-1930
                         their sons
                   William Leith  1874-1895
                   Walter  Leith  1894-1918"


      From Paul Vachon's book, Repertory of Births, Marriages and Burials: The Anglo-Protestants
      of Megantic County his baptismal date is Feb. 7, 1847
      Parents are John LEITH & Hannah ROBINSON son John's birth [APMB]

      CENSUS 1881 QC, MEGANTIC 50, Inverness East e-2, page 15, FHL 1375831  NAC C-13195
                             Sex:      Marr:      Age:      Origin:            Birthplace:
      John LEITH                  M      M      31      Irish            Q
      Occ:Farmer                  Religion:Church of England            Married to Sarah, 4 children In the home is his widowed mother
      Sarah LEITH                  F      M      30      Irish            Q
                             Religion:Church of England
      William LEITH                  M            6      Irish            Q
                             Religion:Church of England
      Sarah LEITH                  F            4      Irish            Q
                             Religion:Church of England
      Hanna LEITH                  F            2      Irish            Q
                             Religion:Church of England
      Robert LEITH                  M            <1      Irish            Q
      Born:; 3/12            Religion:Church of England
      Hanna LEITH (ROBINSON)      F      W      68      Irish            Ireland
                             Religion:Church of England            Widowed [Mother

      CENSUS 1901 QC, MEGANTIC 169, Inverness d-4, page 4, T-6531
      Kin:      Age:      Born:                  Occupation:      Religion:      Status:
      Head      51      QC  20 Aug 1849      Farmer            Meth            Married to Sarah, 3 children
      !BIRTH-CHRISTENING:  Paul Vachon, THE ANGLO-PROTESTANTS OF MEGANTIC COUNTY,
      Repertory of Births, Marriages, and Burials; 1826-1991; Societe Genealogigue de
      la region de l'Amiante, Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, 1992, Pub. No. 5;
      Births p156;US/CAN 971.4575 K2r,Fiche 6125775,LDS FHL Salt Lake City UT; NOTE:
      "(bapt) 08/11/1849  LEITH, John Loftus
      (born) 02/09/1849    John (fa) & Hannah ROBINSON Inv.
                            bapt.: Second Inverness and Points adjacent Anglican
                              Church"
      MARRIAGE:  Ibid.; Marriages p 81; NOTE:  Name of Susan Jane should probably be
      Sarah Jane  ???
      "28/02/1873  LEITH, John (farmer)  [John (farmer) & Hannah Robinson Inverness]
                   ROBINSON, Susan Jane  [James (farmer) & Sarah Goe  Invernes]
                   Presbyterian Church (Inverness)"
      DEATH-BURIAL:  Ibid.; Burials p 71; NOTE:  Burial date should probably be
      22/07/1910, needs verif ???
      "(bur) 12/07/1910  LEITH, John Loftus (m) 61 y (farmer)      b c1849
      (dec) 19/07/1910    sep.: Methodist Church (Inv.)"

      !DEATH-BURIAL:  Cemetery Recordings of Megantic County, Quebec, Transcribed by
      M/M W.T.L.Harper; 1838-1993; Unpub.Manus. 1972-; p4/10, St.Stephens Anglican
      Cemetery, Rectory Hill,Co.Megantic,Quebec,Canada; LDS Film 1750756, FHC Menlo
      Park CA; NOTE:  Headstone Inscription.
           "LEITH, John 1849-1910
                   his wife  Sarah Robinson  1850-1930
                         their sons
                   William Leith  1874-1895
                   Walter  Leith  1894-1918" [7]

  • Sources 
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    5. [S114] .

    6. [S2] .

    7. [S66] .

    8. [S116] wife's pg 121 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S125] Inverness d-4, page 1, T-6531 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S131] pg 156 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S116] pg 71 (Reliability: 3).