3. JOHN P.3 GILLIS (DONALD2, ANGUS1) was born Abt. 1810 in Miscouche, Lot 17, PE, Canada, and died Apr 2, 1889. He married CECILY " CHRISTY" M'LELLAN Nov 29, 1833, daughter of ARCHIBALD M'LELLAN and ANN MORRISSON.
Notes for JOHN P. GILLIS:
The Gillis family came from the Western Islands, Scot., and settled on the North Shore of Richmond Bay, P.E.I. John P. Gillis was an extensive farmer in the settlement of Miscouche, P.E.I. His death occurred in 1889, at the age of seventy-nine years and three months. His work includes farming and operating a general grocery business. At John P. Gillis baptism his witness were Alexander MacNeill and Mary MacLellan.
John Gillis and wife Cecily M'Lellan were baptism witnesses for: (1)John MacNeill and Catherine Gillis' child Balthilde MacNeill. (2)Roderick MacNeill and Mary MacDonald's child Flora MacDonald
More About JOHN P. GILLIS:
Occupation 1: Farmer
Occupation 2: General Grocery Business
Notes for CECILY " CHRISTY" M'LELLAN:
At Cicely McLellan's baptism her sponsors were John Higgins and Briget Williams.
It is possible that Cicely may have died 26 of March 1879 instead of the 25 of March 1879. Other spellings of Cicely's name that I have seen is Sisily and Cecilia.
More About CECILY " CHRISTY" M'LELLAN:
Baptism: Jan 1, 1837, St. Augustine's Catholic Church, PE, Canada(Christy)
Burial: Mar 28, 1879, St. John's, Miscouche, PE, Canada
Children of JOHN GILLIS and CECILY M'LELLAN are:
4. i. VENANTIUS S.4 GILLIS, b. May 18, 1835, Miscouche, PE, Canada; d. Dec 13, 1915.
5. ii. ARCHIBALD F. GILLIS, b. Nov 21, 1835, Indian River, Lot 19, PE, Canada; d. Apr 1921, Miscouche, PE, Canada.
iii. MARY ANN GILLIS, b. May 7, 1838.
Notes for MARY ANN GILLIS:
At Mary Anne's Gillis' baptism her witness were Juste DesRoches & Isabelle DesRoches. She died at a young age.
More About MARY ANN GILLIS:
Baptism: Jun 3, 1838, St. Jean de Baptist
iv. JOSEPH (B.?) GILLIS, b. May 3, 1840.
More About JOSEPH (B.?) GILLIS:
Baptism: May 5, 1840, St. Jean de Baptist
v. DANIEL JEROME GILLIS, b. Dec 4, 1841, Miscouche, PE, Canada; d. Abt. 1931, Indian River, PE, Canada.
Notes for DANIEL JEROME GILLIS:
Daniel Jerome Gillis lived in St. Louis, lot 16 and was a priest, and eventually became a Monseigneur. Daniel was the priest in his home parish of Indian River for many years, and was very well-known. He commissioned the building of the present-day St. Mary's Church, which is now considered a heritage building. Daniel Jerome Gillis was buried in Indian River. At his baptism his witnesses were Alexander MacNeill & Flora Gillis.
From Past and Present of PEI [book]
RIGHT REV. MGR. JEROME GILLIS, the able and popular priest in charge of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at Indian River, Prince county, was born at Mis-couche, Prince Edward Island, on December 4, 1841, and is a son of John P. and Cecilia (McLellan)
Gillis, also natives of this province and both now deceased. The paternal grandparents were Donald and Elizabeth (McNeill) Gillis, natives of Scotland, as were the maternal grandparents, Archibald and Ann (Morrison) McClellan.
Monsignor Gillis {Daniel Jerome} was educated primarily in the district schools of his neighborhood and on September 12, 1860, entered St. Dunstan's College at Charlottetown, where he was graduated. He then, in 1865, went to Montreal College and Seminary, where he completed his philosophical and theological studies, remaining there five years. He was ordained to the priesthood in May, 1870. After spending six months at Montreal. Real as a priest under Father Dowd at St. Patrick's. Upon his return to Prince Edward Island in the fall of 1870, he was appointed rector
and parish priest at St. Andrew's and St. Joseph's church at Morrell and St. Pe-ter's church at St. Peter's Bay, having charge of these joint parishes for about ten years. At the end of that time he was removed to St. Columbus church at East Point and remained there until autumn in 1900. In October of that year he was assigned to his present churches, St. Mary's, at In-dian River, and St. James' at Freetown. Father Gillis has been notably successful in his labours since coming to his present church, not the least among his achievements being the erection of the present magnificent church building costing in the neighbourhood of twenty thousand dollars, and which is nicely finished and furnished throughout. Father Gillis is a man of wide general information, a forceful and ef-fective pulpit orator and has a marked personal influence on all with whom he comes in contact. He has endeared himself to his parishioners and enjoys the sincere respect of all who know him, regardless of denominational lines. He has
travelled extensively over the United States, Europe, and all parts of Canada.
Father Gillis has always proved himself to be a strong advocate in the cause of temperance, and to his untiring efforts is due in no small measure the advanced stage of the temperance sentiment in Prince Edward Is-land. He is also a man of great executive ability, and in the different missions which he attended succeeded in
placing them in a strong financial position. He was created Monsignor by the late Pope Leo XIII, and the same honor was bestowed upon him by the present Pontiff, Pope Pius X.
More About DANIEL JEROME GILLIS:
Baptism: Dec 12, 1841, St. Jean de Baptist
Education 1: 1860, St. Dustin's College in Charlottetown
Education 2: 1865, Montreal College and Seminary
Occupation: Priest in charge of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at Indian River
Ordination: May 1870, Priesthood
vi. JOHN F. GILLIS, b. Oct 21, 1844, lived in Miscouche, PE, Canada; d. Abt. 1899; m. REGINA DOYLE, Sep 26, 1882.
Notes for JOHN F. GILLIS:
John F. Gillis, M.D., C.M. of Prince County 5th District was the fith son of John P. Gillis.
John F. was born Oct 21, 1846 and was educated at St. Dustin's College in Charlottetown and at McGill College in Montreal where he graduated with honors in 1877. At John F. baptism his witnesses were Donald Gillis and Mary MacLellan. John F. married Regina Doyle (daughter of Thomas Doyle, Esq. of Prince Co.) on Sept. 26, 1882. First returned to the House of Assembly at last g.e.
A Conservative. - Summerside, P.E.I. Member of the Legislative Assembly
[Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s,
More About JOHN F. GILLIS:
Baptism: Nov 5, 1843, St. Jean de Baptist
Fact 1: Event, year, place: Living, 1890, Summerside
Fact 2: Province of record source: Prince Edward Island
Fact 3: County of record source: Prince
vii. CATHERINE MATILDA GILLIS, b. Aug 18, 1845.
Notes for CATHERINE MATILDA GILLIS:
Catherine Matilda Gillis was never married. At her baptism her witnesses were Donald MacLellan & Mary MacLellan.
More About CATHERINE MATILDA GILLIS:
Baptism: Aug 24, 1845, St. Jean de Baptist
6. viii. MARY ANNE GILLIS, b. 1857; d. 1920, St. Patricks Cemetery, Grand River, PE, Canada.
ix. ANN MARTINA GILLIS, b. Aug 21, 1851.
Notes for ANN MARTINA GILLIS:
At Ann Martina Gillis' baptism her witnesses were Étienne Gillis & Domithilde Gillis.
More About ANN MARTINA GILLIS:
Baptism: Aug 23, 1851, St. Jean de Baptist
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