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George Henry Gillies

Male 1872 - 1932  (60 years)


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  1. 1.  George Henry Gillies was born in 1872 (son of John Gillies, Jr. and Helen Stark Gillies); died in 1932.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 7EB8ABDAE585442E947B6DAFE615CCBA43EC


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Gillies, Jr. was born on 16 Dec 1846 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of John Gillies and Mary Cullen Bain); died on 16 Nov 1914 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Gillies Family Cemetery, Braeside, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 210181093
    • _UID: 351E90BAE8CF42ADB8827073F4A36B46A8D4

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210181093

    Died:
    John Gillies built a saw mill on the land at Lot nine Concession three of Lanark, and began cutting lumber in 1842. This marks the origins of Gillies Bros. and Co. John Gillies kept the sawmill at Lanark operational for many years, shipping square timber down the Ottawa River to Montreal and Quebec for shipment overseas, and also sold sawn lumber locally and in the Kingston area. In addition to the sawmill, John Gillies expanded on the site and operated as well a grist mill, an oatmeal mill and a carding mill. (National Library of Canada)

    John married Helen Stark Gillies in 1870. Helen (daughter of George Gillies, Sr. and Mary Rodger) was born on 9 Mar 1847; died on 11 May 1919; was buried in Gillies Family Cemetery, Braeside, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Helen Stark Gillies was born on 9 Mar 1847 (daughter of George Gillies, Sr. and Mary Rodger); died on 11 May 1919; was buried in Gillies Family Cemetery, Braeside, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 210180786
    • _UID: 96D6AD71E25E41BFBBB6302FAAA5FA775ADF

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210180786

    Children:
    1. John Albert Gillies was born in 1871; died in 1937.
    2. 1. George Henry Gillies was born in 1872; died in 1932.
    3. Edna Mary Gillies was born in 1883; died in 1933.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Gillies was born on 2 Apr 1811 in Bonton, Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 27 Oct 1811 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland (son of James Gillies and Helen Stark); died on 11 Aug 1888 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in United Cemeteries (Maplewood-St. Fillians-Pine Grove), Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 187302061
    • _UID: 68C8C7B63295451E9E7F5A073398C42B0FC6
    • Immigration-Witness: 1821, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Unassisted settler; David of London
    • Land & Property: 1832, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark, Concession 3 Lot 9E - his own land allotment on the Clyde River
    • Land & Property: Abt 1840, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark, Concession 3 Lot 9W
    • Land & Property: 1862, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Purchased 300 square miles of limits on the Mississippi River from the Gilmour Company
    • Land & Property: 1869, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Purchased the Gilmour mills
    • Land & Property: 1871, Herron's Mills, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; John Gillies sold his original mill, and home, in Lanark Township to John and
    • Land & Property: 1873, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; sold his share in the Gillies-McLaren holdings on the Mississippi River and at Carleton Place to his partner Peter McLaren

    Notes:

    Christened:
    GILLIES
    JOHN
    JAMES GILLIES/HELEN STARK FR1365 (FR1365)
    M
    27/10/1811
    483
    60 / 152
    KILSYTH

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187302061

    Immigration-Witness:
    Role: Witness


    Land & Property:
    After purchasing this property which adjoined his land grant, he built a sawmill.

    Land & Property:
    a territory covering the greater part of six townships; Palmerston, Barrie, Angelsea, Clarendon, Olden and Oso. These Mississippi limits became their major source of supply, but they were far up the river, around and beyond Mazinaw Lake, and the Mississippi watershed could be a very difficult place to drive logs. In many places, the river presented sharp turns, narrow channels, long shallow rapids and
    substantial water falls, while its tributary creeks, and the river itself, were frequently too shallow to float timber even during the freshet. Under the direction of McLaren, the Gillies-McLaren Company began building improvements at the most problematic locations; dredged channels, dams to control water levels, timber slides around rapids and falls, sluiceways and booms to corral the logs after they had passed through.
    I

    Land & Property:
    Market conditions were changing. Demand for sawn lumber was proving more reliable than that for square timber, so Gillies-McLaren purchased the Gilmour mills at Carleton Place in 1869, completely rebuilding and then expanding them.

    Land & Property:
    Sod for $330,000, about $6,270,000 in modern value

    Gillies reinvested the proceeds with his sons, James, William, John Jr. and
    David, in timber limits along the Madawaska River and mills at Braeside. Peter McLaren continued to harvest the Mississippi River limits, expand improvements for driving logs, and produce lumber at the Carleton Place mill.

    John married Mary Cullen Bain about 1839. Mary was born about 1818; died about 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Cullen Bain was born about 1818; died about 1900.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 9B62E721513B4243A1C7AEABEC87A86E60E8

    Children:
    1. James Gillies was born in 1840; died in 1909.
    2. William Gillies was born in 1841; died in 1913.
    3. Janet Gillies was born in 1844; died in 1916.
    4. 2. John Gillies, Jr. was born on 16 Dec 1846 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Nov 1914 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Gillies Family Cemetery, Braeside, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. David Gillies was born in 1849; died in 1926.
    6. George Gillies was born in 1851 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1913.
    7. Helen Gillies was born in 1854; died in 1928.
    8. Alexander M. Gillies was born in 1856; died in 1878.
    9. Elizabeth Bain Gillies was born in 1859; died in 1932.

  3. 6.  George Gillies, Sr. was born on 6 Nov 1814 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 20 Nov 1814 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland (son of James Gillies and Helen Stark); died on 6 Mar 1888 in Braeside, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 210199738
    • _UID: 7E4D34F50F6E463B8743910E013F335C2A25
    • Immigration-Witness: 1821, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Unassisted settler; David of London

    Notes:

    John Gillies who took Senator Peter McLaren, married to Sophia Elizabeth Lees, into partnership.

    Christened:
    GILLIES
    GEORGE
    JAMES GILLIES/HELEN STARK FR1385 (FR1385)
    M
    20/11/1814
    483
    60 / 193
    KILSYTH

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210199738

    Immigration-Witness:
    Role: Witness

    George married Mary Rodger in 1842. Mary (daughter of James Rodger and Isabella Lunam) was born on 13 Nov 1825 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland; died on 10 Mar 1888 in Braeside, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Rodger was born on 13 Nov 1825 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland (daughter of James Rodger and Isabella Lunam); died on 10 Mar 1888 in Braeside, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 210199834
    • _UID: 4CB3235F939F48A68EB5977571301459FE64

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210199834

    Children:
    1. James Rodgers Gillies was born on 31 Jan 1843 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Nov 1925 in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Isabella Gillies was born about 1844 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Dec 1925 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Helen Stark Gillies was born on 9 Mar 1847; died on 11 May 1919; was buried in Gillies Family Cemetery, Braeside, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Gillies was born on 24 Dec 1848 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1955 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Christina Gillies was born on 13 Apr 1851 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Mar 1935 in Braeside, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John Gillies was born in 1853; died in 1925.
    7. George Gillies was born on 11 Jun 1853 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jun 1887 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Henry "Harry" Gillies was born on 6 Jul 1859 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Jun 1941 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Margaret Gillies was born in 1859; died in 1886.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Gillies was born on 21 Mar 1766 in Greenhouse, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 28 Mar 1766 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland (son of George Gillies and Janet Nisbeth); died on 26 Nov 1851 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 191210283
    • _UID: 2522FFADC815477788383F964DA974952221
    • Location: 1821, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark twp, Concession 5 Lot 10
    • Immigration: 1821, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Unassisted settler; David of London

    Notes:

    Christened:
    GILLIES
    JAMES
    GEORGE GILLIES/JANET NESBETH FR1076 AND FR1103 (FR1103)
    M
    28/03/1766
    483
    40 / 247
    KILSYTH

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191210283

    James married Helen Stark on 10 Jan 1799 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Helen (daughter of John Stark and Elizabeth Livingston) was born on 1 Feb 1779 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 27 Nov 1856 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Helen Stark was born on 1 Feb 1779 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland (daughter of John Stark and Elizabeth Livingston); died on 27 Nov 1856 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 191210284
    • Name: Ellen Gillies
    • Name: Nelly Stark
    • _UID: B1B144A354A242A8B62FEEEF4F3AFDB627A2
    • Immigration-Witness: 1821, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Unassisted settler; David of London

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191210284

    Immigration-Witness:
    Role: Witness

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Gillies was born on 16 Aug 1799 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 28 Aug 1799 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 21 May 1856; was buried in Cimetiere West Templeton, Gatineau, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada.
    2. Janet Gillies was born on 7 Oct 1800 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 16 Oct 1800 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 5 Jun 1851; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
    3. George Gillies was born in 1802 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 17 Jun 1802 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    4. Ann Gillies was born in 1804; was christened on 29 Jul 1804 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    5. Christian Gillies was born in 1808 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 4 Dec 1808 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    6. 4. John Gillies was born on 2 Apr 1811 in Bonton, Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 27 Oct 1811 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 11 Aug 1888 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in United Cemeteries (Maplewood-St. Fillians-Pine Grove), Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 6. George Gillies, Sr. was born on 6 Nov 1814 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 20 Nov 1814 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 6 Mar 1888 in Braeside, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Helen Gillies was born on 28 Jan 1818 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 15 Feb 1818 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 4 Mar 1878 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Isobel Gillies was born on 8 May 1820 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was christened on 4 Jun 1820 in Kilsyth Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 16 Feb 1875 in Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in United Cemeteries (Maplewood-St. Fillians-Pine Grove), Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Christian Gillies was born on 22 Jul 1822 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 May 1850 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  James Rodger was born on 23 Nov 1790 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland; was christened on 2 Dec 1790 in Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland (son of James Rodger and Mary Bartram); died on 18 Jul 1881 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: BA8558ADA4914D4FAC81EC4C0E89FF07177B
    • Immigration: 1821; Society Settler
    • Census: 1851, West Bridge Kinghorn West Bridge of Invertiel, Fife, Scotland; Scotland
    • Occupation: 1851; Weaver (cotton)
    • Residence: 1851, Kinghorn Parish, West Bridge, Fife, Scotland

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Gender:?tab?Male
    Birth:?tab?Nov 23 1790
    Christening:?tab?Dec 2 1790
    Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland
    Father:?tab?James Rodger
    Mother:?tab?Mary Bartram
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number:?tab?C11402-4
    System Origin:?tab?Scotland-ODM
    GS Film number:?tab?1040145

    Christened:
    First name(s)?tab?James
    Last name?tab?Rodger
    Gender?tab?Male
    Birth year?tab?1790
    Birth place?tab?-
    Baptism year?tab?1790
    Baptism date?tab?02 Dec 1790
    Baptism place?tab?ANSTRUTHER EASTER,FIFE,SCOTLAND
    Father's first name(s)?tab?James
    Father's last name?tab?Rodger
    Mother's first name(s)?tab?Mary
    Mother's last name?tab?Bartram
    Place?tab?Anstruther Easter
    County?tab?Fife
    Country?tab?Scotland
    Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
    Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
    Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
    Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
    Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

    Census:
    James?tab?Rodger?tab?Head?tab?Married?tab?Male?tab?60?tab?1791?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Falkland, Fife, Scotland?tab?Transcription
    Isobellia?tab?Rodger?tab?Wife?tab?Married?tab?Female?tab?60?tab?1791?tab?-?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland?tab?Hint Transcription
    Sophia?tab?Rodger?tab?Daughter?tab?Unmarried?tab?Female?tab?27?tab?1824?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland?tab?Transcription
    Catherine?tab?Rodger?tab?Daughter?tab?Unmarried?tab?Female?tab?23?tab?1828?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland?tab?Transcription
    Margaret?tab?Rodger?tab?Daughter?tab?Unmarried?tab?Female?tab?21?tab?1830?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

    James married Isabella Lunam on 2 Jun 1815 in Innerwich, East Lothanian, Scotland. Isabella (daughter of Thomas Lunham and Margaret Ainslie) was born on 25 May 1791 in Scotland; was christened on 25 May 1791 in Berwickshire, Scotland; died on 15 Dec 1872 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Isabella Lunam was born on 25 May 1791 in Scotland; was christened on 25 May 1791 in Berwickshire, Scotland (daughter of Thomas Lunham and Margaret Ainslie); died on 15 Dec 1872 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: 9VLH-9DX
    • _UID: 3CFE2099C2E04424A525024C135940F3B448
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, West Bridge Kinghorn West Bridge of Invertiel, Fife, Scotland; Scotland

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VLH-9DX

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    James?tab?Rodger?tab?Head?tab?Married?tab?Male?tab?60?tab?1791?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Falkland, Fife, Scotland?tab?Transcription
    Isobellia?tab?Rodger?tab?Wife?tab?Married?tab?Female?tab?60?tab?1791?tab?-?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland?tab?Hint Transcription
    Sophia?tab?Rodger?tab?Daughter?tab?Unmarried?tab?Female?tab?27?tab?1824?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland?tab?Transcription
    Catherine?tab?Rodger?tab?Daughter?tab?Unmarried?tab?Female?tab?23?tab?1828?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland?tab?Transcription
    Margaret?tab?Rodger?tab?Daughter?tab?Unmarried?tab?Female?tab?21?tab?1830?tab?Weaver (Cotton)?tab?Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

    Children:
    1. Jean Rodger was born on 3 Apr 1816 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland; died on 20 Dec 1897 in Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
    2. Margaret Rodger was born on 6 Jun 1818 in Innerwich, East Lothanian, Scotland; was christened on 21 Jun 1818 in Innerwich, East Lothanian, Scotland; died on 5 Mar 1857 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Rodger was born in 1820 in Innerwich, East Lothanian, Scotland; was christened on 12 Apr 1820 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 25 Jul 1886 in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Henry Rodger was born on 12 Aug 1822 in Dunbar Parish, East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), Scotland; died on 16 Dec 1887 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Rosetta Cemetery, Rosetta, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Charles McNairn Ramsbottom was born in 1873; died in 1938.
    6. Sophia Rodger was born in 1824 in Kinghorn Parish, West Bridge, Fife, Scotland; and died.
    7. 7. Mary Rodger was born on 13 Nov 1825 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland; died on 10 Mar 1888 in Braeside, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Catherine Rodger was born in 1828 in Kinghorn Parish, West Bridge, Fife, Scotland; and died.
    9. William Rodger was born in 1828 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland; died on 15 Mar 1902 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    10. James Rodger was born in 1829 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was christened on 2 Jul 1829 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1912.
    11. David Lunan Rodger was born on 15 Sep 1834 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland; was christened on 26 Oct 1834 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 3 Apr 1902 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.



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