Joseph Gillis and his two wives. Joseph was the husband of Sarah (nee McCormack) & Sarah (nee McAulay) Gillis.
THE COLONIAL HERALD & P.E.I. ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1842
DEATH: GILLIS - After a short illness at Hay River on the 26th inst., Sarah, wife of Mr. Joseph Gillis, respected by all her acquaintances.
THE DAILY EXAMINER, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1895
DEATH: GILLIS - At Hay River, Lot 44, on August 2nd, of Consumption, Katie C. Gillis, aged 20 years, leaving a father and mother, three brothers and three sisters, besides a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn their loss. May her soul rest in peace.
THE CHARLOTTETOWN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1895
DEATH: GILLIS - At Hay River, Lot 44, on August 2nd, of Consumption, Kate G. (sic) Gillis, aged 20 years, leaving a father and mother, three brothers and three sisters, besides a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn their loss. May her soul rest in peace.
The gravestone can be found on the right side of the cemetery, in the 1st row.
Mary Ann Gillis, of Hay River, died Sept. 26, 1879, age 22.
She was the wife of John Daniel, (nee McDonald) Gillis.
ROYAL GAZETTE, CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, 1890
DEATH: GILLIS - At Hay River, on the 17th inst., Mary Ann, the beloved child of John D. and Mary Jane Gillis, aged 7 days. The bereaved parents are in a melancholy way about their dear child to be lying here in the cold grave side by side with seven more of their dear children.
Darling baby, thou has left us
In this world of toil and care,
But we hope to meet in Heaven,
In that land most bright and fair.
Clorema Ruth, an infant child, James Leo, Mary Ann Matilda, Mary Hyacinthe and Mary Lucretia Gillis were children of daughter of John Daniel & Mary Jane (Montgomery) Gillis.
THE CHARLOTTETOWN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1892
DEATH: GILLIS - At Hay River, Lot 41, on the 7th, Mary B., daughter of Æneas and Mary Ann Gillis, aged 19 years. R.I.P.
