Seeking Gillies Descendants

This year we are commemorating the Scottish people who settled in Aldborough Township (now West Elgin) in and before 1819.  Some arrived on the ships the Hope and Harmony in 1819, some in 1818 on the Mars and others before came from New York State.  Some then moved on to Dunwich Township and surrounding areas.

On June 22-23, 2019 at the Landing of the Settlers living history event we hope you will join us to celebrate these people and their contributions to our community.  As a descendant we are hoping you can provide us with genealogy and family history before the event.  

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GILLIES

John D. Gillies   1768-1820   m.   Margaret Campbell   1779-1863

likely came to Aldborough by Caledonia in 1817

from______________

settled   Conc 13 LD SW, Conc 13 L1 SW, Conc 13 L4 NE, Conc 14 L6 SE ¼- John, Archibald, Colin

buried in Pioneer Cemetery New Glasgow ON

Their children-

John G. Gillies               1810-1880  m. Jane McCallum 1822-1907

 buried Pioneer Cemetery,  they had 12 children

Nancy / Annie Gillies    1814-1904  m.  John Buchanan

Donald / Daniel Gillies  1817-1903 born in Caledonia,  m.  Isabella Graham 1829-1879

Archibald Gillies   m.  Catherine Campbell (?)

Colin Gillies ?

John Gillies  1786-1864  m.   Mary McIntyre (?) in Gillies Cem

Archibald Gillies 1788-1851  m.  Christey ________  in Pioneer Cem

*family notes- Archibald was in Aldborough 1810, Colin and John came 1817*

John Gillies 1764-1852  m. Janet McFarlane 1766-1855  in 1809, Glassary, Scotland

They emigrated 1819  from _________

settled on Conc 11 L 16, Conc 11L17 NW,

buried in Gillies Cemetery ON

John’s parents Archibald Gillies m. Catherine Campbell

John and Janet’s children born in Scotland-

Robert Gillies 1802-1864

Jean Gillies

Janet Gillies     

Agnes Gillies

Margaret Gillies  1799-1883  m.  Archibald Thomson 1794-1875

Duncan Gillies    1809-1853  m.  Christiana McCallum       -1853  married in Aldborough

Mary Gillies         -1880

John Gillies