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flag male ancestor  Edwin  GILLIS

Born
abt. 1832 Michigan Territory
Died
10 August 1869 Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

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Father: Enos Gillis
Mother: Lucretia Hart
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Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Name: Edwin Gillis
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 10 Aug 1869
Death
Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1832
Birth
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Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's
Name: Enos Gillis
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Name: Lucretia Gillis
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51821-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 1009292
Reference ID: v 1 p 27

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHDZ-YXZ : 9 December 2014), Edwin Gillis, 10 Aug 1869; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, reference v 1 p 27; FHL microfilm 1,009,292.'
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Oakridge Cemetery Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA PLOT Lot # 197, Old Grounds
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Did You Know?The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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