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Edwin GILLIS was born abt. 1832 in Michigan Territory
Edwin GILLIS was the child of ? and ?Edwin GILLIS died 10 August 1869 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA.
Father: Enos Gillis
Mother: Lucretia Hart
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Occupation
Edwin GILLIS was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Edwin GILLIS was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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From 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.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death
Name: Edwin Gillis
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 10 Aug 1869
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place: Michigan
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Enos Gillis
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lucretia Gillis
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51821-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS 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.'
Name: Edwin Gillis
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 10 Aug 1869
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place: Michigan
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Enos Gillis
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lucretia Gillis
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51821-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS 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.'
Edwin is buried at: Oakridge Cemetery Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA PLOT Lot # 197, Old Grounds
Added: 7/31/2017 11:30:19 AM
- Updated: 8/5/2018 12:39:28 PM
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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