William married Deborah Anne Smith [Group Sheet]

1. Robbie Gillis
2. Kendra Gillis

Donald married Mary Geraldine Teed 11 Jun 1943, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Francis Hanington Teed and Muriel Vivian Wetmore) was born 13 Aug 1921, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; died 27 Jun 2011, Middleton, , Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: 9 children
• Obituary: Middleton, , Nova Scotia, Canada; Address:
  Middleton Funeral Home
• Residence: Mar 2007, Middleton, , Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Dec 2010, , , Nova Scotia, Canada

Notes:

Obituary:

Obituary

GILLIS, Mary Geraldine (Teed) - It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Geraldine (Teed) Gillis, age 89, of 42 Victoria Street, Middleton, Nova Scotia, on June 27, 2011, at Soldiers Memorial Hospital, in Middleton. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick on August 13, 1921, she was the daughter of John Francis Hannington and Muriel Vivian (Wetmore) Teed. She is survived by daughter, Mary Heather, Annapolis Royal, NS; sons, Donald T. (Victoria), Middleton, NS; W. Bruce (Deborah), Paradise, NS; Thomas G. (Dorena), Halifax, NS; James B. (Flora), Arlington, Texas; Timothy D. Middleton, NS; G. Scott (Josephine), St. Johns, NL; Shaun A., Saint John, NB; and grandchildren, Robbie and Kendra; Jamie, Andrew and Alex; Mhorgan, Chelsea and Kirsten; Shamus and Brianna Gillis, and Michael Young. She is also survived by brother, Hugh (Betty), Toronto, ON, and sister, Gloria Trivett (Donald), Clifton Royal, NB. She was predeceased by her husband of fifty-one years, Donald Archibald Gillis of Paradise, NS, and by infant daughter Melody Anne, as well as by brothers, George and Eric, and sisters, Hazel Hazen, Beth Young, and Alice Teed. She received her early education in the public schools of Saint John and then at Edgehill School for Girls in Windsor, NS. She then attended the Modern Business College in Saint John. A passionate historian, she fought fiercely for her adopted province of Nova Scotia while always remembering her New Brunswick roots. A life-long member of the United Empire Loyalist Association, she was President of the United Empire Loyalist Bicentennial Association of Nova Scotia for the 200th anniversary celebrations in 1983. She was a founding organizer of the Annapolis Valley Highland Games. For many years she was on the executive of the Soldiers Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the Provincial Hospital Auxiliary, and the Annapolis Valley Historical Society. She played a pivotal role in saving two of Middleton's most historic buildings from demolition: she lead the charge which resulted in Canada's first MacDonald Consolidated School being reborn as the MacDonald Museum and was instrumental in having the old Holy Trinity Anglican Church declared a Heritage Site. She also took great pride in the Gillis familys association with the Clan MacPherson and led two family excursions to Scotland to take part in the Clan Gatherings. Mary was an avid badminton and tennis player who was still giving her seven sons grief on the courts on her eightieth birthday. She will be lovingly remembered and sorely missed. The funeral service will be held at Old Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lower Middleton at 2 pm on Friday, July 1, 2011. Interment will follow in Old Holy Trinity Cemetery, Middleton. Visitation at Middleton Funeral Home, 398 Main Street, Middleton, NS on Wednesday, June 29 from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday, June 30, 2011 from 2 to 4 pm and from 7 to 9 pm. Flowers are welcome. Donations in lieu may be made to the Annapolis Valley Historical Society Foundation or to the Old Holy Trinity Charitable Trust. Online condolences may be made through: www.middletonfuneralhome.com

Other Events:

• Residence: Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• AltBirth: 1888, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1891, Dorchester Parish, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: Apr 1913, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; barrister

Notes:

Census:
2 in 1891 census

John married Muriel Vivian Wetmore 22 Apr 1913, , Kings, New Brunswick, Canada. Muriel was born 1890, Clifton Royal, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 1983, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AltBirth: 1891
• AltBirth: 1892, Clifton, , New Brunswick, Canada
• AltDeath: 1984

Other Events:

• Misc: Notes from Dorchester's Master Builder
• Census: 1861, Dorchester Parish, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Baptised: 13 May 1863, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1871, Dorchester Parish, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Bef Sep 1887, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1891, Dorchester Parish, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Dorchester Parish, , New Brunswick, Canada; barrister

Notes:

Misc:
Excerpt from "Dorchester's Master Builder - JOHN FRANCIS TEED" by Helen M. Petchy, 1989.

Transcribed by N. Jennifer Atkinson, September 12, 1999.

"Mariner George, the oldest of the four sons, studied at both Mount Allison and Saint Joseph's Universities. He practiced law in Dorchester and later in Saint John and he was the Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton. He and his wife,
former Margaret Hanington of Dorchester, continued to make their summer home in the shiretown where they had purchased Rocklyn, Edward Baron Chandler's Regency mansion."

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Note: Mariner George Teed began his own law firm in Saint John, NB, which is still in existence today.

Census:
3 in 1861 census

Census:
12 in 1871 census

Census:
32 in 1891 census

Mariner married Margaret Annie Hanington 6 Sep 1887, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Margaret was born 27 Jan 1864; died 1945; was buried , Dorchester Rural Cemetery, Dorchester, , New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1871, Dorchester Parish, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Bef Sep 1887, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1891, Dorchester Parish, , New Brunswick, Canada

Notes:

Census:
7 in 1871 census

Census:
27 in 1891 census