Matthias Gillis^[1]

1785 - 1865  (80 years)

• Name	Matthias Gillis
  Born	1785	, Prussia, Germany   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Matthias Gilles  [3]
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Day Labourer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-35972
  Died	CA 1865	Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I35972	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Maria Anna Kuhl,   b. CALC 16 Jun 1800, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 16 Jul 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Children	1. Hubert Gilles,   b. CALC 1820, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 5 Aug 1881, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States  (Age ~ 61 years)   2. Maria Anna Gillis,   b. Abt 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Peter "Peter" Gillis,   b. 1836, Metznoch, Westphalia, Germany ,   d. 11 Jul 1918, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States  (Age 82 years)   4. Mathias Gillis,   b. 1837, Mitznich, Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Gillis,   b. 1841, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F223865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  APPENDIX NO. E. - PRESTON A more complete list of early settlers Gilles, Michael, father of Hubert, died at St. Clements The above are found in Father Sanderl's Records, 1845 to 1848.... Gilles, Hubert and his mother and others of the family THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WATERLOO COUNTY BOOK I With a Summary History of the Dioceses of Hamilton, Book II, and a List of the Clergy Who Labored In Its district from the Beginning to the Present, Book III. By Rev. Theobald Spetz, C.R., D.D. 1916

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Peter Giles Born: Metznoch ikn Westphalia, res: Woolwich Township Age: 21 born abt 1837 father: Mathias mother: Mary Carls married Rebecca Kuehner Age:: 20 born abt 1838 b. Buffalo, NY Spouse res: Waterloo father: John mother: Elisabeth Simon married 9 Feb 1858 county: Waterloo [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 19. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Jul 1880. July 16, 1880 Maria Anna Gilles, née Kuhl, widow of the late Matthias Gilles who died in Neustadt 15 years ago, died in Preston at age of 80 years and 1 month.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1785 - , Prussia, Germany Occupation - Day Labourer - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - CA 1865 - Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth