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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Gillis

John C "Hickory John" Gillis
1780-1869
Mary MacAlpine
1780-1850
Mary A Miller
1830-1904

Benjamin Gillis
1868-1943


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    Sources

    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=18790
      / Ancestry.com
    2. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Montgomery, Georgia; Roll: M593_166; Page: 344A; Family History Library Film: 545665 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday February 5, 1868

    • The temperature on February 5, 1868 was about 7.5 °C. The air pressure was 33 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
      • February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
      • March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
      • June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
      • July 9 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
      • December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.

    Day of death November 6, 1943

    • The temperature on November 6, 1943 was between -4.1 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 13.7 mm of rain during 6.9 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece.
      • March 2 » World War II: Allied aircraft defeat a Japanese attempt to ship troops to New Guinea.
      • March 6 » Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want in The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the Four Freedoms series.
      • April 18 » World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
      • July 11 » World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
      • October 3 » World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lyngiades, Greece.
    

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