Brief Life History of John R
When John R Gillis was born on 9 April 1873, in New York, United States, his father, Edgar G Gillis, was 34 and his mother, Mrs. Mary J. Gillis, was 31. He died on 19 January 1952, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 78.
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- John Gillis in household of Edgar Gillis, "New York State Census, 1875"
- John R. Gillis, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- John R Gillis, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Scottish (western) and Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gille Iosa, Irish Giolla Íosa ‘servant of Jesus’, or a shortened form from Mac Gille Íosa or Mac Giolla Íosa ‘son of the servant of Jesus’. Compare McLeish . The usual spelling in Scotland is Gillies .
Flemish, Dutch, and Walloon: from the personal name Gillis, a Flemish equivalent and Walloon variant of French and Walloon Gilles .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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