Angus Giroux dit McGillis

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Angus McGillis b: Abt. 1774 in Johnstown, Tryon County, New York d: 23 Jan 1842 in St. François Xavier, Red River Settlement, Manitoba Occupation 1: 1805 Furtrade: son of Donald McGillis of the N.W.C., North West Company, clerk at Fort Daughin Occupation 2: Furtrade: Angus McGillis and family were Buffalo Hunters Occupation 3: 1805 Furtrade: NWCo., & clerk at Fort Dauphin, Manitoba Residence: Lived next door to son-in-law, James Cuthbert Grant, in Granttown ........ +Margaret Notinikaban b: 1779 in St. Boniface, Manitoba d: 04 Oct 1851 in St. François Xavier, Red River Settlement, Manitoba AltName 1: Margaret Notinikaban Vent de Bout AltName 2: Marguerite Le Vent de Bout AltName 3: Marguerite Saulteaux Residence: From Fort William Descendants: Their children were born between 1804 and 1822 in either the North West Territories or the Red River Settlement.

The McGillis Family

The McGillis Family came originally from Invernesshire, Scotland. They arrived in the United States in 1773. In 1783, they left New York State - settling in Glengarry, Upper Canada (Ontario).

Angus and Hugh McGillis - sons of Donald Ban Mar McGillis and Mary McDonell - worked for the North West Fur Trading Company. Both married native women according to the custom of the country. Hugh McGillis deserted his wife and family returning to Upper Canada.

Angus McGillis and his wife Marguerite Le Vent de Bout were married in Grantown (now St. Francois - Xavier) Manitoba on January 11th, 1830. They had the following children.

Marie McGillis married Cuthbert Grant Jr. - the famous Metis leader and founder of Grantown.

Marguerite McGillis married Bazil Delorme.

Donald - also known as Daniel married Julie de Rochblave.

Alexandre McGillis and Marguerite Bottineau became parents of Marie McGillis who married first Jean-Baptiste Paul. After he died, Marie McGillis married Alexandre Boudreau a.k.a. Cayen. They became the parents of Justine Cayen (born near Fort Carlton, NWT, now Saskatchewan, in July 1869). She married William Edward McKay -(born January 25, 1868) - son of Edward McKay and Caroline Cook, the daughter of Joseph Cook and Catherine Sinclair. Edward Mckay was the son of John Richards McKay and Harriet Ballenden. [ William Edward McKay (Billie) should not be confused with his first cousin, Willie Charles, (W.C.) the son of Harriet McKay (daughter of John Richards McKay) and John Dougall McKay (son of William Mckay and Julie Chalifoux. This William was the son of Donald McKay.)]

William McGillis married Marie Campbell.

Isabella McGillis married Edward Wills.

Duncan McGillis married Marguerite Bercier.

Cuthbert McGillis married Marguerite Henault a.k.a. Delorme in 1842.

Angus McGillis lived next door to his son-in-law Cuthbert Grant Jr. [in Grantown]. His wife was a native* woman from Fort William, Ontario. Source of [family] Information - Clarence Kipling Papers.

• It is interesting to note John Richards McKay, the son of John McKay and Mary Favell had a sister Elizabeth "Bethsy" McKay who was the first wife of Cuthbert Grant Jr. They had a son - James Grant. Both mother and son vanished after the Battle of Seven Oaks while Cuthbert was on trial in Montreal for his role as leader in the Battle of Seven Oaks on June 19th, 1816. Their fate is unknown.

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