Eleanor Gilliland

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Eleanor Gilliland (McClellan)

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Birthplace: Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 17, 1866 (73)
York, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Daughter of William McClellan, III and Mary Magdalena McClellan
Wife of James Gilliland
Sister of Elizabeth McClellan; William B. McClellan, IV; Maria McClellan; Baltzer Spangler McClellan; Charlotte McClellan and 6 others

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About Eleanor Gilliland

"In this place (Gettysburg) on Sabbath evening last, (the Sunday before was June 17), widow of James Gilliland, Esq., in the 74th year of her age. The funeral will take place this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to proceed to Evergreen Cemetery." -- The Adams Sentinel 19 June 1866

She was Widowed the majority of her life, as evidence by this 1819 Death Notice: -- "On the 15th July, at Huntsville, Alabama, James Gilliland, Esq. Attorney at Law, late of this place." - Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1 Sep 1819

They had at least one child live to adulthood, Alexander Gilliland, who appears to match the one also buried in this cemetery.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 15 2021, 7:09:12 UTC


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Eleanor Gilliland's Timeline

1792
December 21, 1792
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
1866
June 17, 1866
Age 73
York, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA