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Joseph Gillis

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Birthplace: Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
Death: December 24, 1924 (55)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Asphyxiation due to inhaling illuminating gas)
Place of Burial: River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Father of Baby Face Nelson

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About Joseph Gillis

Death certificate says: “Asphyxiation due to inhaling illuminating gas, said gas escaping from a carbine jet turned on with his own hand with suicidal intent while despondent.” Death ruled as Suicide.

from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133927965/joseph_gillis

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Joseph Gillis's Timeline

1869
November 25, 1869
Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
1908
December 6, 1908
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1924
December 24, 1924
Age 55
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Saint Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, United States