Born in Canada West
Daughter of Samuel Gillespie
and Eleanor (Unknown) Gillespie
Sister of
Ann B (Gillespie) Ribble, Cordelia Gillespie, Matilda Gillespie, William S Gillespie, Eliza J Gillespie and Samuel Gillespie
Wife of
Thomas D Armitage
— married
1 Dec 1876 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Mother of
Percy Armitage, Maud H Armitage, Ernest Barnes Armitage, George H Armitage and Eleanor Armitage
Died
at about age 66
in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jun 2015
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Biography
Listed as Emily on 1871 census. Emma married Thomas Armitage, a machinist, in 1876. In 1893 the family moved to the United States, eventually settling in Wisconsin.
Sources
- 1871 Census of Canada, St Marys Ward, Hamilton, Ontario; Roll: C-9926; Page: 61; Family No: 232.
- Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 22, Wentworth, 1876.
- 1891 Census of Canada, Ward 7, Hamilton City, Ontario; Roll: T-6342; Family No: 205.
- 1900 US Federal Census, Superior Ward 1, Douglas, Wisconsin; Roll: 1786; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1241786, Family #357.
- 1920 US Federal Census, Superior Ward 1, Douglas, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1984; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 854, Family #90.
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