Peter Gill (abt. 1842)

Biography

Peter and James Gill, brothers of Catherine Gill, were members of the same organization, the former holding officer's rank. Catherine was a daughter of Patrick Gill, of Ireland, who after his wife's death came to the United States with his daughter, Catherine, and son, Peter, to join the remainder of his family in this country. He was a contractor, an occupation followed by many of his ancestors, who erected not a few of the manor houses on family estates in the homeland.

Sources

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 948-949)