Paul Gilmore MacInnis (1920 - 2005)

Born 26 Feb 1920 in Kennetcook, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Muriel Pearl (Smith) MacInnis — married 9 Aug 1941 in Zion Parsonage William St. Yarmouth NS

Husband of Ethel May (Rhyno) MacInnis — married 20 Nov 1943 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Evelyn Joan (Smith) MacInnis — married 26 Dec 1994 in New Life Church, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 26 May 2005 at age 85 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Paul Macinnis was born son of George W. MacInnis and Jane E. Bezanson in Kennetcook, Kings Co. At the age of 1 he lived with his parents three brothers and two sisters lived in Horton, Kings Co., ^[1]

At the age of 21 Paul married first Muriel P. Smith daughter of Elias Smith and Lula Huskins on Aug., 9, 1941 in Yarmouth. ^[2] He joined the army but was discharged because he didn't meet the physical standards. The discharge date was Dec.,17, 1941. ^[3]

At the age of 23 he married Ethel M. Rhyno daughter of Percy Rhyno and Olive Surette on Nov., 20, 1943 ^[4] He worked as a truck driver. They had 9 children. Later he became a Marine Electrician he taught Ethel Rhyno to work with him. They worked on boats and houses also rewired motors. He worked for C. J. O'Hanley's before going off and working on his own. He spent many hours in his work shop.

At the age of 74 he divorced Ethel Rhyno and married Evelyn Smith Dec., 26, 1994. Paul died on May, 26, 2005 in the Yarmouth Hospital with His daughters G. Hope MacInnis, Dale MacInnis and Toni MacInnis at his side.

Memories

Sometimes when dad went to Meteghan or Clarks Harbor to work he would bring Mom, Troy and I with him and while he worked on a boat at the wharf we would fish.

In the spring Dad would take us fishing off the Renardton bridge on Sunday.

Sources

1. ↑ Canada Census 1921Horton, Kings Co. Nova Scotia Page 3 Family No., 32 (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002911258) Canada Public Archives, Ottawa Ontario, Item No., 5821073
2. ↑ Marriage Registration Year 1941, Book 108 Page 62.(https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=108-62&Event=marriage&ID=251454) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics Halifax Nova Scotia Canada.
3. ↑ G. Hope Ryan has in her possession Paul G. MacInnis Discharge Certificate
4. ↑ Marriage Registration Year 1943, Book 123, Page 212. (https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=108-62&Event=marriage&ID=251454) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics, Halifax Nova Scotia Canada