This could be Alexander and Flora's marriage: https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1831-111&Event=marriage&ID=101866 On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 11:59 PM, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com < gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: dianelunt1 > Surnames: Gillis, Mc/MacDonald, Meoli > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5511/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am hoping that someone may be able to help me. After looking at these > message boards I can see that there were many marriages between these two > surnames. I am looking for any information that I can find on the following > family: > > Flora Gillis born about 1847 in Nova Scotia married either Alexander or > Angus McDonald who was also born about 1847. They had at least on daughter, > Mary Jane McDonald who was born 8 Dec 1880 in Pictou, NS. She moved to > Massachusetts and married Louis Pomeroy. Louis and Mary Pomeroy were my > great-grandparents. While doing research on them I came across a letter from > an aunt that gave me another clue. > > It would appear that Flora had a cousin named Florence who was born about > 1881. She and her mother and sister moved to Massachusetts in about 1901. > Her mother's name was Annie(maiden name unknown). Her sister's name was > Margaret and she was born about 1885. Florence married Louis Meoli, a barber > from Medford, Mass. Louis and Florence had two sons Louis J born 4 Sep 1915 > and John born about 1920. > > I know that I have thrown a lot of information into this one post, but I am > hoping that it will help someone identify the family. > > If anyone has any information about any of these families, please send me a > message. Thank you in advance. > > Diane > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would > like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and > respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-NS-PICTOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >