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John A. McGillis was reared and educated in his native land and as a young man of eighteen years he set forth to seek his fortune in America. He made the voyage in a sailing vessel, and finally landed in the city of Quebec, whence he proceeded to Cornwall township, Stormont county, province of Ontario, where he passed the residue of his life and where he became a successful farmer, having there reclaimed a farm from the wilderness. He was a man of prominence and influence in the community and was called upon to serve in various local offices of public trust. Both he and his wife were devout communicants of the Catholic church and both exemplified their faith in their daily lives. John A. McGillis was summoned to eternal rest at the age of sixty-five years. They became the parents of eleven children, all of whom attained to years of maturity