Archibald Arele Gillies

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Rev. Archibald Arele Gillies served as pastor of Eaton Baptist Church from the early 1840's thru the 1880's. However, in the 1861 Census, his family identified as "Christian Brethren", hence the association with the Eaton Meeting Room, QC.

He was the son of Duncan Gillies who emigrated to Canada in 1818, settling in Dundee, Huntingdon, QC. Archibald studied at the academy at Fort Covington, NY, which is where he was converted, and baptized by Elder Safford on Sept. 11, 1831. Then entered the Baptist college in Montreal. Made a missionary tour during his summer vacation of 1841 and ministered in the Eaton area in Mr. William Stone's barnfor a "large and attentive congregation", and also on a Sunday morning at the Congregational church in Eaton, preaching both places on Psalms 84:11.

He pastored Eaton Baptist 1842-1882+, and was noted in the early years as having taken many long rides on horseback over rough roads and all kinds of weather in the early days of his ministry. Money was scarce, at his fortieth anniversary, Archibald remarked "it was easier to raise five thousand dollars than twelve dollars forty years before." "He was prayerful, spiritual and empathetic; an able expounder of the Word, with which he had rare acquaintance. His preaching was with great earnestness, plainness and simplicity. The church he served so long is still (at 1896) reaping the fruits of his pure, devoted life.

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Marriage

First wife: m. Feb. 1842: Miss Hannah Stewart, of Fort Covington, "a lady of most estimable Christian character, who died December 22 of that same year".

Second wife: m. Sept. 9, 1845: Lucy Ives was born in Stanstead, Magog, QC on March 1, 1819, and died on her 71st birthday in 1890. Her father was Joel H. Ives, emigrated from Meriden, CT in 1798, remaining at Eaton Corner until 1848 before relocating to Grove Hill, Sawyerville.

Children

    • Lucy M. Gillies (b. 1846 Compton, QC) +1861+
      • m. Rev. A.C. Baker (see her sister Sarah's listing)
    • Esther E. Gillies (b. 1848 Compton, QC) +1861+
      • living in the 1890's with A.C. & Lucy Baker at Grove Hill.
    • Sarah J. Gillies (b. 1850 Compton, QC - d. July 13, 1888 Sarnia, ON) +1861+
      • m. Rev. A.C. Baker of Brantford, ON who remarried Sarah's sister Lucy, while pastoring Eaton Baptist.
      • Sarah & A.C. had 3 sons and 1 daughter.
    • Mary/May L. Gillies (b. 1855 - d. Jan. 26, 1861) +1861+
    • Archie L. Gillies (b. 1858 Compton, QC) +1861+
      • m. Hattie M. Bryant of Sherbrooke in Nov. 1890, relocated to Sherbrooke. Two sons.

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