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Nye John GILFILLAN

Male 1910 - 2005  (95 years)


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  • Name Nye John GILFILLAN 
    Birth 30 May 1910  Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1930  Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 19 Dec 2005  Derby, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Siblings 1 sister 
    Person ID I13961  bmds
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2021 

    Father Moses Elmer GILFILLAN,   b. 17 May 1864, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1934, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Permelia Catherine SKINNER,   b. 18 Apr 1873, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1961, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F3826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion Frances MOORE,   b. 23 Apr 1916, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1947, Newport, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jun 1934  Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age at Marriage Nye : 24 years old | Marion : 18 years old. 
    Children 4 sons and 1 daughter 
     1Female. Anna Moore GILFILLAN,   b. 5 Jan 1936, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +2Male. Gilbert Edwin GILFILLAN,   b. 9 May 1937, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 2004, Derby, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3Male. Eric GILFILLAN,   b. 1939, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4Male. Willis Elmer GILFILLAN,   b. 18 Apr 1942, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     5Male. Raymond Nye GILFILLAN,   b. 2 Sep 1943, Brownington, Orleans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     
    Family ID F5706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 May 1910 - Brownington, Orleans, Vermont
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Brownington, Orleans, Vermont
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Brownington, Orleans, Vermont
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jun 1934 - Brownington, Orleans, Vermont
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Dec 2005 - Derby, Orleans, Vermont
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Internet.
      Source: Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2003. Certificate of birth.

    2. [S6] 1920 US Census.
      Household (head: Moses E. Gilfillan)

    3. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Household (head: Moses Gilfillan)

    4. [S15] Internet.
      Source: Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2003. Certificate of death.

    5. [S4] Obituary.
      Nye J. Gilfillan, 95, of Brownington, passed away at Derby Green on Monday, December 19, 2005.
       He was born in Brownington on May 30, 1910, the son of Moses and Permelia (Skinner) Gilfillan. In the early 1930’s Nye took over the family farm from his father and ran it with his mother until she passed away. In 1934 he married the former Marion Moore and together they ran the farm until her death in 1947; he continued operating the farm until the mid 1960’s, which he then sold. After his retirement he made his home with his son Eric in Georgia and later in Derby. He loved to fish for trout in Lake Willoughby, play cards, read westerns, garden and travel.
       Nye is survived by four children, his daughter Anna Curtis and her husband Arnold of New York, three sons, Eric Gilfillan of Derby, Willis Gilfillan and his wife Betty of Island Pond, and Raymond Gilfillan of Orleans, daughter-in-law, Marlene Gilfillan of Holland, nine grandchildren, Whaden, Laurie, Susan, John, Daniel, Ronald, Valerie, Mona and Neil, seven great-grandchildren, Morgan, Alex, Jordan, Crystal, Courtney, Caitlin, and Amber, and by several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his wife, Marion Moore Gilfillan in 1947, a son Gilbert Gilfillan of Holland in 2004, a daughter-in-law, Shirley Gilfillan of Orleans in 1998, a great-grandchild, Sierra Lyn in 1993, and a sister, Susan (Daniel) Allen in 1972.
       Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, Darling Hill Rd, Newport (formerly Sias Ave.) on Tuesday, December 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., where services will be held on Wednesday, December 28 at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Roger Fletcher officiating. Spring interment will take place at the Lakeview cemetery in Westmore.

    6. [S15] Internet.
      Source: Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2003. Certificate of marriage.