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George Beaman Hillis (1873-1951), President of Hillis & Sons Ltd. iron foundry, was born November 11, 1873 in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, to James Hillis and Sarah R. Stubbs of Saint John, New Brunswick. George worked at his father’s iron foundry in a section of the north end of Halifax known as Richmond, manufacturing stoves, furnaces, etc. eventually became president after his father’s death in 1919. He married Clara D. Compton (1882-1945) of Summerside, Prince Edward Island and together they raised two sons: Benjamin Franklin Hollis (b.1904) and James Gordon Hollis (1906-1964). George and his immediate family survived the Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917, but lost their home at 6 Richmond Street. The family resettled at 77 Larch Street, Halifax and George continued with the family business, retired in 1949 and died June 29, 1951.
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2018-02-28 created
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Nova Scotia Archives. McAlpine’s Halifax City Directory 1917, microfilm 9723
Nova Scotia Archives. McAlpine’s Halifax City Directory 1921, microfilm 9726
Nova Scotia Archives. Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics database, accessed Feb 12, 2018 https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/
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Karen White