Catharine A. Gill (b. Banker) (1826-1896) was born in Tarrytown, New
York, and died in Asbury Park, New Jersey. In 1858, she married William I. Gill, a
Methodist minister who was pastor of a congregation in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and a
student of Mary Baker Eddy. In 1886, William served on a trial basis as assistant pastor
to Eddy for the Church of Christ (Scientist), however the Gills ultimately left the
teachings of Christian Science and William resigned as assistant pastor in January of
1887. William also served as editor of
The Christian Science
Journal for a brief period from September 1886 to November 1886. At the time
of her death, Gill was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
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