Robert Duncan Miller

Male 1863 - Abt 1920  (56 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Duncan Miller was born on 12 Jun 1863 (son of John Duncan Miller and Jane "Anne" Morrison); died about 1920.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: C629B61666CD4D63B4A0A6034CD06F84AAE2
    • Location: Aft 1875, Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; A farm was purchased for Robert
    • Location: Abt 1885, Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; moved to his farm after marriage

    Robert married Frances Porter before 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Miller was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Duncan Miller was born on 24 May 1833 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of John Miller and Janet Lyle); died on 23 Oct 1888 in Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 107156877
    • Occupation: Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; timber merchant
    • _UID: 804825E8C3DF46F28D45FCB6BF60D112358E
    • Residence: 24 May 1833, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    • Location: Abt 1875, Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; on the St Clair River
    • Land & Property: 10 Mar 1883, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; bought Concession 14 Lot 1, Sombra Twp
    • alt Death: 1 Dec 1886, Watford, Warwick Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    (Research):notes suggest born at Galt, ON but this may have been where he was baptised.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107156877

    Occupation:
    The land in Sombra township was covered with great big trees. The Millers bought the logs and shipped it (sic) to other ports on the St. Clair.

    Residence:
    Lanark Township Concession 3 Lot 21

    Location:
    land was "from the channel of the river, back Stanley Line about 1/3 mile". The plan was that the father would build a dock or peer (sic) out into the channel of the river where ships could stop.

    Land & Property:
    for Robert?

    Died:
    Event Description: Event Description: from John and Eliza Miller story

    John married Jane "Anne" Morrison on 14 Aug 1860 in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of John Morrison and Mary Margaret McGregor) was born on 3 Feb 1837 in Dundas, West Flamborough & Ancaster Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 14 Mar 1837; died on 22 Feb 1916 in Enniskillen Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jane "Anne" Morrison was born on 3 Feb 1837 in Dundas, West Flamborough & Ancaster Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 14 Mar 1837 (daughter of John Morrison and Mary Margaret McGregor); died on 22 Feb 1916 in Enniskillen Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 107157031
    • Name: Anne Morrison
    • _UID: DA18D36108CD48109AEF2E537461CB7F7C22
    • Occupation: Aft 1888, Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; farm and timber business
    • Travel - Arrival: 1903, Kansas, United States; traveled to Kansas to visit relatives

    Notes:

    (Research):Died at the home of Sarah Dingman with Sarah and her son John Hugh Dingman at her side. In honour of being grandmother of Earl and Gordon who were in the anadian Expeditionary Forces, Vance Stratton, the head of the regiment stationed in Courtright requested the privilege of giving her a military funeral.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107157031

    Occupation:
    "Grandma tried to hire help and carry on the farm. She got herself in an awful muddle so Dad decided to help his Mother carry on. It was very hard on Dad but he believed it was his duty and I don't suppose anyone ever heard him complain.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Name:?tab?John Millen
    [John Miller]
    Age:?tab?25
    Birth Year:?tab?abt 1835
    Birth Place:?tab?Canada
    Residence:?tab?Sarnia Township
    Marriage Date:?tab?14 Aug 1860
    Marriage Place:?tab?Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Father:?tab?John Millen
    Mother:?tab?Janet Lyle
    Spouse:?tab?Anne Morrison

    Children:
    1. Mary Catherine "Cassie" Miller
    2. John Hugh Miller was born on 19 May 1861 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Feb 1935 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Feb 1935 in Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Robert Duncan Miller was born on 12 Jun 1863; died about 1920.
    4. Margaret Jane Miller was born on 21 Apr 1866 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Aug 1943 in Paola, Miami County, Kansas, United States; was buried in Miami Cemetery, Paola, Miami County, Kansas, United States.
    5. Louise J. Miller was born on 1 Aug 1872; died in 1947.
    6. Elizabeth Hepsable Miller was born on 24 Aug 1876 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died in Oct 1880 in Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Miller was born in 1803 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 7 Oct 1803 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of John Miller and Helen Goodwin); died on 21 Mar 1884 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sombra Village Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: FCB65F4106FD4EDD8EFCCFEA9FE2499F2CF4
    • Land & Property: 1821, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; land grant
    • Residence: 24 May 1833, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 3 Lot 21.
    • Census: 1861, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1871, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence: 1873, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; C4 L3 - 100 acres purchased for $600.
    • Census: 1881, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    (Research):1836 purchased 50 acres on C 3 L4 Sarnia Twp, Lambton County (date also recorded in notes from Lambton archives as 1834). He built a log cabin and stable, cleared the land and lived here until 1855.
    1855 purchased 100 acres in C4 L4 Sarnia Twp.
    William Miller recalls an elm tree 7 feet in diametr and an oak tree 6.5 feet, which was large but not unusual.
    Religion: Presbyterian
    Politics: Reform Party

    Christened:
    MILLER
    JOHN
    JOHN MILLER/HELEN GOODWIN FR1944 (FR1944)
    M
    07/10/1803
    644/1
    200 176
    Glasgow

    Died:
    Name?tab?John Miller
    Gender?tab?Male
    Age?tab?83
    Birth Date?tab?1801
    Birth Place?tab?Scotland
    Death Date?tab?21/03/1884
    Death Place?tab?Lambton Ontario Canada
    Religion?tab?Presbyterian
    Cause of Death?tab?Heart Disease

    John married Janet Lyle on 27 Apr 1830 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of Walter Lyle and Margaret Halliday) was born on 14 Apr 1812 in Ironmacannie Mill, Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; died on 8 Apr 1872 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Irwin Cemetery, Bunyan, Sarnia Twp, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Janet Lyle was born on 14 Apr 1812 in Ironmacannie Mill, Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland (daughter of Walter Lyle and Margaret Halliday); died on 8 Apr 1872 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Irwin Cemetery, Bunyan, Sarnia Twp, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: MMST-WSM
    • _UID: 5EFF28790C5D4145BDB1B5AA44966ECCCE75
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1861, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Wife of Head: 1871, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    (Research):I am descended from Janet Lyle and John Miller's son David Miller. His daughter, Agnes, is my great-grandmother. I don't know anything about the Main family other than what you know.

    I visited Janet Lyle's place of birth last year. Ironmacannie Mill is exactly that, a grain mill with a miller's cottage at the side, in Balmaclellan Parish, Kirkudbright, Scotland. Her father was obviously the miller on the estate. I don't know where he came from, but I do know Janet's mother, Margaret Halliday, was a local girl.

    Many Scots migrated to the US, Canada, and Australia in the early 1800s due to the enclosure acts in Britain. Our relatives migrated to Dalhousie Township in Lanark County, Ontario where many Scots immigrated in 1821.

    John and Janet moved in 1836 to Lot 4, Concession 3, Sarnia Township, Lambton County, Ontario in 1836. John bought 50 acres from the local landowner Malcolm Cameron. He was the first to clear the land of the forest and later built a log house and stable on the plot. In 1855, they moved again when he bought 100 acres at Lot 4, Concession 4, Sarnia Township. Again, he had to clear the land of the virgin forest (but now he was 52 years old).

    John died of heart disease in 1884. I don't know where he was buried. I know where Janet is buried, though. She is buried in the Irwin Cemetery. It is a tiny, country cemetery near the corner of Confederation Road and Brigden Sideroad in Sarnia. Her headstone spells her name as Jenet.

    Sincerely,
    Living van Hoogenhuize

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MMST-WSM

    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Census-Wife of Head:
    Role: Wife of Head


    Buried:
    Irwin Cemetery, Sarnia Township, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 2. John Duncan Miller was born on 24 May 1833 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Oct 1888 in Sombra Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margaret Jane Miller was born on 12 Mar 1836 in Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died about 1898 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Miller was born on 13 Mar 1836; died on 7 Mar 1891; was buried in Bunyan, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Walter Miller was born about 1838; died on 29 Oct 1900 in Chatham Twp, Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. James Lyle Miller was born about 1843; and died.
    6. Robert Miller was born about 1844; died about 1849 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. William Halliday Miller was born on 1 Aug 1844 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Aug 1919 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mabel Miller was born in 1848; died in 1848; was buried in Irwin Cemetery, Bunyan, Sarnia Twp, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Isaac Orville Miller was born about 1850 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died about Jan 1891 in Montana, United States.
    10. David Miller was born on 8 Apr 1852 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Apr 1909 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Irwin Cemetery, Bunyan, Sarnia Twp, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Janet Miller was born on 8 Aug 1852 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jun 1882.

  3. 6.  John Morrison was born in Stirling Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 1E95D2F6A4A64631A8DDF7681FAD7963C8D1

    John married Mary Margaret McGregor about 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Margaret McGregor (daughter of John McGregor and Mary Stewart).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 88F9D754E49A4E67A61F423CD278841505A4

    Children:
    1. Morrison
    2. Morrison
    3. Dr Alexander Morrison
    4. 3. Jane "Anne" Morrison was born on 3 Feb 1837 in Dundas, West Flamborough & Ancaster Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 14 Mar 1837; died on 22 Feb 1916 in Enniskillen Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Miller

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 94788ECE071C4794B2F7E9CE2840C6463A03

    John married Helen Goodwin on 5 Nov 1802 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Helen (daughter of Robert Goodwin and Marion Stivenson) was born in 1781 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Helen Goodwin was born in 1781 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of Robert Goodwin and Marion Stivenson); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 0638F19A197E492490BCA8293392B99B034C

    Notes:

    Birth:
    First name(s)?tab?Helen
    Last name?tab?Goodwin
    Gender?tab?Female
    Birth year?tab?1781
    Birth place?tab?Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
    Baptism year?tab?-
    Baptism date?tab?-
    Baptism place?tab?-
    Father's first name(s)?tab?Robert
    Father's last name?tab?Goodwin
    Mother's first name(s)?tab?Marion
    Mother's last name?tab?Stivenson
    Place?tab?Glasgow
    County?tab?Lanarkshire
    Country?tab?Scotland
    Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
    Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
    Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
    Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
    Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

    Notes:

    Married:
    MILLER
    JOHN
    HELEN GOODWIN/FR3054 (FR3054)
    05/11/1802
    644/1
    270 335
    Glasgow

    Children:
    1. 4. John Miller was born in 1803 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 7 Oct 1803 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 21 Mar 1884 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sombra Village Cemetery, Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Marion Miller was born in May 1805; was christened on 27 May 1805 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    3. Helen Miller was born in 1806 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 26 Oct 1806 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    4. Elizabeth Miller was born in 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 16 Sep 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    5. Robert Miller was born in 1813 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 19 May 1813 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    6. Isobel Miller was born in 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 22 Feb 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died before 1823.
    7. Jean Miller was born in 1817 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 21 Jan 1817 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    8. Alexander Miller was born in 1818 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 9 Dec 1818 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    9. Margaret Miller was born in 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 23 Jun 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    10. Isobel Miller was born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 31 Aug 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.

  3. 10.  Walter Lyle was born about 1785 in Old Monkland or Coatbridge Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died before 1851 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • FamilySearch ID: K4TK-VW2
    • Occupation: Wheelwright
    • _UID: 0FC2BFD9A7F44040A4741370D675A5C6D58A
    • Census: 1841, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Scotland
    • Census: 1861, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4TK-VW2

    Walter married Margaret Halliday on 26 Dec 1807 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of John Halliday and Sara Dawson) was born in Jun 1787 in Crossmichael, Kircudbright, Scotland; was christened on 24 Jun 1787 in Crossmichael, Kircudbright, Scotland; died on 5 Nov 1863 in Lot Mosa, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Margaret Halliday was born in Jun 1787 in Crossmichael, Kircudbright, Scotland; was christened on 24 Jun 1787 in Crossmichael, Kircudbright, Scotland (daughter of John Halliday and Sara Dawson); died on 5 Nov 1863 in Lot Mosa, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: 9S1R-4PD
    • _UID: 93EB7195D394424080D0888DFE988B5A4D99
    • Census: 1861, Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1900, Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States; USA

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9S1R-4PD

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member

    Notes:

    Married:
    First name(s)?tab?Walter
    Last name?tab?Lyle
    Marriage year?tab?1807
    Marriage date?tab?26 Dec 1807
    Marriage place?tab?Balmaclellan,Kirkcudbright,Scotland
    Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Margaret
    Spouse's last name?tab?Halliday
    Place?tab?Balmaclellan
    County?tab?Kirkcudbrightshire
    Country?tab?Scotland
    Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
    Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
    Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages
    Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
    Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

    Children:
    1. Mary Lyle was born in 1810 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; was christened on 9 Apr 1810 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; died on 13 Jul 1844 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Janet Lyle was born on 14 Apr 1812 in Ironmacannie Mill, Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; died on 8 Apr 1872 in Sarnia Twp, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Irwin Cemetery, Bunyan, Sarnia Twp, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Margaret Lyle was born in Apr 1813 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; died on 4 Aug 1904 in Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
    4. James Lyle was born in 1815 in Scotland; died before 1851 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Kirsty Lyle was born in 1819 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; was christened on 26 Oct 1819 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; and died.
    6. Alexander Lyle was born in Jun 1833 in Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Sep 1908 in Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.

  5. 14.  John McGregor

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 1CCE2707F7CF4B48904F0826698BF7E44DEC

    John married Mary Stewart. Mary (daughter of Thomas Stewart and Janet Phillips) was born in 1800 in Kilmarnock Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; was christened on 25 Jul 1800 in Kilmarnock Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Mary Stewart was born in 1800 in Kilmarnock Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; was christened on 25 Jul 1800 in Kilmarnock Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland (daughter of Thomas Stewart and Janet Phillips); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 322F0470C6CD43A89BCA250D16B7E859F889

    Notes:

    Christened:
    STEWART
    MARY
    THOMAS STEWART/JANET PHILLIP FR903 CHILD 10 (FR903)
    F
    25/07/1800
    597/
    30 469
    Kilmarnock

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Margaret McGregor




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