Notes: Lanark County Origins

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301	(Medical):Had scarlet fever when Heather was born in 1943.	Miller, John Mason "Jack" (I16672)
302	(Medical):He dropped dead in his house.	McCurdy, John James (I5101)
303	(Medical):In Vancouver mar 1914	McLaren, John McIlquham (I13600)
304	(Medical):Informate: George Poole, Farmer, Drummond	Duffield, Sarah (I3205)
305	(Medical):Iver suffered a 'break down' (depression) that last ed form 1915-1927,	Selland, Iver E. (I61373)
306	(Medical):John William purchased the Richie Farm on the Upper Scotch Line. E 1/2 L11 C1 Bathurst from Donald Ritchie after selling the 40 acre farm left by his father.	Munroe, John William (I55)
307	(Medical):K & W Hospital	Heffron, William Ernest (I30738)
308	(Medical):Locomotor ataxia is the inability to precisely control one's own bodily movements. People afflicted with this disease may walk in a jerky, non-fluid manner. They will not know where their arms and legs are without looking, but can, for instance, feel and locate a hot object placed against their feet. In his study of muscular atrophy, Charcot described the symptoms of locomotor ataxia, a degeneration of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord and of the sensory nerve trunks. He was also first to describe the disintegration of ligaments and joint surfaces (Charcot's disease, or Charcot's joint) caused by locomotor ataxia and other related diseases or injuries. Tabes dorsalis, also called Progressive Locomotor Ataxia, rare neurologic form of tertiary syphilis, involving sensory deficits, loss of neuromuscular coordination, and diminished reflexes. Symptoms of this form of neurosyphilis chiefly affect the legs and may not appear for more than 25 years after the initial infection. Untreated, tabes dorsalis usually makes unassisted walking impossible and severely debilitates the victim. Symptoms result from degeneration of the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, giving it its name, which means "dorsal wasting." The first manifestation is usually "lightning pain," transient, stabbing pains affecting the legs; this is followed by loss of tendon reflexes and by progressive loss of muscular coordination (ataxia) causing a spasmodic, uneven walk. Victims become unable to sense pain, limb position, and temperature; these sensory deficits cause loss of bladder and sometimes bowel control, severe foot ulcerations, and Charcot joints (an osteoarthritis that typically involves the knees and hip). Neurologic deterioration also causes the pupils of the eye to lose their ability to react to changes in light.	Fair, Jane Watson "Jannie" (I31736)
309	(Medical):Lt. B Company, 9th P.V.C. Civil War Veteran, died of Consumption	Duff, Lt. George W. (I17653)
310	(Medical):Mary was described as an invalid in family records.	Poole, Mary (I3565)
311	(Medical):Minnie was a resident at a Madison nursing home for more than 40 years. This would indicate that her divorce occurred about the same time as entering the nursing home.	McIlquham, Minnie M. (I46029)
312	(Medical):mother died in childbirth; father remarried a sister of first wife. edna, " didn't marry", cared for by Ephriam	Poole, Georgina Isobel "Isobel" (I1856)
313	(Medical):Mother died of heart failure during labour	Findlay, Walter J. (I33036)
314	(Medical):My grandfather Boyle had a severe accident. He was using an adze to trim a log and a chip of wood stuck to the corner of the adze and caused it to glance off and nearly severed his foot across the instep. Remarkably, I think there was an old army doctor in Ipswich and he came out and did what he could but grandfather always had a lame foot, his foot wouldn't go flat on the ground, so he always was handicapped by his damaged foot.	Boyle, Mungo Alexander (I2087)
315	(Medical):Myrtle, apparently spent several years in a sanatorium, before her marriage.	Ferrier, Myrtle Irene (I21217)
316	(Medical):Name William Gilmour Gender Male Age 66 Religion Presbyterian Birth Date 1820 Birth Place Brockville, Ontario Death Date 20/02/1886 Death Place Leeds Ontario Canada Cause of Death Valvular Disease of Heart	Gilmour, William (I19791)
317	(Medical):nine days	Duffield, Richard Milton (I24200)
318	(Medical):Operation 9 Jan 1932 - Surgical Gastrostomy for obstruction of larynx anad of esophagus	Baird, Ellen "Ella" Harvey (I4925)
319	(Medical):Peter died of consumption less than 2 months after their child Earla Isabella was born. His wife was Lottie May Mannel.	Miller, Peter Anderson (I32061)
320	(Medical):Plum pit lodged in his throat as his brother carried him on his back.	Miller, Robert (I6468)
321	(Medical):Probably result of war trama	Stewart, Dr. James Arthur (I46163)
322	(Medical):reported by Mrs. W. H. Elliott	Elliott, William H. (I9838)
323	(Medical):Russell died as a result of injuries received when the building he was working on was blown down in a storm, crushing his chest, breaking 5 ribs and causing severe lacerations of the chest wall. He was 26 years old.	Mair, Russell (I49453)
324	(Medical):Scrofula is a condition in which the bacteria that causes tuberculosis causes symptoms outside the lungs.Scrofula is the most common form of tuberculosis infection that occurs outside the lungs.	Burns, John (I22881)
325	(Medical):See attached sources.	Crum, Kathrin (I4019)
326	(Medical):See attached sources.	McLaren, Catherine E. (I9462)
327	(Medical):See attached sources.	Barnett, Dr. Thomas James (I23458)
328	(Medical):See attached sources.	Grant, Isabella Walker (I70471)
329	(Medical):Stanley, was killed when resisting a robber who held up him and his wife at their gas filling station south of Atlanta, Georgia.	Dodge, Stanley (I25800)
330	(Medical):struck by a car when he was intoxicated.	Mair, George (I49246)
331	(Medical):Suffered from Narcolepsy and experienced daytime sleepiness and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day. Willa Clark said" As a child I was intrigued how this womman fell off to sleep while we were talking to her."	Clark, Martha (I4372)
332	(Medical):Suffered from rheumatism, 'a stooping figure...leaning on his staff, was a familiar sight'.	Munro, Peter (I36)
333	(Medical):surgery 30 Apr 1931 in Detroit for culayed & painful testicle	Pennock, Kenneth Stewart (I47171)
334	(Medical):surgery for (etopic) extra uterine pregnancy on Jul 13, 1938	Pennock, Jessie Glen Rae (I47169)
335	(Medical):surgery to repair bladder 20 Apr 1947 Accident, struck by automobile on highway #22	Kimmerly, Bela Charles (I49482)
336	(Medical):surgery to repair performation	Howison, George Charles (I46431)
337	(Medical):Surgery: Paen------ of right ear drum	Amell, Pascal (I26307)
338	(Medical):The bacteria that cause diphtheria spread through respiratory droplets (such as from a cough or sneeze) of an infected person or someone who carries the bacteria but has no symptoms. ... The throat infection causes a gray to black, tough, fiber-like covering, which can block your airways. One family story indicates that John or Harriet collapsed into a tub of water and drowned.	Ashby, John Middleton (I29739)
339	(Medical):Warwick Hospital	Wooff, Emily (I9914)
340	(Medical):Went missing 29 Nov 1905 and was found 25th Jan 1906. Supposed to have finished during the night of 29 Nov 1905.	McLaren, John (I13553)
341	(Medical):[barber dodds marilyns.FTW] Duane put a bean in his nose while playing with Joe and Gordon and died 3 days later.	Giffen, Duane Lyle (I12248)
342	(Medical):[barber dodds marilyns.FTW] Peter had a severe skin condition all his life. It required daily care in cleansing and easing of pain.	Dodds, Peter Munro (I1836)
343	(Newspaper obituary - 1923 handwritten on top) Ferrier - In Perth, on Saturday, August 4th, Mr. John A. Ferrier, aged 72 years. Ferrier - After conducting his harness business as usual last Friday, Mr. John A. Ferrier was suddenly seized with illness that night and death followed early on Saturday morning the news of which caused a great shock to his wide circle of friends and acquaintances in Perth and surrounding district. The late John A. Ferrier was born in Perth on Dec. 17, 1850 of Scottish parents who in the early days had founded a harness and saddlery business in Perth in which he was an apprentice. In his earlier days he resided in the United States, later returning to Perth and for years engaged in business at the corner of Gore and Herriott streets, and afterwards on Wilson street West and his products had a wide sale. Deceased was of a quiet and retiring disposition but enjoyed the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact either in a business or friendly way. Deceased was a member of St. Andrew's Church in long standing and in which he was a faithful and constant worshipper. Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Katherine Buffam of Fallbrook, two sons Messrs. Bertrand and Byron of Perth, three daughters, Miss Helen of Perth, Mrs. Leister and Miss Anna of Toronto, one sister, Mrs. Thomas Gibbons of Brockville, and one brother, Mr. William Ferrier of Perth. The funeral was held from his late residence on Monday afternoon to Elmwood Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Scott conducting the services. The pallbearers were Messrs. G.G. Farmer, Peter Hope, W.J. Rabb, W.J. Flett, T.J. Devlin and John Croskery. ---------- Father of Bertrand Lawson Ferrier, Jeannette A. Ferrier, Susannah Maud Ferrier, John Byron Ferrier, and Helen Buffam Ferrier	Ferrier, John Alexander (I12416)
344	(Obit in Ottawa Citizen; 23 Nov 2013)	Deschamps, Moise Marc Emmanuel (I45447)
345	(Research): 10 Jan 2024 - Revisiting what we think we know about John Miller. Questions to think about 1.What can be proven? Where do our assumptions lie? 2. John Miller's birth date - do we have the right John Miller? Was he born in Dumbarton or elsewhere? 3. What was his birthdate? Is there a memorial stone or cemetery records? Is there a death record? What year is recorded on each of the census records and what were the instructions to the ennumerator, e.g. next birthday versus last birthday? If recorded as "1806" does it mean he was actually born in 1805? 4. What documentation can be found in family papers, bible etc.? I have recorded what I have in files following this series of questions. 5. Proof of his arrival date and the origin of the story that he worked as a ship's carpenter assistant to earn passage when arriving? Why did he go to the Blairs upon arrival rather than to one of the Miller families? 6. Review the two Miller genealogies published by Ernest Miller, one about 1987, the second in 1993 to look at the evolution of thinking through that period. 7. A review of letters written by other researchers re John Miller. *************************** What do I have? Preliminary Printout of the Family of William Miller and Mary or Margaret Burns: Dumbarton, Scotland and Lanark County, Canada. J.R. Ernest Miller, abt 1989. In his introductory notes it appears that he confused William Miller the son, and William Miller the father, in his assumptions (general notes). This preliminary listing of children includes those of each of the Williams in one list. He provides details of the descendants of Andrew Miller and Catherine Munro (3rd line of Bathurst and descendants known) , John Miller and Margaret Blair, and George Miller and Helen Mason (my branch in Bathurst), Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Mason (many from this family moved to North Dakota about 1860) and Janet or Jessie Miller and Robert Boyle (Australian connection). Notes re John Miller and Margaret Blair: At this time he is described as the son of William Miller and Mary Burns and his age is noted as 1807, death as 1881 in Rawdon. Dumbarton is suggested with a ? mark. He is noted as marrying Margaret Blair in Lanark in 1831 but notes that no records of this have been found. Two children are baptised at St. Andrew's Church, Perth - James on 8 May 1836 and George on 24 September 1837 (Rev. Thomas Clarke Wilson). The family address is given as Lot 3 Concession 2 Bathurst. A short time later they moved to Rawdon, Hastings county. Margaret Blair is believed to be the daughter of James Blair, who settled in Dalhousie in 1820. He died before 1834 and his son George acquired the property Lot 8 concession 1, Dalhousie. Stewart Miller, son of John and Margaret returned to this property in the 1870s. ************************************************* The Families of William, John and Andrew Miller of Dumbarton & Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Emigrating to Lanark County, Upper Canada in 1820-1821 as compiled by J.R. Ernest Miller, 1993. In this documents he credits Mel Miler, Gertrude Hurst, Maxine Fox and Muriel Peppler for contributions from the John Miller branch of the family. He notes that Clarice Miller Stefan contacted him about 1992 seeking info on the Miller-Munro branch of the family and she provided information of the descendants of Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Mason. Andrew Stewart found a letter in the back of a family organ that provided information on Andrew Millers son who imigrated to Australia with the Boyle family (Janet Miller). His whereabout were not known until an inquiry from Australia for information prompted a search of the 1861 census located him living with the Boyles in Lanark township. This inquiry lead to a reciprical request for info from Australia which provided much more info on Janet's family. The letter from William Miller found in the small book The Rise and Progress of Emigration from the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew, Robert Lamond and the suggestion of two William Millers and a reference to Whitelea as William Miller Sr's farm name Whitelea raised more questions. Muriel Peppler researched the family in Scotland and helped to clarify and change original relationships of the the William Millers. One William (Jr.) arrived in 1820 and claimed land on concession 2 lot 14 in Dalhousie township; the second William (Sr.) arrived in 1821 and settled on concession 1 lot 15 Lanark township, across the the township border from Andrew, his son, who settled on concession 1 lot 15 Dalhousie township before moving to Bathurst in the 1830s. William Jr. was found in the 1834 survey of settlers (LAC) but was absent from the 1841 census of settlers. His property was transferred to Alexander Parks and in documents it was indicated that William Miller had gone to Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York in 1839. The sale of the property was registered 7 December 1853. William Sr. was listed as deceased in the 1834 survey (later found to have died in 1825) and his widow is living on the property. Her death is recorded in the Robert Mason journals as 13 December 1839. The diaries provided info on the families of his three daughters who married Miller men. Familes: William Miller Sr and Elizabeth Gilmour Robert 3 Nov 1784 William 1786 John 7 Jun 1789 Jean 3 Aug 1791 James 20 Jan 1794 Peter 13 Jun 1796 Andrew 15 Sep 1799 Janet Jul 1802 William Miller Jr and Margaret Burns Thomas 10 Sep 1809 Robert 19 Apr 1810 William 31 Jul 1812 Janet 4 Mar 1813 George 14 Jan 1814 Peter 29 Jul 1816 Margaret A. 4 Jul 1817 Mary 24 Oct 1819 John Miller 1789, son of William Miller and Elizabeth Gilmour came with his brothers William and Andrew when the family left Dumbarton to settle in Lanark. Notes on John Miller and Margaret Blair: John Miller 1789 (sic) married Margaret Blair in 1831 and two children were born in Bathurst. (This assumption of John Miller 1789 marrying Margaret Blair was the basis of an assumed relationship to William and Elizabeth). ***************************************************** Notes from previous Research One of the census (1861) shows an Isabella Miller that no one can identify. Isabella is said to have married William Milne and is buried in Burnbrae cemetery, adjoining St Andrew's Church. The inscription on their tombstone is hard to read (1981:M. Peppler) but seems to be: Isabella Miller, died 22 Feb 1883, aged 60?, 63?, 69?. A granddaughter has her birth as 27 May 1820. This would make it unlikely that she was John and Margaret's daughter, maybe a sister? Family, Jane Milne married William Stewart Jr. Mary McLaughlin Miller, daughter of John and Margaret Miller, Osgoode, C10 L36, born 10 Jul 1843, baptised 16 Mar 1844. Excerpt from a letter - decendent of Stewart & Janet Miller The Millers and Blairs first settled in Dalhousie. Grandfather moved to Rawdon, near Campbellford; both he and grandmother Miller are buried there. Father, Mother, Uncle Robert and Aunt Agnes are buried in Rainy River. From Ted Miller, Nov 2019 The 1871 Census of Canada lists John Miller, age 64, as dying in April within the 12 months "preceeding the 1871 Census". 2. The Ontario Land Registry Access Land Registry Office for Hastings County (LRO21) advises - Page 267 of 301 of this document recorded that William, James, David, Stewart, George, John and wives & Margaret Miller - Widow" Granted 100 acres of the property of Concession 9, Lot 21, to "Robert Miller", by Grant G818 on 12 January, 1871. Page 267 of 301 of this document recorded that William, James, David, Stewart, Robert, John and wives & Margaret Miller - Widow" Granted 50 acres of the property of Concession 9, Lot 21, to "George Miller", by Grant G814 on 12 January, 1871. If the property of John Miller was passed to his descendants in January, 1871, that must mean that John Miller died during the April before 1871, i.e., April 1870. ***************************************************************** Letter from Melvin John Miller , Brantford, ON, to Diane Duncan, 29 Nov 1978 (Yes I've been in the loop on this that long!!!) Mel began research in 1974 and references the following sources: ?WToronto Archives ?WLanark and Hastings Registry Offices ?WEdith Miller, Bathurst Twp, a walking encyclopedia on Miller lore and where I got my initial info to supplement the work done in the 1950s by my grandfather and others. Referred Mel to me. ?WMuriel Peppler, Beamsville, ON. Referred Mel to me. Mel writes: "I am a great grandson of John Miller (and Margaret Blair) who was a brother to the George Miller who married Helen Mason (6 Apr 1836). The family I refer to consisted of 4 sons and 3 daughters William, Thomas, George, John, Mary, Jessie and Ann. I am told the family came to Canada from Dumbarton Scotland, about the year 1822, and settled in the Lanark area. The mother's name is said to have been Mary or Margaret Burns, the fathers name John or William Miller (date of births or deaths not known to me at present)". This is where the confusion between John Miller 1789 and John Miller 1806 began. Letter from Mel Miller, Bobcaygeon, ON, to Diane Duncan 17 Jul 1982. Mel mentions his wife Ethel, son Don and daughter Moreen who live near Nanaimo. A visit to Archives in Ottawa raised the following info: Microfische N. G.9 D4-034 - all of the following had links to info in the Ontario archives but links not indicated. ?WWilliam Miller, Lanark Lot 15W, Con 1 ?WWilliam Miller, Lanark, lot 12W Con 7 ?WWilliam Miller, Lanark, lot 13W Con 2 ?WWilliam S. Miller, Lanark, lot 9E Con 5 ?WJohn Miller, Lanark, lot 22W Con 2 ?WJohn Miller, Lanark, lot 21 Con 2 Search for ships lists - found Commerce, voyage 1820 on RG 8 1 Vol. 625 pp. 219-223 Reel c.3159 but no list for Cannington or George Canning. "I had a letter recently from Kelowna BC (lady's mother was a miller who married into the George Easton family at Watson's Corners and who listed early Miller family as follows: (note much of this has proven erroneous) John Miller - lived at Rawdon twp George Miller - Bathurst twp Peter Miller - Bathurst twp Robert Miller - Bathurst twp David Miller - Lucknow, On Andrew Miller - Mis. (???) USA Margaret Miller - married a Mr. Boyle and moved to Australia. The following may have been attached to one of Mel's letters but no source was attached to it directly. Florence Miller Her Grandfather - Robert Miller, b. Hastings Co., ON 4 Jun 1843 - 23 Oct 1931 Her Grandmother - Agnes Duncan, b. Hastings Co., ON 23 Aug 1843 - 22 Dec 1935 Marrried 11 May 1864 Children: George - 23 aug 1865 - 8 Feb 1944 James - 20 Aug 1869 - 18 May 1885 Charles - 17 Jan 1872 - 26 Jul 1947 John - 22 Feb 1874 - Edward - 2 Jul 1877 - Elizabeth - 2 Jul 1877 - Wesley - 10 Feb 1881 - 28 Jun 1921 Great Grandfather Peter Duncan, 28 Jan 1812 - 5 Jun 1888, Perthshire Scotland Great Grandmother Elizabeth, Beaumont, 2 May 1822 - 11 Nov 1863, Gibralter, Spain Children: Agnes, 23 Aug 1843; Janet, 14 Nov 1848; Mary Ann, 16 Dec 1850; Elizabeth, 15 Oct 1852; Isabella, 2 Mar 1855; George, 19 Apr 1858; Jane, 7 May 1860; William, 20 Jun 1862. Great Grandfather John Miller, born in Glasgow, Scotland Great Grandmother , born in Glasgow, Scotland married in Lanark County, Ontario 11 Feb 1831 children: William, James, David, George, Stewart, Robert, John. ************************************* From Muriel Fox, Welland, ON to Ernest Miller, Glen Tay, ON, 3 Aug 1988 "My grandfather was Stewart Miller who I understand was born in Rawdon, moved to Watson's Corners; first marriage Jane Elliott, second marriage to Janet Conroy. He second with his brother Robert to the Rainy River Country in the late 1890s? On my chart the first Miller I have was John Miller born in Dumbarton Scotland - came to Canada in 1820 or 1822, married Margaret (Mary) Burns, born also in Scotland. My grandfather's parents were John Miller (son of John (sic) Miller and Margaret Burns). Last year, my husband and I were down to Lanark County, especially to Watson's Corneres, where my grandfather's store is still standing. As I was raised in Saskatchewan, there are many details missing. I would be interested to know, if you are the same branch of the Miller family. I also had a cousin Ernest Miller, who lived in Fort Francis. From Muriel Fox, Welland, ON to Ernest Miller, Glen Tay, ON, 26 Aug 1988 "Stewart Miller was my grandfather, Janet Conroy my grandmother. Gertrude Hurst was my mother and Mel Miller was my cousin, son of Joseph and Mai Miller." Muriel mentions her husband Harold Fox and Mel's sister Marion. *********************************************** previous letters are missing. Letter from Muriel Peppler to Diane Duncan, undated. Since my last letter to you, some new information has come to light.... It concers James Blair - the "Blairs" were one of the first original families to settle in Watson's Corners area in Dalhousie are nearby to the town of Lanark. James Blair arrived on the ship Brock in the late summer of 1820, a member of the Trans Atlantic Bridgetown Society. He took up land on the 1st concession near the Lanark depot. A document held by Muriel Hurst (of Rainy River, Ont, descendant of John Miller and Margaret Blair) states that James Blair served for 1 year duration with His Majesty's Fifth Garrison, Battalion of Foot in Scotland, 26th Regiment and elsewhere, received his discharge 1807. His discharge paper listed his birth place, Parish of Kinnard, County of Perth, Scotland. He was listed elsewhere as a weaver and did not immigrate from Ireland to Scotland, to Canada, until 13 years after his army discharge. James Blair, original owner of the East 1/2 of Lot 8, 1st concession Dalhousie Township, also West half of lot 8 Concession 1, on Oct 1820. James died in 1837, his farm passed to his eldest son George, a yeoman of Bathurst District. George Blair, born 1799, died 1887, age 88 years and his grave and headstone is in St Andrew's Cemetery at Watson's Corners. Also buried there is a brother, Robert, born 1807 died 7 Dec 1884. George and Robert are said to be brothers of Margaret Blair who married John Miller, 1831 in Lanark, by Rev'd Gemmill. John Blair, of near Ferguson's Falls (1863) may have been their brother, Lillias Blair who married John Stewart (1st teacher in Perth) believed to be a sister. There is a Miss Bateson (said to have been a Blair) buried in the Watson's Corner Cemetery. The Blair farm, was inherited in 1876 by Stewart Miller, son of John Miller & Margaret Blair. However, it is interesting to note that the map of Lanark County 1863 shows an R. Bateson, and a W. Bateson on the Blair property. I t seems to indicate that Geo. Blair had no sons and that their daughter married one of the Batesons. I wrote a letter to Scotland re location of Crieff and Cromrie. (Early oral history linked Miller familes to these communities). They are both parishes in Perthshire and Crieff is only a few miles from Kinnard. This might indicate that the Miller family lived in these areas - or else the Blair family had relatives in these parishes? Both are a considerable distance from Dumbarton. (If Miller family came thru' the Lesmahagow Society, Lesmahagow parish is in Lanarkshire. In order to cover the whole of Glasgow area, microfilms on these four parishes would need to be checked viz: Glasgow City Parish; Glasgow Barony Parish; Glasgow Gorbals Parish; and Govan Parish. It would really help if we knew the father's name or occupation! My problem seems to be "where my Isabella Miller (m. Wm. Milne) fits into the picture. She certainly was connected to the Blairs since she named one of her sons Wm. Blair Milne; and my aunt was named Jessie Blair Stewart. The letter goes on with requests for info including a reference to someone who contacted her about 20 years before. I suspect it may have been part of my grandfather's group trying to assemble info at that time. I have an original copy of the info they collected in the 1950s and 1960s. I will add that at a later time. ************************************************************ Letter from Muriel Peppler to Ernest Miller, 25 Jan 1978 "No doubt you will recall that my cousin, Mrs Jean Johnson, of Prescott, called you in the fall aout our Miller family history; a subject near and dear to my heart. She had a nice visit with Miss Jean Miller (my grandaunt), who called her cousin Marion Miller, to come over. The Misses Millers, said that you would be much more informaatiove on our Miller history; so rather than try to explain my relationship to you I have enclosed a chart showing the double relationship through both my grandmothers, if the information I have is correct - i.e. Was Isabelle Miller, a daughter of John Miller and Margaret Blair? Any other daughters? Their sons were William, James, David, George, Stewart, Robert and John. I believe the first three sons were born in the vicinity of Perth, the younger boys were born in Rawdon Twp, Hastings County. Would you know the lot and concession number where they first settled in Lanark County or Bathurst District? Would you know the names of John's two brothers and where they settled and would you be a descendant of one of the two brothers? My grandfather often spoke of their Miller kin in Perth and Glen Miller, Hastings County. (Any info on the families that lived in Glen Miller, Hastings?) Would you have the birth date for gg grandpa John Miller and his precise place of origin in Scotland other than in the vicinity of Glasgow? His parent's names? The same info for gg grandma Margaret Blair? There was a Wm. Blair who owned a hotel right behind the Perth Museum, formerly the Matheson home. Wm. Blair also made the first brick in a triangular shape. Wonder if he could have been Margaret's father. He died in 1821. Would you have any info on the Johnston-Hackett families of Perth (vicinity). My g grandmother Ellen Johnston was born vicinity there 7 July,1831.	Miller, John (I13)
346	(Research): Charles McFadden Attachments Feb 20, 2018, 3:55 PM to me Do you have info for lawrence Michael Boyle, son of Robert Henry and Eliz Skiffington. Is he the pregnancy child? I have no such Boyle period. The Pregnancy Child is ? and by that I mean the child Eliz Skiffington is pregnant with is ? Peter Boyle born 1865 Lanark Township died 29 Jun 1894 Queensland age 29. Name Peter Boyle Death Date 29 Jun 1894 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Henry Boyle Mother's Name Elizabeth Skivington Registration Year 1894 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 002069 Page number 2533 Robert Hendry Boyle and Elizabeth Skiffington Peter Boyle 1865 Robert Hendry Boyle 1867 Twin Margaret Jones Boyle 1867 Twin Mary Boyle 1869 James Boyle 1871 Mungo Alexander Boyle 1873 Sarah Jane Boyle 1876 Ann Jones Boyle 1881 Rose Sands Boyle 1884 Sophie Boyle 1887 Total ? 10 kids The name JONES????comes from here???.. Have you been to St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church and the cemetery which is the road one takes to the 3rd lot owned by John McLachlan the Society Settler that he sells to Senator Roderick Matheson ? St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in the Old Perth Military Settlement. One of the oldest Roman Catholic parishes in Upper Canada, the first service was held in this historic building on Christmas Eve in 1848 My grandmother Mrs. John Lawson ? her grandmothers sisters granddaughter is buried at?.. St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Cemetery in Perth. Name: Elizabeth Skiffington Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 1846 Baptism Date: 2 Mar 1846 Baptism Place: Saint John the Baptist, Lanack, Ontario, Canada Father: Terence Skiffington Mother: Margaret Jones Chuck ********************************** Diane Duncan Feb 20, 2018, 9:53 PM to Charles My info on Peter Boyle Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 25 June 1894, page 2 Riders in Collision. A very serious accident befell Peter Boyle, aged 16 years, a son of Mr. Robert Hendry Boyle, a farmer, residing at Harrisville, on Thursday afternoon. It appears (says the Ipswich Advocate) that after dinner Boyle went out to water a couple of horses. On his way he met his cousin, William, who mounted the other steed and they commenced driving some cattle out of a paddock. While doing so, a hare was started, and a chase ensued. During the run William's horse became unmanageable), and ran into the horse that Peter was riding, knocking both to the ground with considerable violence, with the result that Boyle received severe concussion of the brain. The medical superintendent of the hospital has very little hope of his recovery. Name: Peter Boyle Death Date: 29 Jun 1894 Death Place: Queensland Father's name: Robert Henry Boyle Mother's name: Elizabeth Skivington Registration Year: 1894 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 002069 Page Number: 2533 ***************************** Diane Duncan Feb 20, 2018, 9:57 PM to Charles I don't have a birth date for James, died 21 Aug 1921, buried in Brisbane. Maybe it is him?	Boyle, Peter (I2094)
347	(Research): Spouses? Maybe none!!! Another possibility is Jean Young 28 Nov 1807 Agnes Kerr is floated as a possibility based on a ScotlandsPeople search of marriages listed in Old Parish Registers. MS 482 Vol 1 Inspection Report Bathurst District Clergy Reserves 1828 Dalhousie C1 L17 200 acres Soil bad. Timbers - maple, hemlock, elm and basswood on the ridge, cedar and tamarack in swamp. Will purchase at 21? per acre. Nearest mill is eight miles. Residence 1852 Census Bathurst with brother Andrew Miller & Catherine Munro. Robert, age 66, b. Scotland, (1786) is listed as a widower. He came on the brig George Canning. Other info for reference: 1841 Census locates a 'Robert' in Bathurst on C4 L11E. He arrived from England in 1814, Anglican, 1 born in England, 3 born in Canada. a Robert Miller and Janet ....... married about 1830 and son Robert born in 1832, First Presbyterian Church, Perth. note I have verified that it is NOT Robert Miller,1802, C1 L17 Bathurst Twp.	Miller, Robert Brown (I10)
348	(Research): Wed. August 12th, 1896 Lanark Era D The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Lake, aged 80 years, took place from her daughter, Mrs. Dan Hughes to the Methodist cemetery at Oso, on Wednesday last.	Lake, Mary (I30400)
349	(Research): William Miller aka:William Millar, Milliar Born - 1719, Glenan of Keppoch, Argyll, Scotland Parents - John Miller and Jenet Miller Baptised - 5 Apr 1719, Cardross, Vale of Leven, West Dunbarton, Scotland MILLER, WILLIAM, JOHN MILLER/JANET MILLER, M, 05/04/1719, 494/ 10 70, Cardross Source: ScotlandsPeople, Findmypast (birth residence) Marriage - William Millar, 14 Nov 1749, Bonhill MILLAR, WILLIAM, ISOBEL LINDSAY/ 14/11/1749, 493 10 / 398, Bonhill MILLER, WILLIAM, ISABEL LINDSAY/ FR305 (FR305), 14/11/1749, 494 10 / 286, Cardross Source: ScotlandsPeople Children - Margret Miller 1750 MILLER, MARGRET, WILLIAM MILLER/ISBEL LINDSAY, F, 18/11/1750, 494/ 10 145, Cardross John Miller 1751-1812 MILLER, JOHN, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY, M, 26/12/1751, 494/ 10 147, Cardross Janet Miller 1754- abt 1779 MILLER, JANET, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY, F, 13/03/1754, 494/ 10 153, Cardross William Miller 1754 - 1825 MILLAR, WILLIAM, WILLIAM MILLAR/ISOBEL LINDSY FR364 (FR364), M, 25/04/1762, 494/ 20 12, Cardross Thomas Miller 1764 MILLER, THOMAS, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY FR179 (FR179), M, 08/04/1764, 494/ 10 165, Cardross MILLER, THOMAS, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSY FR366 (FR366), M, 08/04/1764, 494/ 20 16, Cardross Grizel Miller 1766 - bef 1841 MILLER, GRIZEL, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY FR181 (FR181), F, 21/08/1766, 494/ 10 167, Cardross MILLER, GIRZEL, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSY FR367 (FR367), F, 21/08/1766, 494/ 20 19, Cardross Source: ScotlandsPeople	Miller, William (I34083)
350	(Research): (Elizabeth?)	Wilson, Annie Jane (I10266)

Notes

Linked to

301

(Medical):Had scarlet fever when Heather was born in 1943.

Miller, John Mason "Jack" (I16672)

302

(Medical):He dropped dead in his house.

McCurdy, John James (I5101)

303

(Medical):In Vancouver mar 1914

McLaren, John McIlquham (I13600)

304

(Medical):Informate: George Poole, Farmer, Drummond

Duffield, Sarah (I3205)

305

(Medical):Iver suffered a 'break down' (depression) that last ed form 1915-1927,

Selland, Iver E. (I61373)

306

(Medical):John William purchased the Richie Farm on the Upper Scotch Line. E 1/2 L11 C1 Bathurst from Donald Ritchie after selling the 40 acre farm left by his father.

Munroe, John William (I55)

307

(Medical):K & W Hospital

Heffron, William Ernest (I30738)

308

(Medical):Locomotor ataxia is the inability to precisely control one's own bodily movements. People afflicted with this disease may walk in a jerky, non-fluid manner. They will not know where their arms and legs are without looking, but can, for instance, feel and locate a hot object placed against their feet.

In his study of muscular atrophy, Charcot described the symptoms of locomotor ataxia, a degeneration of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord and of the sensory nerve trunks. He was also first to describe the disintegration of ligaments and joint surfaces (Charcot's disease, or Charcot's joint) caused by locomotor ataxia and other related diseases or injuries.

Tabes dorsalis, also called Progressive Locomotor Ataxia, rare neurologic form of tertiary syphilis, involving sensory deficits, loss of neuromuscular coordination, and diminished reflexes. Symptoms of this form of neurosyphilis chiefly affect the legs and may not appear for more than 25 years after the initial infection. Untreated, tabes dorsalis usually makes unassisted walking impossible and severely debilitates the victim.

Symptoms result from degeneration of the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, giving it its name, which means "dorsal wasting." The first manifestation is usually "lightning pain," transient, stabbing pains affecting the legs; this is followed by loss of tendon reflexes and by progressive loss of muscular coordination (ataxia) causing a spasmodic, uneven walk. Victims become unable to sense pain, limb position, and temperature; these sensory deficits cause loss of bladder and sometimes bowel control, severe foot ulcerations, and Charcot joints (an osteoarthritis that typically involves the knees and hip). Neurologic deterioration also causes the pupils of the eye to lose their ability to react to changes in light.

Fair, Jane Watson "Jannie" (I31736)

309

(Medical):Lt. B Company, 9th P.V.C. Civil War Veteran, died of Consumption

Duff, Lt. George W. (I17653)

310

(Medical):Mary was described as an invalid in family records.

Poole, Mary (I3565)

311

(Medical):Minnie was a resident at a Madison nursing home for more than 40 years. This would indicate that her divorce occurred about the same time as entering the nursing home.

McIlquham, Minnie M. (I46029)

312

(Medical):mother died in childbirth; father remarried a sister of first wife.
edna, " didn't marry", cared for by Ephriam

Poole, Georgina Isobel "Isobel" (I1856)

313

(Medical):Mother died of heart failure during labour

Findlay, Walter J. (I33036)

314

(Medical):My grandfather Boyle had a severe accident. He was using an adze to trim a log and a chip of wood stuck to the corner of the adze and caused it to glance off and nearly severed his foot across the instep. Remarkably, I think there was an old army doctor in Ipswich and he came out and did what he could but grandfather always had a lame foot, his foot wouldn't go flat on the ground, so he always was handicapped by his damaged foot.

Boyle, Mungo Alexander (I2087)

315

(Medical):Myrtle, apparently spent several years in a sanatorium, before her marriage.

Ferrier, Myrtle Irene (I21217)

316

(Medical):Name     William Gilmour
Gender     Male
Age     66
Religion     Presbyterian
Birth Date     1820
Birth Place     Brockville, Ontario
Death Date     20/02/1886
Death Place     Leeds Ontario Canada
Cause of Death     Valvular Disease of Heart

Gilmour, William (I19791)

317

(Medical):nine days

Duffield, Richard Milton (I24200)

318

(Medical):Operation 9 Jan 1932 - Surgical Gastrostomy for obstruction of larynx anad of esophagus

Baird, Ellen "Ella" Harvey (I4925)

319

(Medical):Peter died of consumption less than 2 months after their child Earla Isabella was born. His wife was Lottie May Mannel.

Miller, Peter Anderson (I32061)

320

(Medical):Plum pit lodged in his throat as his brother carried him on his back.

Miller, Robert (I6468)

321

(Medical):Probably result of war trama

Stewart, Dr. James Arthur (I46163)

322

(Medical):reported by Mrs. W. H. Elliott

Elliott, William H. (I9838)

323

(Medical):Russell died as a result of injuries received when the building he was working on was blown down in a storm, crushing his chest, breaking 5 ribs and causing severe lacerations of the chest wall. He was 26 years old.

Mair, Russell (I49453)

324

(Medical):Scrofula is a condition in which the bacteria that causes tuberculosis causes symptoms outside the lungs.Scrofula is the most common form of tuberculosis infection that occurs outside the lungs.

Burns, John (I22881)

325

(Medical):See attached sources.

Crum, Kathrin (I4019)

326

(Medical):See attached sources.

McLaren, Catherine E. (I9462)

327

(Medical):See attached sources.

Barnett, Dr. Thomas James (I23458)

328

(Medical):See attached sources.

Grant, Isabella Walker (I70471)

329

(Medical):Stanley, was killed when resisting a robber who held up him and his wife at their gas filling station south of Atlanta, Georgia.

Dodge, Stanley (I25800)

330

(Medical):struck by a car when he was intoxicated.

Mair, George (I49246)

331

(Medical):Suffered from Narcolepsy and experienced daytime sleepiness and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day.
Willa Clark said" As a child I was intrigued how this womman fell off to sleep while we were talking to her."

Clark, Martha (I4372)

332

(Medical):Suffered from rheumatism, 'a stooping figure...leaning on his staff, was a familiar sight'.

Munro, Peter (I36)

333

(Medical):surgery 30 Apr 1931 in Detroit for culayed & painful testicle

Pennock, Kenneth Stewart (I47171)

334

(Medical):surgery for (etopic) extra uterine pregnancy on Jul 13, 1938

Pennock, Jessie Glen Rae (I47169)

335

(Medical):surgery to repair bladder 20 Apr 1947

Accident, struck by automobile on highway #22

Kimmerly, Bela Charles (I49482)

336

(Medical):surgery to repair performation

Howison, George Charles (I46431)

337

(Medical):Surgery: Paen------ of right ear drum

Amell, Pascal (I26307)

338

(Medical):The bacteria that cause diphtheria spread through respiratory droplets (such as from a cough or sneeze) of an infected person or someone who carries the bacteria but has no symptoms. ... The throat infection causes a gray to black, tough, fiber-like covering, which can block your airways.

One family story indicates that John or Harriet collapsed into a tub of water and drowned.

Ashby, John Middleton (I29739)

339

(Medical):Warwick Hospital

Wooff, Emily (I9914)

340

(Medical):Went missing 29 Nov 1905 and was found 25th Jan 1906. Supposed to have finished during the night of 29 Nov 1905.

McLaren, John (I13553)

341

(Medical):[barber dodds marilyns.FTW]
Duane put a bean in his nose while playing with Joe and Gordon and died 3 days later.

Giffen, Duane Lyle (I12248)

342

(Medical):[barber dodds marilyns.FTW]
Peter had a severe skin condition all his life. It required daily care in cleansing and easing of pain.

Dodds, Peter Munro (I1836)

343

(Newspaper obituary - 1923 handwritten on top)

Ferrier - In Perth, on Saturday, August 4th, Mr. John A. Ferrier, aged 72 years.

Ferrier - After conducting his harness business as usual last Friday, Mr. John A. Ferrier was suddenly seized with illness that night and death followed early on Saturday morning the news of which caused a great shock to his wide circle of friends and acquaintances in Perth and surrounding district. The late John A. Ferrier was born in Perth on Dec. 17, 1850 of Scottish parents who in the early days had founded a harness and saddlery business in Perth in which he was an apprentice. In his earlier days he resided in the United States, later returning to Perth and for years engaged in business at the corner of Gore and Herriott streets, and afterwards on Wilson street West and his products had a wide sale. Deceased was of a quiet and retiring disposition but enjoyed the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact either in a business or friendly way. Deceased was a member of St. Andrew's Church in long standing and in which he was a faithful and constant worshipper. Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Katherine Buffam of Fallbrook, two sons Messrs. Bertrand and Byron of Perth, three daughters, Miss Helen of Perth, Mrs. Leister and Miss Anna of Toronto, one sister, Mrs. Thomas Gibbons of Brockville, and one brother, Mr. William Ferrier of Perth. The funeral was held from his late residence on Monday afternoon to Elmwood Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Scott conducting the services. The pallbearers were Messrs. G.G. Farmer, Peter Hope, W.J. Rabb, W.J. Flett, T.J. Devlin and John Croskery.

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Father of Bertrand Lawson Ferrier, Jeannette A. Ferrier, Susannah Maud Ferrier, John Byron Ferrier, and Helen Buffam Ferrier

Ferrier, John Alexander (I12416)

344

(Obit in Ottawa Citizen; 23 Nov 2013)

Deschamps, Moise Marc Emmanuel (I45447)

345

(Research):
10 Jan 2024 - Revisiting what we think we know about John Miller.

Questions to think about
1.What can be proven? Where do our assumptions lie?
2. John Miller's birth date - do we have the right John Miller? Was he born in Dumbarton or elsewhere?
3. What was his birthdate? Is there a memorial stone or cemetery records? Is there a death record? What year is recorded on each of the census records and what were the instructions to the ennumerator, e.g. next birthday versus last birthday? If recorded as "1806" does it mean he was actually born in 1805?
4. What documentation can be found in family papers, bible etc.? I have recorded what I have in files following this series of questions.
5. Proof of his arrival date and the origin of the story that he worked as a ship's carpenter assistant to earn passage when arriving?
Why did he go to the Blairs upon arrival rather than to one of the Miller families?
6. Review the two Miller genealogies published by Ernest Miller, one about 1987, the second in 1993 to look at the evolution of thinking through that period.
7. A review of letters written by other researchers re John Miller.

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What do I have?

Preliminary Printout of the Family of William Miller and Mary or Margaret Burns: Dumbarton, Scotland and Lanark County, Canada. J.R. Ernest Miller, abt 1989.

In his introductory notes it appears that he confused William Miller the son, and William Miller the father, in his assumptions (general notes). This preliminary listing of children includes those of each of the Williams in one list. He provides details of the descendants of Andrew Miller and Catherine Munro (3rd line of Bathurst and descendants known) , John Miller and Margaret Blair, and George Miller and Helen Mason (my branch in Bathurst), Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Mason (many from this family moved to North Dakota about 1860) and Janet or Jessie Miller and Robert Boyle (Australian connection).

Notes re John Miller and Margaret Blair:

At this time he is described as the son of William Miller and Mary Burns and his age is noted as 1807, death as 1881 in Rawdon. Dumbarton is suggested with a ? mark. He is noted as marrying Margaret Blair in Lanark in 1831 but notes that no records of this have been found. Two children are baptised at St. Andrew's Church, Perth - James on 8 May 1836 and George on 24 September 1837 (Rev. Thomas Clarke Wilson). The family address is given as Lot 3 Concession 2 Bathurst. A short time later they moved to Rawdon, Hastings county.

Margaret Blair is believed to be the daughter of James Blair, who settled in Dalhousie in 1820. He died before 1834 and his son George acquired the property Lot 8 concession 1, Dalhousie. Stewart Miller, son of John and Margaret returned to this property in the 1870s.

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The Families of William, John and Andrew Miller of Dumbarton & Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Emigrating to Lanark County, Upper Canada in 1820-1821 as compiled by J.R. Ernest Miller, 1993.

In this documents he credits Mel Miler, Gertrude Hurst, Maxine Fox and Muriel Peppler for contributions from the John Miller branch of the family. He notes that Clarice Miller Stefan contacted him about 1992 seeking info on the Miller-Munro branch of the family and she provided information of the descendants of Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Mason. Andrew Stewart found a letter in the back of a family organ that provided information on Andrew Millers son who imigrated to Australia with the Boyle family (Janet Miller). His whereabout were not known until an inquiry from Australia for information prompted a search of the 1861 census located him living with the Boyles in Lanark township. This inquiry lead to a reciprical request for info from Australia which provided much more info on Janet's family.

The letter from William Miller found in the small book The Rise and Progress of Emigration from the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew, Robert Lamond and the suggestion of two William Millers and a reference to Whitelea as William Miller Sr's farm name Whitelea raised more questions.

Muriel Peppler researched the family in Scotland and helped to clarify and change original relationships of the the William Millers. One William (Jr.) arrived in 1820 and claimed land on concession 2 lot 14 in Dalhousie township; the second William (Sr.) arrived in 1821 and settled on concession 1 lot 15 Lanark township, across the the township border from Andrew, his son, who settled on concession 1 lot 15 Dalhousie township before moving to Bathurst in the 1830s.

William Jr. was found in the 1834 survey of settlers (LAC) but was absent from the 1841 census of settlers. His property was transferred to Alexander Parks and in documents it was indicated that William Miller had gone to Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York in 1839. The sale of the property was registered 7 December 1853.

William Sr. was listed as deceased in the 1834 survey (later found to have died in 1825) and his widow is living on the property. Her death is recorded in the Robert Mason journals as 13 December 1839. The diaries provided info on the families of his three daughters who married Miller men.

Familes:
William Miller Sr and Elizabeth Gilmour
Robert 3   Nov 1784
William             1786
John     7 Jun 1789
Jean     3 Aug 1791
James   20 Jan 1794
Peter     13 Jun 1796
Andrew 15 Sep 1799
Janet          Jul 1802

William Miller Jr and Margaret Burns
Thomas      10 Sep 1809
Robert         19 Apr 1810
William         31 Jul 1812
Janet            4 Mar 1813
George       14 Jan 1814
Peter           29 Jul 1816
Margaret A.   4 Jul 1817
Mary           24 Oct 1819

John Miller 1789, son of William Miller and Elizabeth Gilmour came with his brothers William and Andrew when the family left Dumbarton to settle in Lanark.

Notes on John Miller and Margaret Blair:

John Miller 1789 (sic) married Margaret Blair in 1831 and two children were born in Bathurst. (This assumption of John Miller 1789 marrying Margaret Blair was the basis of an assumed relationship to William and Elizabeth).

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Notes from previous Research

One of the census (1861) shows an Isabella Miller that no one can identify. Isabella is said to have married William Milne and is buried in Burnbrae cemetery, adjoining St Andrew's Church. The inscription on their tombstone is hard to read (1981:M. Peppler) but seems to be: Isabella Miller, died 22 Feb 1883, aged 60?, 63?, 69?. A granddaughter has her birth as 27 May 1820. This would make it unlikely that she was John and Margaret's daughter, maybe a sister?
Family, Jane Milne married William Stewart Jr.

Mary McLaughlin Miller, daughter of John and Margaret Miller, Osgoode, C10 L36, born 10 Jul 1843, baptised 16 Mar 1844.

Excerpt from a letter - decendent of Stewart & Janet Miller
The Millers and Blairs first settled in Dalhousie. Grandfather moved to Rawdon, near Campbellford; both he and grandmother Miller are buried there. Father, Mother, Uncle Robert and Aunt Agnes are buried in Rainy River.

From Ted Miller, Nov 2019
The 1871 Census of Canada lists John Miller, age 64, as dying in April within the 12 months "preceeding the 1871 Census".

2.    The Ontario Land Registry Access Land Registry Office for Hastings County (LRO21) advises -
Page 267 of 301 of this document recorded that William, James, David, Stewart, George, John and wives & Margaret Miller - Widow" Granted 100 acres of the property of Concession 9, Lot 21, to "Robert Miller", by Grant G818 on 12 January, 1871.

Page 267 of 301 of this document recorded that William, James, David, Stewart, Robert, John and wives & Margaret Miller - Widow" Granted 50 acres of the property of Concession 9, Lot 21, to "George Miller", by Grant G814 on 12 January, 1871.

If the property of John Miller was passed to his descendants in January, 1871, that must mean that John Miller died during the April before 1871, i.e., April 1870.

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Letter from Melvin John Miller , Brantford, ON, to Diane Duncan, 29 Nov 1978 (Yes I've been in the loop on this that long!!!)

Mel began research in 1974 and references the following sources:
?WToronto Archives
?WLanark and Hastings Registry Offices
?WEdith Miller, Bathurst Twp, a walking encyclopedia on Miller lore and where I got my initial info to supplement the work done in the 1950s by my grandfather and others. Referred Mel to me.
?WMuriel Peppler, Beamsville, ON. Referred Mel to me.

Mel writes:
"I am a great grandson of John Miller (and Margaret Blair) who was a brother to the George Miller who married Helen Mason (6 Apr 1836). The family I refer to consisted of 4 sons and 3 daughters William, Thomas, George, John, Mary, Jessie and Ann. I am told the family came to Canada from Dumbarton Scotland, about the year 1822, and settled in the Lanark area. The mother's name is said to have been Mary or Margaret Burns, the fathers name John or William Miller (date of births or deaths not known to me at present)". This is where the confusion between John Miller 1789 and John Miller 1806 began.

Letter from Mel Miller, Bobcaygeon, ON, to Diane Duncan 17 Jul 1982.

Mel mentions his wife Ethel, son Don and daughter Moreen who live near Nanaimo.

A visit to Archives in Ottawa raised the following info:

Microfische N. G.9 D4-034 - all of the following had links to info in the Ontario archives but links not indicated.
?WWilliam Miller, Lanark Lot 15W, Con 1
?WWilliam Miller, Lanark, lot 12W Con 7
?WWilliam Miller, Lanark, lot 13W Con 2
?WWilliam S. Miller, Lanark, lot 9E Con 5
?WJohn Miller, Lanark, lot 22W Con 2
?WJohn Miller, Lanark, lot 21 Con 2

Search for ships lists - found Commerce, voyage 1820 on RG 8 1 Vol. 625 pp. 219-223 Reel c.3159 but no list for Cannington or George Canning.

"I had a letter recently from Kelowna BC (lady's mother was a miller who married into the George Easton family at Watson's Corners and who listed early Miller family as follows: (note much of this has proven erroneous)
John Miller - lived at Rawdon twp
George Miller - Bathurst twp
Peter Miller - Bathurst twp
Robert Miller - Bathurst twp
David Miller - Lucknow, On
Andrew Miller - Mis. (???) USA
Margaret Miller - married a Mr. Boyle and moved to Australia.

The following may have been attached to one of Mel's letters but no source was attached to it directly.

Florence Miller
Her Grandfather - Robert Miller, b. Hastings Co., ON    4 Jun 1843 - 23 Oct 1931
Her Grandmother - Agnes Duncan, b. Hastings Co., ON    23 Aug 1843 - 22 Dec 1935
Marrried 11 May 1864
Children:
George - 23 aug 1865 - 8 Feb 1944
James - 20 Aug 1869 - 18 May 1885
Charles - 17 Jan 1872 - 26 Jul 1947
John - 22 Feb 1874 -
Edward - 2 Jul 1877 -
Elizabeth - 2 Jul 1877 -
Wesley - 10 Feb 1881 - 28 Jun 1921

Great Grandfather
Peter Duncan, 28 Jan 1812 - 5 Jun 1888, Perthshire Scotland
Great Grandmother
Elizabeth, Beaumont, 2 May 1822 - 11 Nov 1863, Gibralter, Spain
Children:
Agnes, 23 Aug 1843; Janet, 14 Nov 1848; Mary Ann, 16 Dec 1850; Elizabeth, 15 Oct 1852; Isabella, 2 Mar 1855; George, 19 Apr 1858;
Jane, 7 May 1860; William, 20 Jun 1862.

Great Grandfather
John Miller, born in Glasgow, Scotland
Great Grandmother
                , born in Glasgow, Scotland
married in Lanark County, Ontario 11 Feb 1831
children: William, James, David, George, Stewart, Robert, John.

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From Muriel Fox, Welland, ON to Ernest Miller, Glen Tay, ON, 3 Aug 1988

"My grandfather was Stewart Miller who I understand was born in Rawdon, moved to Watson's Corners; first marriage Jane Elliott, second marriage to Janet Conroy. He second with his brother Robert to the Rainy River Country in the late 1890s? On my chart the first Miller I have was John Miller born in Dumbarton Scotland - came to Canada in 1820 or 1822, married Margaret (Mary) Burns, born also in Scotland.
My grandfather's parents were John Miller (son of John (sic) Miller and Margaret Burns). Last year, my husband and I were down to Lanark County, especially to Watson's Corneres, where my grandfather's store is still standing. As I was raised in Saskatchewan, there are many details missing. I would be interested to know, if you are the same branch of the Miller family. I also had a cousin Ernest Miller, who lived in Fort Francis.

From Muriel Fox, Welland, ON to Ernest Miller, Glen Tay, ON, 26 Aug 1988

"Stewart Miller was my grandfather, Janet Conroy my grandmother. Gertrude Hurst was my mother and Mel Miller was my cousin, son of Joseph and Mai Miller."

Muriel mentions her husband Harold Fox and Mel's sister Marion.

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previous letters are missing.

Letter from Muriel Peppler to Diane Duncan, undated.

Since my last letter to you, some new information has come to light.... It concers James Blair - the "Blairs" were one of the first original families to settle in Watson's Corners area in Dalhousie are nearby to the town of Lanark. James Blair arrived on the ship Brock in the late summer of 1820, a member of the Trans Atlantic Bridgetown Society. He took up land on the 1st concession near the Lanark depot. A document held by Muriel Hurst (of Rainy River, Ont, descendant of John Miller and Margaret Blair) states that James Blair served for 1 year duration with His Majesty's Fifth Garrison, Battalion of Foot in Scotland, 26th Regiment and elsewhere, received his discharge 1807. His discharge paper listed his birth place, Parish of Kinnard, County of Perth, Scotland. He was listed elsewhere as a weaver and did not immigrate from Ireland to Scotland, to Canada, until 13 years after his army discharge.

James Blair, original owner of the East 1/2 of Lot 8, 1st concession Dalhousie Township, also West half of lot 8 Concession 1, on Oct 1820. James died in 1837, his farm passed to his eldest son George, a yeoman of Bathurst District.

George Blair, born 1799, died 1887, age 88 years and his grave and headstone is in St Andrew's Cemetery at Watson's Corners. Also buried there is a brother, Robert, born 1807 died 7 Dec 1884. George and Robert are said to be brothers of Margaret Blair who married John Miller, 1831 in Lanark, by Rev'd Gemmill. John Blair, of near Ferguson's Falls (1863) may have been their brother, Lillias Blair who married John Stewart (1st teacher in Perth) believed to be a sister.

There is a Miss Bateson (said to have been a Blair) buried in the Watson's Corner Cemetery.

The Blair farm, was inherited in 1876 by Stewart Miller, son of John Miller & Margaret Blair. However, it is interesting to note that the map of Lanark County 1863 shows an R. Bateson, and a W. Bateson on the Blair property. I t seems to indicate that Geo. Blair had no sons and that their daughter married one of the Batesons.

I wrote a letter to Scotland re location of Crieff and Cromrie. (Early oral history linked Miller familes to these communities). They are both parishes in Perthshire and Crieff is only a few miles from Kinnard. This might indicate that the Miller family lived in these areas - or else the Blair family had relatives in these parishes? Both are a considerable distance from Dumbarton. (If Miller family came thru' the Lesmahagow Society, Lesmahagow parish is in Lanarkshire.

In order to cover the whole of Glasgow area, microfilms on these four parishes would need to be checked viz: Glasgow City Parish; Glasgow Barony Parish; Glasgow Gorbals Parish; and Govan Parish. It would really help if we knew the father's name or occupation!

My problem seems to be "where my Isabella Miller (m. Wm. Milne) fits into the picture. She certainly was connected to the Blairs since she named one of her sons Wm. Blair Milne; and my aunt was named Jessie Blair Stewart.

The letter goes on with requests for info including a reference to someone who contacted her about 20 years before. I suspect it may have been part of my grandfather's group trying to assemble info at that time. I have an original copy of the info they collected in the 1950s and 1960s. I will add that at a later time.

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Letter from Muriel Peppler to Ernest Miller, 25 Jan 1978

"No doubt you will recall that my cousin, Mrs Jean Johnson, of Prescott, called you in the fall aout our Miller family history; a subject near and dear to my heart. She had a nice visit with Miss Jean Miller (my grandaunt), who called her cousin Marion Miller, to come over. The Misses Millers, said that you would be much more informaatiove on our Miller history; so rather than try to explain my relationship to you I have enclosed a chart showing the double relationship through both my grandmothers, if the information I have is correct -
i.e. Was Isabelle Miller, a daughter of John Miller and Margaret Blair? Any other daughters? Their sons were William, James, David, George, Stewart, Robert and John. I believe the first three sons were born in the vicinity of Perth, the younger boys were born in Rawdon Twp, Hastings County.

Would you know the lot and concession number where they first settled in Lanark County or Bathurst District?

Would you know the names of John's two brothers and where they settled and would you be a descendant of one of the two brothers?

My grandfather often spoke of their Miller kin in Perth and Glen Miller, Hastings County. (Any info on the families that lived in Glen Miller, Hastings?)

Would you have the birth date for gg grandpa John Miller and his precise place of origin in Scotland other than in the vicinity of Glasgow? His parent's names? The same info for gg grandma Margaret Blair?

There was a Wm. Blair who owned a hotel right behind the Perth Museum, formerly the Matheson home. Wm. Blair also made the first brick in a triangular shape. Wonder if he could have been Margaret's father. He died in 1821.

Would you have any info on the Johnston-Hackett families of Perth (vicinity). My g grandmother Ellen Johnston was born vicinity there 7 July,1831.

Miller, John (I13)

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(Research):
Charles McFadden
Attachments
Feb 20, 2018, 3:55 PM
to me
Do you have info for lawrence Michael Boyle, son of Robert Henry and Eliz Skiffington. Is he the pregnancy child?
I have no such Boyle period.
The Pregnancy Child is ? and by that I mean the child Eliz Skiffington is pregnant with is ? Peter Boyle born 1865 Lanark Township died 29 Jun 1894 Queensland age 29.

Name Peter Boyle
Death Date 29 Jun 1894
Death Place Queensland
Father's Name Robert Henry Boyle
Mother's Name Elizabeth Skivington
Registration Year 1894
Registration Place Queensland
Registration Number 002069
Page number 2533

Robert Hendry Boyle and Elizabeth Skiffington
Peter Boyle 1865
Robert Hendry Boyle 1867 Twin
Margaret Jones Boyle 1867 Twin
Mary Boyle 1869
James Boyle 1871
Mungo Alexander Boyle 1873
Sarah Jane Boyle 1876
Ann Jones Boyle 1881
Rose Sands Boyle 1884
Sophie Boyle 1887
Total ? 10 kids

The name JONES????comes from here???..

Have you been to St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church and the cemetery which is the road one takes to the 3rd lot owned by John McLachlan the Society Settler that he sells to Senator Roderick Matheson ?

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in the Old Perth Military Settlement. One of the oldest Roman Catholic parishes in Upper Canada, the first service was held in this historic building on Christmas Eve in 1848
My grandmother Mrs. John Lawson ? her grandmothers sisters granddaughter is buried at?..
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Cemetery in Perth.

Name: Elizabeth Skiffington
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1846
Baptism Date: 2 Mar 1846
Baptism Place: Saint John the Baptist, Lanack, Ontario, Canada
Father: Terence Skiffington
Mother: Margaret Jones

Chuck

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Diane Duncan
Feb 20, 2018, 9:53 PM
to Charles

My info on Peter Boyle

Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 25 June 1894, page 2
Riders in Collision.
A very serious accident befell Peter Boyle, aged 16 years, a son of Mr. Robert Hendry Boyle, a farmer, residing at Harrisville, on Thursday afternoon. It appears (says the Ipswich Advocate) that after dinner Boyle went
out to water a couple of horses. On his way he met his cousin, William, who mounted the other steed and they commenced driving some cattle out of a paddock. While doing so, a hare was started, and a chase ensued. During the run William's horse became unmanageable), and ran into the horse that Peter was riding, knocking both to the ground with considerable violence, with the result that Boyle received severe concussion of the brain. The medical superintendent of the hospital has very little hope of his recovery.

Name:     Peter Boyle
Death Date:     29 Jun 1894
Death Place:     Queensland
Father's name:     Robert Henry Boyle
Mother's name:     Elizabeth Skivington
Registration Year:     1894
Registration Place:     Queensland
Registration Number:     002069
Page Number:     2533
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Diane Duncan
Feb 20, 2018, 9:57 PM
to Charles

I don't have a birth date for James, died 21 Aug 1921, buried in Brisbane. Maybe it is him?

Boyle, Peter (I2094)

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Spouses? Maybe none!!!
Another possibility is Jean Young 28 Nov 1807
Agnes Kerr is floated as a possibility based on a ScotlandsPeople search of marriages listed in Old Parish Registers.

MS 482 Vol 1 Inspection Report Bathurst District Clergy Reserves 1828
Dalhousie C1 L17 200 acres
Soil bad. Timbers - maple, hemlock, elm and basswood on the ridge, cedar and tamarack in swamp. Will purchase at 21? per acre. Nearest mill is eight miles.

Residence 1852 Census
Bathurst with brother Andrew Miller & Catherine Munro. Robert, age 66, b. Scotland, (1786) is listed as a widower. He came on the brig George Canning.

Other info for reference:
1841 Census locates a 'Robert' in Bathurst on C4 L11E. He arrived from England in 1814, Anglican, 1 born in England, 3 born in Canada.
a Robert Miller and Janet ....... married about 1830 and son Robert born in 1832, First Presbyterian Church, Perth.
note I have verified that it is NOT Robert Miller,1802, C1 L17 Bathurst Twp.

Miller, Robert Brown (I10)

348

(Research):
Wed. August 12th, 1896
Lanark Era
D The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Lake, aged 80 years, took place from her daughter, Mrs. Dan Hughes to the Methodist cemetery at Oso, on Wednesday last.

Lake, Mary (I30400)

349

(Research):
William Miller
aka:William Millar, Milliar
Born - 1719, Glenan of Keppoch, Argyll, Scotland
Parents - John Miller and Jenet Miller
Baptised - 5 Apr 1719, Cardross, Vale of Leven, West Dunbarton, Scotland
MILLER, WILLIAM, JOHN MILLER/JANET MILLER, M, 05/04/1719, 494/ 10 70, Cardross
Source: ScotlandsPeople, Findmypast (birth residence)
Marriage - William Millar, 14 Nov 1749, Bonhill
MILLAR, WILLIAM, ISOBEL LINDSAY/ 14/11/1749, 493 10 / 398, Bonhill
MILLER, WILLIAM, ISABEL LINDSAY/ FR305 (FR305), 14/11/1749, 494 10 / 286, Cardross
Source: ScotlandsPeople
Children -
Margret Miller 1750
MILLER, MARGRET, WILLIAM MILLER/ISBEL LINDSAY, F, 18/11/1750, 494/ 10 145, Cardross
John Miller 1751-1812
MILLER, JOHN, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY, M, 26/12/1751, 494/ 10 147, Cardross
Janet Miller 1754- abt 1779
MILLER, JANET, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY, F, 13/03/1754, 494/ 10 153, Cardross
William Miller 1754 - 1825
MILLAR, WILLIAM, WILLIAM MILLAR/ISOBEL LINDSY FR364 (FR364), M, 25/04/1762, 494/ 20 12, Cardross
Thomas Miller 1764
MILLER, THOMAS, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY FR179 (FR179), M, 08/04/1764, 494/ 10 165, Cardross
MILLER, THOMAS, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSY FR366 (FR366), M, 08/04/1764, 494/
20 16, Cardross
Grizel Miller 1766 - bef 1841
MILLER, GRIZEL, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSAY FR181 (FR181), F, 21/08/1766, 494/ 10 167, Cardross
MILLER, GIRZEL, WILLIAM MILLER/ISOBEL LINDSY FR367 (FR367), F, 21/08/1766, 494/ 20 19, Cardross
Source: ScotlandsPeople

Miller, William (I34083)

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(Research): (Elizabeth?)

Wilson, Annie Jane (I10266)

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