George Miller

1837 - 1875  (37 years)

• Name	George Miller
  Birth	18 Sep 1837	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Christening	24 Sep 1837	St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1851	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member Census, 12 Jan 1852 #10 William Crawford 50 (1802), carpenter,  Ireland, 1802 - household Margaret 25 (1827), Elizabeth 8 (1844) , William 5 (1847), James 3 (1849), Margaret A. 1 (1851) are next to James Bredin. In the next door household (log house) of #17 James Bredin 72 (1780), Ireland, farmer, are daughter/wife? Elizabeth 57 (1795) Ireland, May 26 (1826), William 24 (1828) #21 Robert Bredin 22 (1830), shoemaker, wife Jane 20 (1832), Richard 18 (1834), Harry W. 16 (1836), Elizabeth 14 (1838), William 11 (1841)and Alexander Wilson 72 (1780). Another neighbour James Muir is also a shoemaker and may be the son of the shoemaker noted in Robert Mason's diary. #28 Robert and Janet Boyle may have operated a stopping place (1 story log house) as their property was located on the edge of Lanark village at the point where the road branches, travelling west towards Watson's Corners and north towards Hopetown. This junction would be important for access to timber shanties located further west and north. Additional name attached to Robert Boyle's household are: David McIntosh 24 (1828) Scotland Robert Newen (Noonan) 17 (1835) Scotland - Residence Darling Twp James Watt 21 (1831) Canada -Residence Dalhousie Robert Miller 17 (1835) - Residence Bathurst George Miller 15 (1837) - Residence Bathurst James Miller 17 (1835 - Residence Rodden #45 Robert Cannon, cooper, Scotland 35 (1817), Isabell Cannon and daughters Sarah 4 (1848) and Jane 2 (1850) are either across the road or next door to the Boyles in a frame house with a cooper shop. Also in the household are #49 Margaret Beith, servant, Scotland, 16 (1836) #50 Jane Wilson 30 (1822) ----
  		1851 Census Robert Boyle Household
  		Robert Boyle property in Lanark Twp
  Census-Household Member	1861	Rawdon Twp (Stirling-Rawdon), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member - Isabella does not appear in the 1861 census but would have been married at this time.
  		1861 Census Rawdon Hastings John Miller
  FamilySearch ID	GSTK-BJX
  Residence	1871	Rawdon Twp (Stirling-Rawdon), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  _UID	D045A9E018154F83AE97A82FB089A20EA27A
  Death	Feb 1875	Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Ontario, Canada
  Notes	(Research):Muriel Peppler Letter 1837
  Person ID	I2112	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	16 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Miller,   b. 15 Aug 1806, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 18 Apr 1870, Rawdon Twp (Stirling-Rawdon), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Margaret Blair,   b. 21 Oct 1802, Glasgow (Barony), Glasgow City, Scotland d. Aft Jun 1881, Sinclair Twp, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1831	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bell Caithness,   b. 9 Mar 1840, Kirkwall, St Ola Parish, East Mainland Island, Orkney Islands, Scotland d. 20 Jul 1918, Douglas, Allegan County, Michigan, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1866	Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, United States
  Children	1. Margaret Jane Miller,   b. 27 Oct 1867, Laketown Twp, Allegan County, Michigan, United States d. 1952 (Age 84 years)   2. Louis Crawford McDonald,   b. 18 Feb 1901, Douglas, Allegan County, Michigan, United States d. 22 Aug 1987, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Age 86 years)   3. Robert Caithness Miller,   b. 5 Aug 1869, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Feb 1912, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States (Age 42 years)   4. Living   5. Crawford McDonald,   b. 1841   d. 1872 (Age 31 years) + 6. Francis James "Frank" Miller,   b. 24 Feb 1871, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Feb 1949, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States (Age 78 years)   7. Margaret E. McDonald,   b. 24 Mar 1904, Douglas, Allegan County, Michigan, United States d. 17 Jan 1997 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Sep 1837 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Christening - 24 Sep 1837 - St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Rawdon Twp (Stirling-Rawdon), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 27 Dec 1866 - Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, United States Residence - 1871 - Rawdon Twp (Stirling-Rawdon), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Death - Feb 1875 - Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Perth, ON, CAN), Ontario, Lanark County, St. Andrews Church Records, 1832-1858, MS 201 Reel #1 and M196, MS 201 Reel 1. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Presbyterian Church (Perth, ON, Canada), Ontario, Index, Presbyterian Church Records, 1832-1858, MS 201 Reel #1 and M196 (Reliability: 3). George Miller b 18 Sep 1837 to John Miller & Margaret Blair [S8] Presbyterian Church (Perth, ON, Canada), Ontario, Index, Presbyterian Church Records, 1832-1858, MS 201 Reel #1 and M196 (Reliability: 3). [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), Robert Boyle Household; Year: 1851; Census Place: Lanark, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11732; Page: 11; Line: 34. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), John Miller Household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1033. (Reliability: 3). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 19 Jan 2024), entry for George Miller, person ID GSTK-BJX. (Reliability: 3).