Robert Burns Miller

1810 - 1873  (63 years)

• Name	Robert Burns Miller
  Birth	19 Apr 1810	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	MILLAR ROBERT WILLIAM MILLAR/MARGARET BURNS FR774 (FR774) M 29/04/1810 496/ 30 294 Dumbarton Name:     Robert Millar Gender:     Male Christening Date:     29 Apr 1810 Christening Place:     DUMBARTON,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND Birth Date:     19 Apr 1810 Birthplace:     Death Date:     Name Note:     Race:     Father's Name:     William Millar Father's Birthplace:     Father's Age:     Mother's Name:     Margaret Burns Mother's Birthplace:     Mother's Age:     Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     C11496-5 System Origin:     Scotland-ODM GS Film number:     1041985 Reference ID:
  Christening	29 Apr 1810	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [1]
  	MILLAR ROBERT WILLIAM MILLAR/MARGARET BURNS FR774 (FR774) M 29/04/1810 496/ 30 294 Dumbarton
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1833-1834	Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada
  Immigration-Witness	1 Jan 1836	Morristown Twp, St Lawrence County, New York, United States   [3]
  	Arrived in USA
  	Role: Witness
  		Arrival in USA from Naturalization Card
  Residence	1837-1839	Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Residence	1842-1844	Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
  Residence	Between 27 Oct 1845 and 1848	Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States
  	Ceresco was a commune known as the Wisconsin Phalanx based on the communitarian socialist ideas of Charles Fourier.
  Census	1861	Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  	Robert is listed as not a family member, married, Brick layer listed next to Alexander and Susan Callender.
  FamilySearch ID	KH9K-BQ9
  Name	Robert Brown Millar
  Name	Robert Brown Miller  [5]
  Name	Robert Millar  [6]
  Name	Robert Miller  [7]
  Occupation	1861	Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada
  	Bricklayer
  Occupation	1869	Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada
  	Stone Mason
  Residence	1871	Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  _UID	7DDDCACA1143401CB8E9158CE6500B587989
  Death	2 Sep 1873	Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	Source: Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society Journal, Autumn 1990, pg. 8-9. Portaferry, Pollack, master, Greenock to Quebec, May 1832 - 13 June 1832 Robert Miller, Glasgow John Burns, wife and two George Duncan, Glasgow Duncan Stewart, wife and three, Paisley James Black, wife and child, Paisley April 1834 - Quebec 17 May, Cherokee of Glasgow, Miller, 52 from Glasgow Sept - 7 Oct Cherokee of Glasgow, Miller 26, from Greenock 1827,  Caledonia, Master Miller, Greenock, 16 Mar - Quebec, 2 June also in 1828 Apr to 31 May Robert Miller Sr. Birth:      Dec. 7, 1831 Ontario, Canada Death:      Jan. 3, 1898 Windom Cottonwood County Minnesota, USA Inscription: Aged 66 y 8 m & 29 d Burial: Lakeview Cemetery Windom Cottonwood County Minnesota, USA Plot: A-14, card 7 #102 Created by: shansen Record added: Aug 23, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 57558659 Birth:      1836 Ontario, Canada Death:      Apr. 29, 1901 Windom Cottonwood County Minnesota, USA Mary Miller Burial: Lakeview Cemetery Windom Cottonwood County Minnesota, USA Plot: F-14, Card 8 #119 Created by: shansen Record added: Aug 23, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 57558658 Robert Miller Birth:      1863 Death:      1942 Burial: Lakeview Cemetery Windom Cottonwood County Minnesota, USA Created by: shansen Record added: Aug 23, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 57558660 (Research):When Robert Brown Miller marries Elizabeth Smith is residence is listed as North Gower and his occupation as a stone mason. Elizabeth Smith's residence is listed as Palmerston, ON. Both are born in Scotland, parents of John Smith and Janet Marshall. Witnesses were Francis Davis, Perth and Peter McIntyre, South Sherbrooke. Both are Presbyterian, Rev. W.A. Caldwell officiated. Twp Palmerston Lot 9 Conc 10 - original grant to Canada Company who sold to John Gillalloch who deeded to Robert B. Miller, Elizabeth's 3rd husband, on July 1, 1871. Deed from Elizabeth Shevlin to William Millar on Mar 18 1883, and various other dealing over the years.
  Person ID	I25	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	9 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Miller,   b. 19 Sep 1786, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Between 1855 and 1860, Raymond Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret Burns,   b. 10 Mar 1788, Kirkintilloch Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. Between 1855 and 1860, Raymond Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1807	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Lambie,   b. 15 Feb 1810, Scotland d. 3 May 1876 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1832
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Anne Miller,   b. 12 Jan 1833, Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Oct 1907, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 74 years)   2. William Miller,   b. 27 Nov 1834, Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada + 3. Elizabeth M. Miller,   b. 22 Jan 1837, Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 25 Nov 1910, St Louis City, St Louis County, Missouri, United States (Age 73 years)   4. Minerva Miller,   b. 26 Jan 1839, Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 22 Mar 1888, Maine, Broome, New York, United States (Age 49 years)   5. Mary Jane Miller,   b. 29 Mar 1842, Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Arthur St Pierre,   b. 1912   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Lucina Miller,   b. 29 Jun 1844, Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States d. 22 Sep 1914, Lee's Summit, Prairie Twp, Jackson County, Missouri, United States (Age 70 years)   8. Isabella Miller,   b. 15 May 1846, Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, United States d. 17 May 1848, Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, United States (Age 2 years)   9. George Miller,   b. 16 Jul 1848, Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, United States d. 30 Jul 1848, Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, United States (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth "Granny" Smith,   b. 5 Sep 1818, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1903, Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1869	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F3774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Apr 1810 - Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Christening - 29 Apr 1810 - Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Residence - 1833-1834 - Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada Immigration-Witness - Arrived in USA - 1 Jan 1836 - Morristown Twp, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Residence - 1837-1839 - Hammond, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Residence - 1842-1844 - Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States Residence - Between 27 Oct 1845 and 1848 - Ceresco, Wisconsin Phalanx, Fond du Lac County, Wiscousin, United States Census - Canada - 1861 - Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bricklayer - 1861 - Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stone Mason - 1869 - Ottawa Municipality (Carleton), North Gower Twp, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 29 Dec 1869 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Death - 2 Sep 1873 - Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Arrival in USA from Naturalization Card

  
  

• Sources

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