| Name |
James Millar |
| Birth |
18 Apr 1848 |
Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada  |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1861 |
Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Census |
1871 |
Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada |
| Canada |
| FamilySearch ID |
G9M7-SP8 |
| Residence |
1881 |
Canonto, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Residence |
31 Mar 1901 |
Addington County, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Residence |
1911 |
Frontenac County Sub-Districts 1-54, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| _UID |
626DC2983B72486C9780334123CC1B6B8A5D |
| Death |
15 Aug 1940 |
Snow Road, Palmerston Twp, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada |
- Mr James Miller
The life of Mr James Millar covered the greater part of a century, he being in his ninety-third year at the time of his death. There are very few people of his generation living today. Mr. Millar was born at Snow Road, April 11th, 1848, and spent the greater part of his life in that vicinity. For many years he was engaged in the timber industry and held responsible positions with the different companies operating in the district. These positions he filled with marked ability and efficiency.
On November 10, 1871, he was married to Isabelle Duncan, who predeceased him several years ago. To this pair were born five sons and a daughter, who were as follows: James, John, Thomas, William, Fleetwood, and Bella. Of this number Thomas of Snow Road, William of Kingston and Mrs. Bella McNeill of Detroit survive.
For many lyears Mr. Millar was an elder in the Presbyterian church of Snow Road and took an active part in the work of that organization. He was superintendent of the Sunday School for a number of years. He had a good memory and his memory was stored with the happenings of earlier days. Of these events he could discourse interestingly and at length. In his latter years Mr. Millar enjoyed visiting among his friends of whom he had not a few. Many happy hours were thus spent discussing experiences of the past. Not all of his time during his last years was spent in that way. He was an industrious person and even when he was up in his eighties he put in regular hours at the trade of carpentering. Some of his handywowrk may be seen by looking at the cottages which line the shore of Dalhousie Lake at Mr. Lindsay Duncan's.
Nearly all the last year of his life was spent at the home of his son Thomas where the time passed pleasantly and where he tried to be of service as long as he lived. The end of his long life came peacefully, his last illness being neither long nor severe. Although he had spent some days in bed he was on his feet even to the last day of his life. He passed away suddenly, and thus colsed a long and useful life. A very large number of friends and relations came together at the funeral Sunday afternoon, August 18th, to pay their last tribute of respect to one whom they had known and esteemed many years.
The funeral was conducted by the minister of the church in which Mr. Millar was an elder, and his body was laid to rest in Crawford's cemetery. The pallbeareres were as follows: Lindsay Duncan, James Duncan, Robert Duncan, John Geddes, KJack Roberts and James? Millar.
The floral tributes were from the following: T.H. Millar and family, W.R. Millar and family, W.J. McNeill and family, Mrs. Annie Millar and family, Mr and Mrs John Millar, Mr and Mrs Lindsay Duncan, Mr and Mrs Jack Roberts, Mr and Mrs Thomas Ixatt, Mr and Mrs Robert Duncan, the Session of Snow Road church, and the Snow Road Women's Institute.
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| Burial |
Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Notes |
- (Research):In 1918 when Elizabeth Miller McKinnon died he was in Snow Road.
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| Person ID |
I5805 |
Lanark County Origins |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2024 |
| Father |
James Millar, b. 29 Jun 1817, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 7 Jul 1857, Crotch Lake, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 40 years) |
| Mother |
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 |
5 Apr 1842 |
First Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F1848 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Isabella Duncan, b. 25 Mar 1853, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Apr 1921 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Nov 1871 |
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
- James Miller, 23, Palmerston, b. Palmerston, son of James Miller & Elizabeth Smith, and
Isabella Duncan, 19, Dalhousie, b. Dalhousie, dau. James Duncan & Jane Purdon, 10 November, 1871. Witness: Wm. Duncan, Palmerston
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| Children |
| | 1. James Alexander Millar, b. 1872 d. 1891 (Age 19 years) |
| | 2. John Duncan Millar, b. 1874 d. 1937 (Age 63 years) |
| | 3. Thomas H. Millar, b. 1877 d. 1954 (Age 77 years) |
| | 4. William R. Millar, b. Abt 1879, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jul 1953, Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 74 years) |
| | 5. Fleetwood L. Millar, b. 1882 d. 1913 (Age 31 years) |
| | 6. Isabella Millar, b. 1884, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1954, Montreal, ?Ile-de-Montr?eal, Quebec, Canada (Age 70 years) |
| | 7. Bella Jane Millar, b. 21 Jan 1891, Canada d. 30 May 1973, Muskegon, Laketon Twp, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States (Age 82 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1992 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |
1848 - 1940 (92 years)
