| 1. | James Millar was born on 18 Apr 1848 in Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Aug 1940 in Snow Road, Palmerston Twp, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: G9M7-SP8
- _UID: 626DC2983B72486C9780334123CC1B6B8A5D
- Residence: 1861, Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
- Census: 1871, Palmerston and Canonto Twp, North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Residence: 1881, Canonto, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Addington County, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1911, Frontenac County Sub-Districts 1-54, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
(Research):In 1918 when Elizabeth Miller McKinnon died he was in Snow Road.
Birth:
Born at McLaren's Depot
Died:
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.
James married Isabella Duncan on 10 Nov 1871 in St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of James B. Duncan and Jane Purdon) was born on 25 Mar 1853 in Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1921; was buried in Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. James Alexander Millar
 was born in 1872; died in 1891.
- 3. John Duncan Millar was born in 1874; died in 1937.
- 4. Thomas H. Millar was born in 1877; died in 1954.
- 5. William R. Millar was born about 1879 in Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Jul 1953 in Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
- 6. Fleetwood L. Millar was born in 1882; died in 1913.
- 7. Isabella Millar was born in 1884 in Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1954 in Montreal, ?Ile-de-Montr?eal, Quebec, Canada.
- 8. Bella Jane Millar was born on 21 Jan 1891 in Canada; died on 30 May 1973 in Muskegon, Laketon Twp, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States.
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1848 - 1940 (92 years)
