James Miller

Male 1843 - 1920  (77 years)


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  1. 1.  James Miller was born on 17 Mar 1843 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Nov 1920 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: 9K6G-79D
    • _UID: 72CC0B0548104880AE69AD0AC6DF2C4E5B39
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Immigration: 1877, United States; from Canada
    • Census: 1880, Township 148, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; United States
    • Census: 1885, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota, Territorial and State Census
    • Census: 1895, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota Territorial and State Census
    • Census: 1900, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; United States
    • Census: 1910, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States
    • Residence: 1918, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; US City Directory: Pasadena, California, City Directory
    • Census: 1920, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States

    Notes:

    (Research):?b?Index to the Return of Persons Located by the Military Settling Department ?/b?dated 24 December 1822
    William Miller, Dalhousie C9, L10E, 19 November 1820.
    Also:
    ?b?William Miller?/b?, Lanark C1, L15W, 15 July 1821
    ?b?Andrew Miller,?/b? Dalhousie C1 L15E 15 July 1821
    ?b?James Miller?/b?, Dalhousie C6 L12W 15 July 1821
    ?b??i?William Miller?/b?, Lanark C7, L12W, 10 February 1821?/i?

    ?b?MS-154 Scottish Immigrant Records 1815-1834
    William Miller and wife,?/b? Scotland on Cannington, 2 males +12, 2 males -12, 1 female +12, 0 female -12, 16 July 1821, Lanark C1 15 W
    ?b?Andrew Miller?/b?, Bachelor, Scotland on Cannington 16 July 1821, Dalhousie C1 L15E.
    ?b?James Miller and wife?/b?, Scotland on Cannington, 16 July 1821, Dalhousie C6 L12W
    ?b??i?William Miller?/b?, Scotland, Batchelor, Commerce, June 1820, Located 22 March 1821, Lanark C7 L12W; not sent out by Government, received by authority of Commander, 22 January, 1821.

    JR Ernest Miller notes:
    ?/i?James Miller, Bathurst purchased lot 100, Old Burial Grounds, Perth, in 1870.

    Birth: ?tab?Mar. 17, 1843, Death: ?tab?Feb. 27, 1919, Family links: Spouse: Lucy Ann Blakeway Miller (1847 - 1937)* *Calculated relationship
    Burial: Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find A Grave Memorial# 113038083
    See also Lucy Ann Blakely b. 20 jan 1847 d. 19 apr 1937 Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Grave Memorial# 113038157

    Birth: ?tab?1843, Ontario, Canada, Death: ?tab?Nov. 27, 1894, Camden, Chatham-Kent Municipality
    Ontario, Canada
    Family links: Parents:
    Thomas Miller (1818 - 1899)
    Mary Dilley Miller (1819 - 1894)
    Siblings:
    James Miller (1843 - 1894)
    Ellen Miller Ogle (1843 - 1925)*
    Thomas Miller (1856 - 1936)*
    *Calculated relationship
    Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada,
    Find A Grave Memorial# 48053058


    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9K6G-79D

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    Andrew Miller, Farmer, C. of Scot, age 52, log house
    Catherine 48, Peter 25, Andrew 23, Mary 18, Elizabeth 15, Catherine 12, James 9, Jane 7, Robert 5, Robert 66 (brother of Andrew).

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    Census, 12 Jan 1852

    ?b?#10 William Crawford 50 (1802), ?/b?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 ?b?James Bredin?/b? 72 (1780), Ireland, farmer, are daughter/wife? Elizabeth 57 (1795) Ireland, May 26 (1826), William 24 (1828) #21 ?b?Robert Bredin 22 (1830), shoemaker?/b?, wife Jane 20 (1832), Richard 18 (1834), Harry W. 16 (1836), Elizabeth 14 (1838), William 11 (1841)and ?b?Alexander Wilson?/b? 72 (1780).

    Another neighbour ?b?James Mui?/b?r is also a shoemaker and may be the son of the shoemaker noted in Robert Mason's diary.

    #28 ?b?Robert and Janet Boyle?/b? 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

    ?b?#45 Robert Cannon, cooper?/b?, 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 ?b?Margaret Beith?/b?, servant, Scotland, 16 (1836)
    #50 ?b?Jane Wilson?/b? 30 (1822)
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    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    Catherine Munro, Andrew's wife died 12 August 1858 and the 1861 census tells us that Andrew continues to live in the log house with six of his children. Peter has married Margaret Mason and is living nearby with daughter Ellen. Andrew, is unmarried but also living nearby.
    William (1826), Elizabeth (1835), Catherine (1840), James (1843), Jane (1845) and Robert (1847)

    James married Elizabeth J. "Eliza" Ritchie on 17 Mar 1871 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of William M. Ritchie and Johanna Dennison) was born on 17 Mar 1843 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1919 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1872; died about 1921.
    2. 3. Edith Marie Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1876 in Canada; died about 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
    3. 4. William Ritchie Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1879; died on 27 Jul 1968 in Los Angeles County, California, United States; was buried in Live Oak Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California, United States.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Miller Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1872; died about 1921.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: G36Z-168
    • _UID: 71395A96FF694B3C87AF4CA8D9F5C927717F
    • Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1885, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota, Territorial and State Census
    • Census-Household Member: 1895, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota Territorial and State Census
    • Census-Household Member: 1900, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; United States
    • Census-Household Member: 1910, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States
    • Occupation: 1910, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; Compositor

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G36Z-168

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    Family/Spouse: William H. Corey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Edith Marie Miller Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1876 in Canada; died about 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: 94K4-7GJ
    • _UID: 94511E27124F4D09AEA332EB11A87D9419A0
    • Census-Household Member: 1885, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota, Territorial and State Census
    • Census-Household Member: 1895, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota Territorial and State Census
    • Census-Household Member: 1900, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; United States
    • Census-Household Member: 1910, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States
    • Census-Household Member: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States
    • Census: 1940, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/94K4-7GJ

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  3. 4.  William Ritchie Miller Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 30 Sep 1879; died on 27 Jul 1968 in Los Angeles County, California, United States; was buried in Live Oak Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: G9QL-PXX
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 128262489
    • _UID: 4D7485B56FFA486A9F7990A41479F47B5E88
    • Census-Household Member: 1885, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota, Territorial and State Census
    • Census-Household Member: 1895, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; Minnesota Territorial and State Census
    • Census-Household Member: 1900, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States; United States
    • Census-Household Member: 1910, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States
    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States
    • Census: 1940, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, United States; United States

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G9QL-PXX

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128262489

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    William married Mildred Joy Frazer about 1938. Mildred was born on 17 Feb 1889 in Kansas, United States; died on 20 Mar 1970 in Los Angeles County, California, United States; was buried in Live Oak Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]





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