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                  <text>IDT # 7 in Con 5.
1836:
Nov.

1.1870.

Nov. l . 1870.

Apr.

12.1907.

B.S.

1.

1912.

Dec. 11.1928.

Rectory:

lots

6.&amp; 7 :200 acres.

Rev. Arnold to Peter Edward Millerlot iF 7 in Con. 5: 100 acr.

Peter Miller

in trust to the Diocese of Tornonto for use

advantage there of.

peter E.

Miller to Peter Mc. La.ren:

lot 7 con. 5. N.R.

Discharge. Synod of J'Jiagara to Peter
B.&amp;.S.

May

Bertie.

crown to Waterloo

and

1889.

M.R.

Peter

E.

M i l l er lot

7. Con.5.

Miller to Hachel Miller wife:lot 7.con5.100acres.

Rachel Augusta Miller
Q.C. Margaret E.
Carl

E.

to her son Pe ter. by will: lot 41 7. con.5.

Atwood

to Charles

IGien: Andrew Klien:

j ulius

II.

Hornung.

Heznay :

Clarence Kahr:

Sophia Lucgak*

Frank Scherm.

Feb. 24. 1954. Vesting

orde r. Charles and

c.::asterly part of

others

above to I\enneth L.

lots 6 : &amp; other lands : 5 7 acres .
â€¢

M iller:

�MIILrm

lands: lot 7. Con 4 N.R. east side of Petit.Bertie.

Dec. 15.
Nov.

1796. Crown to John Powell:

2. 1779.

I3. &amp;

â€¢

S.

John

Powell &amp;

all lots

6 &amp;7 con 4. N.R.

wife to Hugh Gilmer: Lots

6&amp;&amp; in the 4th. con.N.R.

Apr.
Aug. 12.

4. 1817.

1822.

Hugh Gilmore etux to Henry Tout:

Henry Trout to Andrew Miller:

lots

all

6 &amp;7con.4.

6.&amp;8con.4. 200 acres

$1,000. 00.
Jan.

9 1841. Andrew Millm.Â· to son Peter Miller:lot 6&amp;7 con 4. N. R.

May 28.

1853.

Peter Miller

to sons Peter.E. &amp; andrew:

lots

6.&amp;.7

and other lands:share and share alike.Instr.1469.
may 25 . 1859. Deed of partion: l\.ndrew Miller to peter Miller: all
of lots 6&amp;7
Sept. 2.

1 8 8 9. Peter

E.

Con.

4.

miller to Peter Mc. Laren interest in Lot 7.

con. 4. N.R.
Mar. 20. 1913.
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Aug.

peter E.

Miller widower. to w.F. Willson :

1925. William F.

lot 7 con.4.

Willson &amp; wife to Wm. F. Will son as trustee.

31. 1925. William F. willson to HovJard Burkhardt:

trustee.

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Petit Rd. Fort Erie;

Peter Mi ller:

lot

6 &amp; 7 in the 4th., Co. N.R.

Homestead farm: 200

also lot 2

acres,

&amp; 9 Talbot road east: in the township of

Elgin.
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more or less.
200

acres.

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is the home of Peter Edward Vnller and his wife Rachell

Crui k shank

Miller.

It was

completely destroyed by fire Jan.18, 1977 â€¢

What :remained of the ruins,
it's place.

were

removed and

a

new home built in

�May 28th.

1853: : :

PETER MILLER SR.

l eft his homestead farm and his property in the Township

of Southwal d to his
l ots

sons Peter &amp; Andrew.

6'.'.&amp; .7 in the 4th.

con.

Peter kept the homestead property

and Andrew took the l ot No.

9 north in Ta l bot

Ra. East in the tmvnship of Southwa l d in the County of E l gin.
May 25th.

1859.

by brother Andrew.

l ot 6 &amp; 7 in the 4th. con.

re l eased to Peter Mi l l er

�PETER ED.

MILLER &amp; DEbOHAH

(SPEDDING)

MILLER:

1793- 185.3.
Children of Peter E.

miller &amp; Deborah Miller:::;

married Eliza Cru:i.d!{shank;
.
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had a son
j}ndrew. r is- -t 7 d t &lt;\'&lt;.;, 2.- 2,,., u acute
ï¿½ Moved to Soutnold Township west of ST. thomas.

Andrew

married Fredrick Carter son of Silas Cater who
built the Mill on the lake 1836. ;,..,,,,,Â·i:o; Â·'&lt;.iG,i-4 IG-i:&gt;..J
Children John A;
Annas: \Hlliam: James: Peter E;
married JOhn Stockdale.
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William( died a

Elizabeth
J:i1alindc.
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Hannï¿½h

child)

married Joseph Abraham moved

Children:

Elizapeth: tfq.ry:

&amp;

Wallace.

to Bellville.

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Anl).Â£S: MaArg_aret:

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Adeline:

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J

hgrriet:

married Rachel Cruikshank
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beatrice:

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Peter:
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Andrew:

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PE'.CER E.

MILLER

Peter

E.,

gï¿½ Dï¿½borah Spedding

T..Jived

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Miller.

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ï¿½

Peter E.

Willer

b.

; ; ;

b-u"('"rn J

l'lï¿½ARGARET ETHEL

:Xiller

b.

1860 d.

80yrs.

burried

John's

with

Miller

Peter Edward

in S'T.

Ridï¿½emount.

Atwood. Fort

in S't.

J

Miller

Alexander

Brie.

ohnlï¿½.aCemetery.

Daue,hter Marguerite

'

wife

1943Â·

Tollus

burried

EDITH C.

R1!7t; E11ï¿½r.;vr 5r.-.J &lt;&gt;l?n5

].'tiller &amp; Rachel Crukshank:::

m!:irr.

Maud0_

of

son

1837 d. sÂ·ept. 23rd. 1917.
Gï¿½metery

Children of Peter E.

1912. 74 yrs.

1886-1965Â·

Hl93-1946.

S'tanley Raymond.
Ghi.ldren : Hueh:

Patricia.

b. Jï¿½ly 31. 1862
remained sinele.

d. Oct. 31.
on stone of

b.

9iâ€¢

b.

1867 d.

on

remeibed
the

sinele.

follO'.'Ving

marr.

1910.

Grandparents

1875.

Sept.
stone

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of 0randparents.

1923.

On fï¿½thers

stone;

th:ree children died

diptherie. whilie

st.John's
of

in their teens:Â·::

ANDREW L.

MIIjLER

b.

d.

Dec.

7. 1874

MABEL

MILLER

b.

d.

Dec.

13. 1874

MILL"ER

b.

d.

Dec.

17. 1874.

c.

BEATRICE A.A.

LEONpRA
.
.

on stone of Â£::1'.'and parents.
MILLER

ï¿½an.

d.

of blood

on stone
MILLER

1876

b.

'

b.
marr.

d.

May

St.

John's

19. 1891

. pois.bni:ng while in teens.

of grandparents.
a.

Dora Larmour;

lived in Oakville Ont. had
Kenneth

,) j{-11}5

Â·.Jï¿½am9ur Mille:r.

a

son:

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John 1

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William,

Peter E.,

James E.,

and John A.

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11!1ller married Frederick

Annas,

&amp; DEBORAHï¿½ SPEDDINGï¿½ l 797.!-1866.

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E'DLU .4 p,O
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2

Michigan

Carter.

3 N,tr/I.IJJ.4
El'1zabeth married J;ï¿½ï¿½okda.le. Lived at 1"leasant Point, Niagara R.
Children: â€¢ f -0--ï¿½ï¿½ -l 18"'
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1&amp;37- 1917;.

3

Peter Mï¿½ller

children-:Â·
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4
Maud .
4
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. Â·

.

.

is62- 1910.

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4
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4

Cruikshank.

married Rachel

'31

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Angus Miller

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3

.

Andrew Miller m, Eliza Cruikshank. Lived in St. Thomas on a
200-aore farm which had been deeded to hia father, Peter, for
his services in the War 1812-14 under Sir Isaac Brock. They had
One child:

4

Andrew Miller,

3
)Avï¿½
Aim.as Miller m.
4
Eliza.beth,
Frederiok,

A,

unmarried,

.

of St.

Thomas,

f

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f

Ont

Abrahams. Cdrn:

J.ohn, Margaret, Martha, William, Adaline,
Sarah E., Charles, Mary, Annas Abrahams.

Harriet';

,

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