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Andrew Miller
N.Y.
was
s tate
a
boy,
in
1766. His people
and
rede emed
named his eldest
In
now
1793 he
Canada
Lincoln,
son
•
�n
His farm
ln
3rd·
1809 Andrew
Regiment
continued
the Niagara Ri ver at
on
at
:
original Grant
,
he
the
end of the
-�e
a
spot
Indian Trail,
did not receive
was
Ensign of the
appointed
of N iagara.
t�is land till his deat h in
for the land which he
in
received
He
1843·
18_0JJ ,
the
was
188 acres.
The Miller home ,
was
151
years
old by the yr.
Miller a descendant
�till cultivated
his
1801.
!tiller Sr.
on
t o Niagara
the Frontie r in the County of
of Militia for the District
to live
came
honour of his benifactor
on
was
known as Miller's Creek
to the,land till
they
when he
and shortly aft er arriving he
,
leading from the River to &ortcolborne.
deed
Indians
iohn Burch Miller.
took up land
•
by
� 1799
he was �aken alive.
by John Buroh.
born in Ulster County,
killed
were
bringing Andrew al ong with them
was
was
some
five miles
from Fort Erie
1945,. and at that
t ime Harding
of the fourth son Of Andrew Mil l er Sr.,
part of the land.
inf ormation from an article
T imes Review.
in the
1945·
for
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vie: r· e;.
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listed
as
lt-Ell.
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Youn(� Loyt:1.lists,
but
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old list. of
,�ndrE:1J
J..re
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I1idians.
and
to
one
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Btrcb.,
Jolrn
Loya.lists
SU:)pose
a
t""ese
rJ.111
owner
1.i,ueenston) redee�:ied Andrew in
to be
secns
mystery.
a
visited Ulster
,.ndrew with l.�s . -Birch
:T� .Y., in 1785, to lucate ally of his reJ:e..tives still living.
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wlia� hap iened to �Jeter? Ti1e.t
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tu ..:ne d.
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:.�ills "c probably
n.l'ter tue. Jlebellion,
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brotHers redeemed froll'.i. tile
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of .J.i'e.lls
1�·7J;
r"irst mentlon l>f hb1 j
"ith :_�·s . i>irch to
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;
( �oyalist) in
,. Everett
Lov,ever,
he
tl!e
grant
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was
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setting out
land grant
intil
( t.... ere is some 1.i:t'ference
SO lie
t'::·O
niles
:,..
Iill..er's Creek.-;and. consisted dt 200 acres.
t:Q.e original
:elieve,
was
o! 181.2,
written by Gen.
:. iller'
Farm back from tll.e
s
.l!omestee..d,
E.
:�.
on
};I.is own.
1796.
of opinion :nere.,
one
or�einall7 settled along tl.J.e·
back fron.
...
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Joun Birc.t1 'a house,
a
re•
married in 1790 - to
was
(
tauily claim.ine: t�d.t· he
�1.ver)
.
N i:lr;arc4
[
Jid· not apply for
·Th.is
br�uc.u uf
.
�..lnad:...:..
would not -s�y _and
but Andrew
.iS
t11e river
'l'his,
I
on
inelined to
.. am
have or the
phemphle�t we
s.
Cruickshank,
His.gara river,
contained
and
tlle banks e>f
a
map sJlov:ing
1 t i'lfakes n� note ot any, :
#
farms '.'it that
time
on
th� banks of
Incid·
. entally,
.
;
.
. in t1;6 L i n co lt;i Lilitia.
.,.,
f�ther,
· f.:
d�.t ing
river a.t tile
:.;
1812,
on duty
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•
was_ Cc:1ptain in the Lincoln
!
,;-.
the rebellion when he
*"
,· venting &he eacape or the "L�ttl� Reb•l �
w:::..�
point in d1s1•ute.
And.:re\\' Miller._ was a Cc.ptain
.'
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Dur�g the Re'b€:llion of. .1857, your "great grant�
in th� \iar of
.
Peter Edward �,iller,
.
tne
was
assi gne
Lyon
w111i'a.m.
!lilit.ia
and
•
t•1e
task ot pre�
Mackenzie Killg' a
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�.
f
grandfather�
'l't�i s he
aon-&n-law,
�Aable to do as i-e
aitled
Job.a Stockdale, who
IsL.md,disguis
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,
tue only
Lyon Willil.lll is
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th Ulg
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Lot 12,
Con.
Pat.
Crown to JOhn
N.R.
6,
B.&.S. Apr.
1825.
Andrew Miller.
Garner 100 acres.
Warren,E Mahlon Burwell,
John
Mathias Haun to Andrew Miller:
con. 5. $650.00
lot
12,
1841.
Andrew Miller to B enjam i n Miller:
2,
1858.
Benjamin Miller etux to Benjamin P.
acres
and
a c re s S
14,
1866.
Benjamin Miller etux to Edward Miller: 52 acres.
acres except 2 acres devised to Erie and
Niagara Railroad.
B.&.s. June
Feb
B.&.S.
Jan.
Will:
.
lOOacres.
9,
Jan.
Will.
executors of
100 acres.
16,
1868.
1874.
B.&.S.
52
N� .
2�
�
Miller
52
Edward Miller & wife Salome devided between
sons John Miller & Edward Kerr Miller.
Benjamin Miller to W ill i am L.
124
Miller:
acres.
etc. ·etc.
B.&.s.
·-
30,
Oct.
Will:
etc.
etc
agree.
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Feb.
1894. William L. Miller to Alexander Fraser:
�03.20.
pt. of lot
12: $
127/ 100 acre
Mi ller & Benjamin
1896.
William L. Miller to William F.
iA. Miller.
1907.
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ANDR'EW MILLER:::
14, in the 5th.,
lot
Came to the Province in
in
Kept
1795.
a
Junction of the
to Andrew
on
Ridge(
Miller Rd.
con
Miller Jr.
lives:(
now
Composed of:
of Bertie aforesaid:
the Niagara River:
it intersects
between lots
or
a
no.
)
River at the
meetings
where town
"
:
200
acres,
lot
no.
6. & 7
Township of Bertie. Welland County.
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14,
lot
lot
no.
6, Bertie Township.100
con.
Miller Jr.,
also he divised to Andrew
he
�iagara
the
tavern
Miller devised to Peter Miller
in the 4th.
more
1778, and petitioned for land
sometimes held.
were
Andrew
14, in the 6th., con.N.R.
& lot
con.
a
14, his homestead
acres.
w.here
piece of land
farm)
the south east angle of lot
14, in the 5th.,
con.
The said parcel of land is boardered in the front by
in the south by
a
Creek running south easterly;
branch and ravine running north westerly:
a cross
14, & 15: in the fifth concession containing 20
until
road
t he
acres,
less.
to,B enjamin Miller: lot
12,
no.
in the
also the east part
angle
of lot
south east
no.
5th.,
containing 100
con.:
of lot
acres:
1 3: and the south east
no.
·14,. including all the land lying
of the road, which
crosses
the said lots
commonly called the Ridge Road.
to
son
Edwarp:::
lot
13, in the 6th.
con.,
also the west end,of lot
n.
containing 100
acres.
13, in the 5th.,
.
con
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north west of the said road leading to the Ridge:
and also the r•ma.inder of lot
14, in the 5th.
con.
together with the buildings and the remainder of the
lot:
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is bounded in front
by the river,
the road leading to the R idge
south east by
aforesai9.: north
by a Creek and Ravine till it strikes tbhe
lot 14, & 15: which Creek & Ravine is -9\l�
west by. tme
his, and sons Edward & Aritlrew : and
the
rear
of the said
lot.
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