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                  <text>JOHN MILLER:::

north side

John Miller

b.

of Millers Creek

1762.

d.

(

German ancestory)

Apr. 3, 1844.

Marr:

Miller (nee)
Christina
or Chris t iarra b. 1771. d.

bur:

me.

Aug. 18, 1842.

Afee Cemetery: front row.

Children of John &amp; Christiana Miller:::
Elizabeth b.

1792.

marr:

John Burch Miller

bur;

St.

1794.

Maria

b.

or Mary

marr:

Thomas Anglican Cemetery

18,

Jan.

d.

John Simons At'Â·wood

b1oll'.
Jac ob

b.

ï¿½uly 11,

1795.

d.

28, 1870

marr;1.sophia Riselay 2.

Sarah Haun.

d. Mc. Afee Cemetery.
Veronica

b.

1799.

July

Daniel Mc.

marr;

d.
Afee

bur:
Kattarina. b.
Catherine

Sept.

marr:

30,

1802

d.

Aï¿½g. 7, 1891.

John Riselay 1803-

1874.

bur:
Anna

Salome

1805.

b.

Mcï¿½

d.
Carty

marr.

Alfred

bur:

Mc. Afee Cemetery.

b.

Sept. 23, 1809

marr;

bur:

d.

Nov.

Edward Millerl806-

Mc.

Afee Cemetery.

6,

1877

1870.

.

�..

Lot

15

Pat.

Aug.

B

&amp; S.

5.N.

con.

R.

10, 1801.

Mar.

10,

Crown to

1809.

G e org e Wintemute

John Miller

Aug.8, 1861.

of Will

Creek
:

54

acres.

George Wintemute to John Miller:
lOt 15, con 5 &amp; 6.

1823.

Deed of gift.FEB.I,

Pr.

north of Miller's

acres.

to Jacob Miller son ,

154

B &amp; S.

3359,

Sept.

B &amp; S.

4649.

Mar.

19, 1844.

Fred.

Aug.

23, 1844.

John A.

B.&amp;.S.

Jan.

4, 1888.

Adela L. De Cue to Louisa E. Fletiche
pt. 15, as devised by John A. Miller.

B &amp; S.

July

7, 1909.

Charles A.
:
Miller

Grant:

Sept.

Will

47LJ.O

20, 1915.

Charles A.
1 ï¿½ acres:

Nov.

Grant

29, 1924,

M.

De

Miller to Fred.

$150. 00

M.

D e Cue

Cue to John A Miller .

Miller:

Miller to the King and
69/100 pt. of lot 15.

Edmund

Blanch R. Miller: Edmund C. I'iiiller:
Winnifred Plow:nan: Russel Miller:
Regina Miller: William Miller&amp; wife:
children &amp; heirs of William Mlller
deceased:::: to Charles Miller:::
undivided -[::
intEfrest in 8Â¥ Of lot

75

acres.

Miller to son Edmund Miller.

Jacob

18, 1876.

154 ,

15:

acres.

Charles A. Miller unmarried &amp; Augusta
Miller spinster to John A. Mc. Aleer:
75 acres: $15000.00

Grant:

June

28, 1927.

Fanny Harris spinster to the Biltmore Park
Estates Ltd/ pt. of lot 15, except road
allowa!1ce , subject to morgage.

Lease:

June

29, 1927.

Biltmore Park Estates
Club.

Dec.

27, 192$.

Biltmore Bark Estates Ltd. to Charles A.Miller
$ 11. 500. 00 pt. lot 15, 46/ Lï¿½5/lOO acres.

Dec.

27, 1927.

Charles A. Miller to Biltmore Estates Ltd.
pt. lot 15, 46/ 45/ 100 acres.

1932.

Charles A. Miller &amp; Joseph R.
of Ann A. Miller:: to John C.

Grant.

Grant:

Nov.

1,

Grant.

June

16, 1938.

Ltd.

to Canada Biltmore

Steele as
Montana

Ext.

to
Harold O. Conley unmarried: John A. Ni.gh:
P. J. Weebe: Orla Heise:
Norman A. Winger
Harvy Sheffer : : : trusties of the Ontario
Bible 3chool of the Brthern in Christ (tunkersï¿½
Church.

$ 13000.00

�(

JOHN BIRCH BURCH

)

MILLER

(1792-1872.)

John Burch Miller was named for John Burch, miller at Niagara Falls
Ontario: and benefactor of Andrew Miller
He married
Elizabeth Miller, daughter of John Miller and Christianna Miller ::
from the north side of Millers Creek Niagara River Road. They moved

( 1766- 1843).

to St. Thomas between
where he was given a land grant as
a son of a
U.E.L
. Their graves are in the cemetery surrounding
the old Anglican Church in St. Thomas.

1820-1825;

.

Their Children:::

ANDREW MILLER

b.
marr:

bur;

Mary Penhale

children:

JACOB

MILDER

marr:

M.ARGARE'r

Edward:

Elizabeth:

Catherine Misener;

b.
marr:
bur:

Mary J: John: Sarah:Margaret:
Richard: Benjamin:

Abraham:

Mary Westlake

children:

MALINDA

Martha:

b .

bur:
children:
EDWARD MILLER

John:Andrew:Albert:MaryE:

William:

Julia:

Charles:

( Christianna? )

marr: George Mann.
bur:
Children: Edward: Martha:
Thomas: Mary M.

J.Harvey:Philura:John D.

Miller b.

spinster:

bur:

ELIZABETH MILLER

b.
spinster:
burr:

JOHN MILLER

b.
marr:
bur :

Elizabeth Facer

children:

WILLIAM MILLER

Nellie: Albert:
Frederick:

b.

marr:
burï¿½

Carrie

informa

ï¿½ ion

Alma:

Carrie:

Gibbons

Children::Wallace:

I

Wilfred:

Mary L.

from Miller Tree:

by Bert Miller.

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