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John Millar and family collection [textual record]

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Date:

1811, 1834-1857.

Reference:

R4416-0-9-E, MG24-I67

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

100733

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John Millar and family collection
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Collection includes:

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Date(s):

1811, 1834-1857.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

5.3 cm of textual records some transcripts.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence and estate inventory, 1811, 1834-1854, original, 46 pages and typescript, 54 pages; and correspondence, n.d., 1834-1857, original, 90 pages and typescript, 71 pages.

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Millar, John, 1781-1859 (family)

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Millar, John, 1781-1859 (family) : John Millar (1781-1859) was a native of Dalton Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. In 1811, he married Mary Irvine, the widow of David Johnstone. After his wife's death in 1834, John Millar immigrated to Upper Canada with his children, John Jr. (1812-1891), Margaret (1814-1881), David (1816-1891), Janet (1819-1888), and James (1821-1890), and step-children George and Christopher Johnstone.

John Millar settled in the 7th concession of Edwardsburgh, Grenville Co., near Spencerville, where other Dumfriesshire emigrants had already settled. Millar bought a farm but also operated a blacksmith's shop in Spencerville with his sons James and John Jr. The Millars were well-known for their work as smiths and were also successful merchants.

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General note:

The collection formerly located here, Upper Canada, Bytown has been transferred to MG 24, B 55.
Received in 1984 from Mr. Kenneth McKenzie Wright of Vancouver, B.C.; in 1986 from Professor George Millar of Saskatoon, Sask., and Perry Millar of Vancouver, B.C.
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Millar family, 1811-1854 Grenville County (U.C.), 1811-1854

Inheritance and successions - Upper Canada, 1834-1854 Dumfries (Scotland), 1834-1854

Grenville County (U.C.) - Blacksmiths, 1834-1854 David Johnstone, 1811

Grenville County (U.C.) - Farmers, 1834-1854 Mary Irvin, 1811

Dumfries (Scotland) - Economy, 1834-1854

Dumfries (Scotland) - Social life and customs, 1834-1854

Grenville County (U.C.) - Religion, 1834-1854
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MG24-I67
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