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Descendants of William McMillan

5. Alexander² McMillan (William¹)^82,⁸³ was born March 24, 1852 in USA ^84,^85,⁸⁶, and died December 19, 1924 in Franklin Center, PQ, Canada ^87,⁸⁸. He married Janet Oliver⁸⁹ December 24, 1878 in Rockburn, PQ, Canada by the Rev. William A. Johnston.⁹⁰. She was born June 19, 1857 ^91,^92,⁹³, and died December 13, 1934 in Franklin Center, PQ, Canada ^94,^95,⁹⁶.

Notes for Alexander McMillan:
The Foresters:
The first Canadian Court was established in 1878 for the I.O.F. Court Franklin Centre was formed on Nov. 1, 1894 and Alexander McMillan became a member, on November 14, 1894 he was appointed a Deputy by the High Chief Ranger of Montreal, Mr. Victor Morin.

On August 21, 1912 Alexander McMillan gave the sum of $6.00 being 20 1/c on Three Shares of stock in the District of Beauharnois Line Stock Breeders' Association, Limited. This paper was signed by J.G. Bryson, Secretary-Treasurer. (3 shares of Ormstown Fair, Ormstown, Quebec). At present one share each is owned by his great grandchildren: Pat, Linda and John McMillan.

Alexander owned the property which became Moise's General Store. Alexander also owned the blacksmith shop beside it. On the other side was a barn where he kept his horses and buggies.
Across the road, where Bourdon's house now stands, was a carriage shop on the second floor with a wooden ramp which led up - so that he could work on his cutters and wagons on the second floor. On the ground floor there was an apartment which was rented to Ernie Frier. Philip Prevost eventually bought the land and the old building was torn down.
The flowers which are painted on the glass doors in Ray McMillan's kitchen were painted by Lorraine Tremblay and she used tubes of paint which were left over from Alexander McMillan with which he painted his buggies and sleighs. Ray McMillan had the last buggy made by Alexander McMillan. It had a cab to it and had side curtains. (The paint was used to paint stripes on the buggies and sleighs..) Ray McMillan also had Alexander's tongue sleigh which had a pole so that you could connect a team of horses. This large sleigh had two large seats instead of a single seat.

Alexander McMillan was a member of the Town Council for years, as well as Mayor of Franklin Centre until his resignation. Alexander was Chairman of the School Board at the time of his death and Havelock Fair lost its first Vice President. He was also one of the Directors of Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

More About Alexander McMillan:
Burial: December 21, 1924, Christ Church Cemetery, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ⁹⁷
Fact 1: After the death of his parents Alexander became owner of Lot 13b as his brothers and sisters signed over their share of the estate to him ⁹⁸
Fact 2: Had a very bad heart⁹⁸
Immigration: 1859, From USA ⁹⁹
Occupation: Blacksmith and wheelwright ^100,¹⁰¹
Religion: Congregationalist ¹⁰²
Residence: Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ¹⁰³

Notes for Janet Oliver:
Source: Recollections by Mildred Mae McMillan, August 1988.
Jennet Oliver had sugar dibetes very bad. She had to take insulin shots every day. When she advanced in years, she would try to give herself shots and would just jab through her clothes if not watched. She would be sitting when all of a sudden her mouth would start to twitch and she would then go into a coma. Momma would take juice and sometimes food and put it in an eye dropper and try to place some in between her lips but it would just run back out again because she couldn't swallow.
Jennet would have a small scale and have to weigh her food before she ate. Everything she ate had to be weighed and she always felt that she never got enough and was always hungry.
Jennet always wore a large apron with big pockets. When Momma did the wash, she would always find pieces of sugar candy made of maple syrup and meat and cake in those pockets. Jennet would sneak the food at meal time and save them for when she was hungry because she was not allowed to eat as much as she wanted.
In those days we didn't know how to properly feed a person with diabetes and finally Jennet Oliver died in an insulin coma.

Source: Chateaugay Record dated Friday, December 28, 1934.
Mrs. Alexander McMillan
On the morning of December 13, 1934, there passed away peacefully at the home of her son, Wilbert, Mrs. Alexander McMillan, (nee Janet Oliver) youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Oliver, of Rockburn, Que. Born on June 19, 1857, married December 24, 1878, to Mr. Alexander McMillan, wheelwright and blacksmith, of Franklin, who precedeased her December 19, 1924.
The eldest child, a daughter, died in early infancy. She leaves to mourn her loss one son, Wilbert, of Franklin Centre, a sister, Mrs. Henry Rennie, of Brooklet, also four grandchildren and two great grandchildlren, also a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral was largely attended by relatives, friends and neighbors from far and near which shows the high esteem in which she was held in the community in which she had resided so long.
Friends attended the funeral from Plattsburgh, Churubusco, Chateaugay, Brainardsville, Burke, Huntingdon, Aubrey, Havelock, Allen's Corners, Brysonville, Brooklet, the Gore, and Ormstown. The funeral service was in the United Church and conducted by the Rev. Walter Ross, assisted by the Rev. T. F. Duncan. Music was rendered by the Rockburn choir. The pallbearers were nephews of the deceased, George Rennie, John Oliver, Sylvester McMillan and Fred McMillan: interment taking place in the Ames Cemetery.

More About Janet Oliver:
Burial: 1934, Christ Church Cemetery, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ¹⁰⁴
Cause of Death: Diabetic coma ¹⁰⁵
Religion: Congregationalist ¹⁰⁶

Marriage Notes for Alexander McMillan and Janet Oliver:
Copy of Marriage Certificate:

I hereby certify that this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight Marriage was legally on the authority of a regular licence, soleminized by me at the residence of the bride's father between Alexander McMillen Franklin and Jennet, youngest daughter of Andrew Oliver, Engr. Rockburn.

Wm. A. Johnston
Minister
Presbyterian Church of Canada

More About Alexander McMillan and Janet Oliver:
Marriage: December 24, 1878, Rockburn, PQ, Canada by the Rev. William A. Johnston.¹⁰⁷

Children of Alexander McMillan and Janet Oliver are:

+	20	i.		Christina McNeish³ McMillan, born May 13, 1876; died Unknown; Adopted child.
	21	ii.		Edith McMillan, born September 1, 1880 ¹⁰⁸; died September 14, 1880 ¹⁰⁹.

More About Edith McMillan:
Burial: September 1880, Christ Church Cemetery, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹⁰⁹

+	22	iii.		Wilbert McMillan, born June 4, 1882 in Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada; died April 20, 1935 in General Hospital, Montreal, PQ, Canada.
	23	iv.		Edith Bradshaw McMillan ¹¹⁰, born June 15, 1894 in Rockburn, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹¹⁰; died September 1979 in Rockburn, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹¹⁰; Adopted child. She married Benjamin Shepherd Pennington¹¹⁰ July 27, 1923 in Rockburn, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹¹⁰; born 1869¹¹⁰; died September 1979 in Rockburn, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹¹⁰.

Notes for Edith Bradshaw McMillan:
As for Edith Bradshaw, she became a nurse and Aunt Mae said that she ended up working in a physicatric hospital in Philadelphia and said it was probably a good place for her as she had a vile temper and no one liked her. Guess they divorced and she went to the U.S.A. She was never heard from again and kept no contact here in Canada. I would presume they took care of the two girls and when they left - that was that. I also think that when they went to live with Alexander and Jennet they were quite old - not as young children or babies - maybe that's why there was no real attachment, they were just raised with room and board and left when ready. Hope that helps.

More About Edith Bradshaw McMillan:
Occupation: Nurse¹¹⁰

More About Benjamin Shepherd Pennington:
Burial: September 24, 1979, Hillside Cemetery, PQ, Canada^110,¹¹¹
Occupation: Farmer ¹¹²

More About Benjamin Pennington and Edith McMillan:
Marriage: July 27, 1923, Rockburn, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹¹²

6. Henry² McMillan (William¹)^113,¹¹⁴ was born March 23, 1853 in Canada ^115,¹¹⁶, and died May 11, 1949 in Rockburn, PQ, Canada ^117,¹¹⁸. He married Agnes Amelia Gibson^119,¹²⁰ June 18, 1884 in Residence, Rockburn, PQ, Canada by Rev. William A. Johnston ¹²¹, daughter of Samuel Gibson and Nancy. She was born March 27, 1857 in Canada ^122,¹²³, and died January 18, 1931 in Rockburn, PQ, Canada ¹²⁴.

Notes for Henry McMillan:
Source: Chateaugay Record dated 5/27/1949
At his home in Rockborn, Que., on Wednesday, May 11th, occurred the death of Henry McMillan at the age of 96 years.
Mr. McMillan had been a lifelong resident of that community and his death is mourned by all.
He was united in marriage to Agnes Gibson, whose death occurred in 1931.
Surviving are one daughter Mrs. Ben (Gladys) Pennington, of Rockburn, and a grandson, Ernest Ames, of Montreal. Mr. McMillan was an uncle of Mrs. J. Leo McCormick, Mrs. William Parmeter, Mrs. Florence Lavery, of Chateaugay; Mrs. Abraham Rosvear, of Hinchinbrook; Miss Alice Priest and Miss Evelyn Sutton, of Frontier; William Priest, of Franklin Center; W. S. McMillan, of Plattsburgh; Rupert McMillan, of Framingham, Mass.; and Fred McMillan, of Burke.
The funeral was held on Saturday, May 14th in the Rockburn church conducted by his pastor, Rev. A. E. Hutchins. Among the relatives present were a number of nieces and nephews including Mrs. Maude Harrigan, John Harrigan, Brainardsville; Mrs. Florence Lavery, Mrs. J. Leo McCormick, Chateaugay; Mr. and Mrs. Fred McMillan, Burke; and Mrs. Rupert McMillan and sons John and George of Framingham, Mass.; Warren McMillan, Dannemora; George Sutton, Alice Priest, Evelyn Sutton, Frontier; Ernest Ames, Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. Ray McMillan, Mr. an Mrs. Kenneth Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. William Priest, Franklin; Mrs. William Parmeter, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Parmeter, Miss Beatrice Parmeter, Chateaugay; Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Rosevear, of Hinchinbrooke.
The pallbearers were W. S. McMillan, Plattsburgh; Rupert, Fred and Ray McMillan, John Harrigan and William Priest.

More About Henry McMillan:
Burial: May 14, 1949, Hillside Cemetery ¹²⁵
Occupation: Blacksmith ^126,¹²⁷
Religion: 1901, Presbyterian ¹²⁸

Notes for Agnes Amelia Gibson:
Obituary - Paper unknown.
It was with deep regret the community learned on Sunday of the death of Mrs. Henry McMillan after an illness of over a year during which she was devotedly cared for by her husband and daughter. Mrs. McMillan had spent a few years in California and in Saskatchewan but with that exception had lived her life in this community and had been a friend to everybody and it might be truly said had thus found a friend in everybody. An active worker in all affairs of both church and village she will be greatly missed indeed. Mrs. McMillan is survived by her husband and one daughter, one sister Mrs. Cain, and one brother, Mr. W. G. Gibson, who have the sympathy of all who knew her. The funeral conducted by Rev. W. Ross, took place on Tuesday in Rockburn Church with interment in Hillside cemetery.

More About Agnes Amelia Gibson:
Burial: January 20, 1931, Hillside Cemetery ¹²⁹
Religion: 1901, Presbyterian ¹³⁰

Marriage Notes for Henry McMillan and Agnes Gibson:
Huntingdon Gleaner Extracts
06-18-1884 Henry McMillan, of Franklin Center, married Aggie Amelia Gibson, second daughter of the late Samuel Gibson, Esq., Rockburn PQ. The residence of the bride's mother, in Rockburn, by Rev. William A. Johnston.

More About Henry McMillan and Agnes Gibson:
Marriage: June 18, 1884, Residence, Rockburn, PQ, Canada by Rev. William A. Johnston ¹³¹

Children of Henry McMillan and Agnes Gibson are:

Margaret Lyle³ McMillan, born June 21, 1886 in Rockburn, PQ, Canada ^132,¹³³; died August 21, 1886 in Rockburn, PQ, Canada ^134,¹³⁵.

More About Margaret Lyle McMillan:
Burial: August 22, 1886, Hillside Cemetery, Quebec¹³⁵

ii.

Gladys Adaline McMillan, born March 27, 1892 in Rockburn, PQ, Canada; died August 7, 1963 in Rockburn, PQ, Canada.

7. Elizabeth² McMillan (William¹)^136,^137,^138,¹³⁹ was born October 1859 ^140,^141,^142,¹⁴³, and died May 18, 1926 in Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ^144,¹⁴⁵. She married (1) Hartwell Priest^146,^147,¹⁴⁸ July 31, 1879 in Father's residence in Franklin Centre, PQ, Canada by Rev. James C. Wright ¹⁴⁹, son of Amos Priest and Margaret Young. He was born Abt. 1856 in Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ^150,^151,¹⁵², and died January 26, 1890 in Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ¹⁵³. She married (2) George Rockliff Sutton^154,^155,¹⁵⁶ November 13, 1895 in Franklin Center, PQ, Canada by Rev. John L. Brown ^157,^158,¹⁵⁹. He was born May 1871 ^160,^161,^162,¹⁶³, and died 1954 ^164,¹⁶⁵.

More About Elizabeth McMillan:
Cause of Death: Cancer ¹⁶⁶
Religion: 1861, Church of England ¹⁶⁷

Marriage Notes for Elizabeth McMillan and Hartwell Priest:
Extracts from Huntingdon Gleaner, Huntingdon, Quebec:
07-31-1879 Hartle Priest, of Franklin Quebec, married Elizabeth McMillan, daughter of William McMillan, Franklin Quebec, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. James C. Wright.

More About Hartwell Priest and Elizabeth McMillan:
Marriage: July 31, 1879, Father's residence in Franklin Centre, PQ, Canada by Rev. James C. Wright ¹⁶⁸

More About George Rockliff Sutton:
Occupation: June 4, 1900, Blacksmith ^169,¹⁷⁰

More About George Sutton and Elizabeth McMillan:
Marriage: November 13, 1895, Franklin Center, PQ, Canada by Rev. John L. Brown ^171,^172,¹⁷³

Children of Elizabeth McMillan and Hartwell Priest are:

+	26	i.		Cora Ella³ Priest, born July 9, 1880; died Unknown.
	27	ii.		William Harry Priest ^174,¹⁷⁵, born September 23, 1881 ^176,¹⁷⁷; died Abt. 1954 in Insane Asylum, Verdun, PQ, Canada ^178,¹⁷⁹. He married Jessie Ethel Rennie ^180,¹⁸¹ June 12, 1907 in Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada. Witnesses: Wilbert McMillan and Mildred Hanna ¹⁸²; born February 25, 1885 in Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ^183,¹⁸⁴; died 1966 in Barrie Memorial Hospital, Ormstown, PQ, Canada¹⁸⁴.

Notes for William Harry Priest:
Superior Court Abstract of the Register of Civil Status of the Congregational Church at Franklin Centre, Quebec: (30th August 1890)
William Harry Priest, son of Hartwell Priest (deceased) of the township of Franlin, in the County of Huntingdon, P.Q., Farmer and his wife Elizabeth McMillan, of the aforesaid place, was born on the twenty-third day of September in the year 1881 and baptized by me on the 30th day of August 1890.
Signed: William James Watt - officiating minister
Witnesses: Elizabeth McMillan and Cora Priest

Source: Data received from various descendants of Wilbert McMillan
Willie Priest was a blacksmith and was very strong. For years people were afraid of him as he was a very violent man. He always carried a hammer with him and Jessie was very frightened of him also. She never slept upstairs for many years because of that. The Doctor finally committed him to the Douglas Hospital in Verdun for the mentally ill, but Jessie never went to visit him. Ray McMillan offered many times to take her in to see him but she always refused. Ray took Bella, Ben Pennington and Bella's sister, Mrs. Champ, from Howick, in to see Willie but never Jessie.

More About William Harry Priest:
Baptism: August 30, 1890, Congregational Church, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada
Occupation: June 4, 1900, Blacksmith ^185,¹⁸⁶

Notes for Jessie Ethel Rennie:
Source: Data received from various descendants of Wilbert McMillan
July 18, 1923
The social which was held on the lawn at the home of Mr. & Mrs. William Priest last Wednesday evening was largely attended about 350 being present. There were guests from Chateaugay, Cherubuco and Frontier, N.Y., Rockburn, Covey Hill, Ormstown, Havelock and Huntingdon. After supper a short program was rendered. Miss Taylor from Montreal sang some very beautiful solos, accompanied by Mrs. Gibson on the violin and Miss Marjorie Gibson on the organ. The Misses Gibson and Cain gave a piano duet. Quite a lot of amusement was caused when little Miss Lima Rowe drew the lottery ticket for garters out of the paper sack held by Rev. Mr. Payne. Charles Dickenson being the first to receive a pair. There were six pairs distributed for 100 tickets sold. Miss Payne had charge of the handkerchief booth and had some lovely handkerchiefs for sale, some being imported from Scotland.
Mrs. Obrine served ice cream; Miss Millie Brisco sold supper tickets. The receipts amounted to $108 which is being used for the improvement of the Anglican cemetery.

Source: Data received from various descendants of Wilbert McMillan
Willie Priest used to get very violent. He would hit Jessie. For a long time she would sleep downstairs on the sofa. He was finally committed to the Douglas Insane Asylum in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec. Ray McMillan would visit him but Jessie would never go to see him. She had had enough and was still frightened of him.
Ray McMillan would cut the hay at the Priest place at Bridgetown, Quebec. The bales of hay were always full of snakes - mostly just halves of snakes as they got cut up when baled. One day Pat McMillan was watching her father baling and a bee stung her. She started to cry and Jessie came over and said, "just spit on the damn thing and it'll stop hurting!"
Jessie always wore coveralls with a bib, and a man's shirt and a big straw hat. She was a very active and hard working woman.
She still slept on the sofa, even after Willie was gone. She had ulcers on her legs and used to pile up two or three pieces of wood on the sofa to fit under her knees.
When Ray McMillan took her to the hospital, the nurse asked for her teeth and she got really angry as she had all her own teeth and was very insulted.
When Jessie died, Ray went down to claim the body and asked where her clothes were. Someone in the hospital had taken all her belongings and there was nothing in her closet.
Jessie left the farm to her sister Gertie Rennie (Gentle) Sadler who lived in Florida. Gertie sold the farm to Ray McMillan in 1966. When Ray McMillan died in 1993, the farm was given to Pat McMillan, who still has it in 2005.

More About Jessie Ethel Rennie:
Baptism: September 19, 1885, Episcopal Church, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹⁸⁶
Burial: 1966, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada¹⁸⁶
Religion: Congregationalist¹⁸⁶

More About William Priest and Jessie Rennie:
Marriage: June 12, 1907, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada. Witnesses: Wilbert McMillan and Mildred Hanna ¹⁸⁷

iii.

Bertha May Priest ^188,¹⁸⁹, born May 5, 1883 ^190,^191,¹⁹²; died June 8, 1967 in Huntingdon County Hospital, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada ¹⁹³. She married Abraham Rosevear ¹⁹⁴ May 26, 1920 in Franklin Center, PQ, Canada by Rev. J. Allenby¹⁹⁴; born 1884 ¹⁹⁵; died December 5, 1973 in Powerscourt, PQ, Canada¹⁹⁵.

More About Bertha May Priest:
Burial: June 11, 1967, Hillside Cemetery ¹⁹⁶

More About Abraham Rosevear:
Burial: December 7, 1973, Hillside Cemetery ¹⁹⁷
Residence: Rockburn, PQ, Canada ¹⁹⁸

Marriage Notes for Bertha Priest and Abraham Rosevear:
Rosevear - Priest
On Wednesday evening, May 26, at Franklin Centre, occurred the marriage of Miss Bertha Priest, of Frontier, to Mr. Abraham Rosevear, of Rockburn, the Rev. J. Allenby performing the ceremony.
The bride was attired in shadow lace over white net and carried a bogqet of narcissus and wore a wrist watch, a gift from the groom. After the ceremony the wedding party returned to the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Sutton, where supper was served to about 75 assembled guests. The happy couple received many handsome gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosevear are among the best known and most popular residents of the community and enjoy a place of esteem and high regard in the estimation of all and in this happy union they have the heartiest of wishes for a long life and a joyous one from their host of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Rosevear departed amid showers of rice to spend their honeymoon at Nanticoke, Pa.

More About Abraham Rosevear and Bertha Priest:
Marriage: May 26, 1920, Franklin Center, PQ, Canada by Rev. J. Allenby¹⁹⁸

iv.

Alice Mabel Priest ^199,^200,^201,²⁰², born April 21, 1885 ^203,^204,^205,^206,²⁰⁷; died 1973 ^208,²⁰⁹.

More About Alice Mabel Priest:
Burial: 1973, Ames Cemetery, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon, PQ, Canada

Child of Elizabeth McMillan and George Sutton is:

Evelyn Elsie³ Sutton ^210,^211,^212,²¹³, born October 26, 1896 ^214,^215,^216,²¹⁷; died February 1983 in Masena, St. Lawrence, NY ^218,²¹⁹.

More About Evelyn Elsie Sutton:
Social Security Number: 130-40-3630 ²²⁰

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