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Judge William Miller

Judge William Miller[1]

Male 1810 - 1891  (80 years)

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  • Name William Miller 
    Prefix Judge 
    Born 30 Oct 1810  Queenston, Welland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185697139 
    Occupation 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Judge County Court 
    Residence 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Free Church 
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Co. of Waterloo Judge 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1880  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Judge 
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    County Court Judge 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    County Court Judge 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Died 17 Jun 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region Bef 2012  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    judge 
    Residence 84 Wellington St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-101802 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I101802  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father William Duff Miller,   b. 10 Aug 1786, of, Queenston, Welland Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1859  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Ann,   b. 1786,   d. 7 Feb 1861  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F17058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cornelia Cheseboro,   b. 1814, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wiliam Nicholas Miller,   b. 2 Oct 1838, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edmund Richard Miller,   b. 15 Oct 1839,   d. 25 Sep 1840  (Age 0 years)
     3. Charles Chesebro Miller,   b. 16 Jun 1841,   d. 18 Oct 1842  (Age 1 years)
     4. Henry Miller,   b. 1842, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1920  (Age 78 years)
     5. Elizabeth Anne "Bessie" Miller,   b. 17 Mar 1845, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1912, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     6. Dr. Robert Miller,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1887, Battleford, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     7. James Chesebro Miller,   b. 19 Feb 1849,   d. 6 Jun 1850  (Age 1 years)
     8. Miller,   b. Abt 1850, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Cornelia Francis Miller,   b. 8 Nov 1850, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     10. Caroline Catherine " Carrie" Miller,   b. 1852, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F35187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 ?,   b. CA 1810,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Miller,   b. 1842, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1920  (Age 78 years)
     2. Caroline Miller,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F253892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Judge William Miller    		Judge William Miller
    from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Notes 
    • In 1853, William Miller, a descendant of United Empire Loyalists and a distinguished Galt lawyer, was appointed the first judge of the newly-formed County of Waterloo, and served in that capacity for thirty-five years. Miller, who was born in Niagara-on-the-Lake, was articled to a law firm in Niagara. He was called to the bar at an early age and practiced in Dundas, later moving to Galt. He was a community-minded citizen and served as an elder of Knox's Presbyterian Church for twenty-eight years.

      Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

      ___________

      JUDGE MILLER DEAD.

      A Well-known Citizen of Galt Expires Very Suddenly.

      GALT, June 17.-Judge Miller died suddenly at his residence here to-day at about 12 o'clock. He was seized with a fainting spell while taking a walk through the grounds surrounding his residence. Medical aid was at once summoned, but he never raillied and passed away without a struggle shortly afterwards. Heart failure was the cause of death. The deceased, although in his 81st year at the time of death, continued to discharge the actual duties of his position as senior judge for Waterloo County until two years ago, when he resigned owing to defective hearing. He was held in the highest esteem by all classes of the community. Of the members of his family there are living at present two sons and three daughters, viz., W. Nicholas Miller, barrister, Toronto; Henry Miller of Galt, Miss Carrie Miller of Galt, Mrs. Z. A. Lash, Toronto, and Mrs. J. B. Lash, Regina, N. W.T.

      The Kingston Daily News Thu, Jun 18, 1891 Page 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jul 1880.
      July 6, 1880 Cornelia Chesebro Miller, wife of Judge William Miller, died in Galt, at age of 66 years

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 85.

    3. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 33.

    4. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 1 Page 9.

    5. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 54.

    6. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Oct 1810 - Queenston, Welland Co, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Judge County Court - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Co. of Waterloo Judge - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Judge - 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - County Court Judge - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - County Court Judge - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jun 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - judge - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - 84 Wellington St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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