James Milroy

Cal 1798 - 1869  (~ 71 years)

• Name	James Milroy
  Born	CALC 2 May 1798	Stranraer, , Wigtown, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1839	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Historic Building	Abt 1845	961 Dundas Street South, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	1 1/2 story field stone house
  	In 2010 the house is in good condition, with an brick addition and modern garage on the side.
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Immigration	1856	, Iowa
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-65394
  Died	2 Sep 1869	Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States
  Buried	Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I65394	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Milroy,   b. 14 Mar 1811, , Scotland ,   d. 4 Nov 1898, Union Township, Delaware County, Iowa, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1839	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. James H. Milroy,   b. 26 Dec 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1915, Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States  (Age 75 years)   2. Peter Milroy,   b. 14 Mar 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1910, , Delaware County, Iowa  (Age 67 years)   3. Hannah Milroy,   b. 4 Aug 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1894, , Delaware County, Iowa  (Age 48 years)   4. Elizabeth Milroy,   b. 9 Nov 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1911, Union Township, Delaware County, Iowa, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Adair Keachie,   b. 24 Jun 1804, , New York State, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1837, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Milroy,   b. 1828, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1896, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   2. Mary Ann Milroy,   b. 8 Jun 1831, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1917, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Jane Milroy,   b. 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   4. Agnes Matilda "Matilda" Milroy,   b. 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  James Milroy https://www.stmarysmuseum.ca/

  
  

• Notes

  The old rough-cast school-house at the head of Main Street was erected in 1832. Its first teacher was Mr. James Milroy, who removed to Iowa in 1856. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario by James Young 1888 ______________ Milroy settled in this community in 1856, buying land at the high price of $12 an acre. A son, James Milroy, still owns thirty acres of the original place, and a grandson, John W. Milroy, eighty acres." Delaware County History Vol. 1 pg. 272 ___________ DIED, at his residence in Hopkinton, Iowa, September 2d, 1869, in the 74th year of his age, JAMES MILROY, ruling elder in the congregation of Maquoketa. Mr. Milroy was a native of Stranraer, Scotland. In early life he emigrated to this country, and after some years settled near Gait, Canada, where he was chosen and ordained to the office of ruling elder in the original Secession congregation of that place. Soon relinquishing this position, he sought again the fellowship of the church of his fathers. At an advanced age he removed to Delaware county, Iowa, and located in the bounds of Maquoketa congregation, then in its infancy. His fitness for the office being soon discovered, he was again called upon to act as ruling elder, a position which he filled until his death. He was a staunch Covenanter of the old school, ardently attached to Reformation principles, and deeply grieved at every departure therefrom. As an officer he was endowed with the spirit of wisdom and understanding. For a number of years he had been afflicted with heart disease, which rendered him familiar with thoughts of death. His last sufferings were protracted and severe, yet being sustained by the hope of the righteous, he endured with firmness to the end, often speaking of his approaching dissolution with the highest degree of firmness arid resignation. He leaves a widow and a large family of sons and daughters, who feel deeply their loss, but rejoice in his gain. The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter By John W. Sproull, Thomas Sproull, David Burt Willson, James McLeod Willson v. 8 (1870) Published 1870 Myers, Shinkle [etc.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 36. James MULROY Gentleman Scotland Presbyterian 54 Margaret MULROY Scotland Presbyterian 39 Margaret MULROY Spinster Upper Canada Presbyterian 23 Mary Ann MULROY Spinster Upper Canada Presbyterian 20 Jane MULROY Spinster Upper Canada Presbyterian 19 Matilda MULROY Spinster Upper Canada Presbyterian 16 James MULROY Upper Canada Presbyterian 13 Peter MULROY Upper Canada Presbyterian 9 Hannah MULROY Upper Canada Presbyterian 7 Elizabeth MULROY Upper Canada Presbyterian 3 [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian. James Milroy, married Margaret Milroy, Both Of Dumfries. 22 Jan. 1839, Dumfries. Witnesses John Milroy And George White. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 36.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 2 May 1798 - Stranraer, , Wigtown, Scotland Residence - 1839 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Jan 1839 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 1 1/2 story field stone house - Abt 1845 - 961 Dundas Street South, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1856 - , Iowa Died - 2 Sep 1869 - Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States Buried - - Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth