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Name

Miller / Millar, B.B. (Bryce Burgess)

Other Names

"Chief"

Born

Jan. 25, 1836

Birthplace

Kircudbrightshire, Scotland

Spouse

Elizabeth Ewing (m Jan. 20, 1863),

Children

He had 10 children: Mary Amelia, James Burgess, John Ewing, Agnes Euphemia, Sybil Daisy, Charles, Bryce, Esther, Margaret (Maggie) Maude, Alexander Gordon and Jennetta Ellen.

Occupation

B.B. Millar clerked in a store in Durham, then spent a short time in the United States. Upon his return to Canada, he qualified as a schoolteacher and taught for four years in Arran and Elderslie. He was a storekeeper in Paisley and Oxenden. Around 1867, he moved to Wiarton (one of the first settlers there); also the first postmster, a Divisional Court clerk, Indian Lands agent, police magistrate, mayor (1894) and reeve of Wiarton (1890).

Places

Emigrated to Canada around 1846 at age 10, first settling in Toronto Township and later Bentnick Township.

Titles & Honours

Miller Lake is named after Bryce Burgess Millar.

Sources

Sources:

Appleby, Patricia M. "History of Smokehouse Island." 2002 (A2016.001.005)

Gatis, Sheila. "Wiarton 1880-1980." Wiarton: Wiarton Echo Publishing Ltd., 1980. Print. (p. 1, 5)

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