An American Family History

1797 census of Elizabethtown

Henry and Sarah
James and Eleanor

Henry Miller was born about 1775 in Prussia.

Henry and his brother, Samuel, were taken prisoner of war by General Washington at Christmas, 1776. Samuel died later in December 1780, and Henrich went out to work with a Lancasterfarmer by the name of William Bowman, Esq.

He married Sally Robbins in Leeds County, Ontario. The ceremony was performed by Colonel David Breakenridge.

Their son Samuel was born in Elizabethtown (now Brockville), Leeds County, Ontario on January 11, 1797.

Henry was listed in the 1805 assessment of Yonge.

Samuel Miller and Melita Hayes married in 1819.

Samuel Miller was born in Elizabethtown (now Brockville) on January 11th, 1797. He was the son of Henry Miller and Sally Robbins.

He was a volunteer in the War of 1812 and served in Prescott and Kingston.

He married Melita Hays. Melita was probably the daughter of Asahel Hayes.

Samuel and Melita's children included:
Annis Miller (1820, married John Thompson),
Matilda Miller (1824, married William Purvis),
Martha Miller (1826, married John Huntley),
Henry K. Miller (1828, married Rosina Deborah Bennett),
Samuel Miller, Jr. (1830),
Melita Miller (1832, married John J. Dickey),
John Classon Miller (1836, married Adalaide Augusta Chamberlain), and
and Sarah Miller (1838)

They adopted or fostered Alpheus Wickware's daughters:
Zelina Wickware (1844),
Alphema J. Wickware Mallory (1845)

They also fostered two children of Christopher Connolly and Anne Byrne.

Michael James Connolly (1847), and
and Maria Connolly Dwinnell (1848).

At the time of the 1833 census Samuel Miller's household consisted of: 2 men, 2 boys, 1 woman and 4 girls.

Michael and Maria were the children of Christopher Connolly and Anne Jane Byrne.

Melita died on February 10, 1881 and Samuel died on October 21, 1882.

The Battle of the Windmill was in November, 1838. Loyalists defeated an invasion attempt by Hunter Patriots, led by  Nils von Schoultz, who were attempting to overthrow British rule. The battle was at a windmill two miles east of Prescott.