Elizabeth Esther MILLER^[1]

1754 - 1815  (60 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Esther MILLER  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Alt. Birth	2 Apr 1754  [6]
  Birth	10 Aug 1754	Smiths Clove, Orange, New York, USA   [2]
  	26 Aug 1753 from Jerry Turner
  Gender	Female
  _UID	2FE43F28B619441DBA48C76FD3C0640DE60C
  Death	6 Jun 1815	Cannifton, Hastings, ON, Canada   [2]
  Burial	Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, , Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Section H Row 3 Number 9
  		Elizabeth Esther MILLER ROBLIN CANNIFF Grave3.jpg
  Person ID	I4053	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Garret MILLER,   b. Abt 1731, Connecticut, USA d. 6 Oct 1777, New York, USA (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Patience   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1750	Smiths Clove, Orange, New York, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F1260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Philip ROBLIN, UE   d. 1788, Adolphustown Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada
  Marriage	Abt 1769	Orange County, New York, USA   [8, 10]
  	1774 in some sources Aug 10 1754 in others
  Children	1. Rev John Palen ROBLIN,   b. 2 May 1771, Smiths Clove, Orange, New York, USA d. 28 Feb 1813, Richmond Township, Lennox-Addington, Ontario, Canada (Age 41 years)   2. Philip ROBLIN, UE,   b. 17 Dec 1772, Smiths Clove, Orange, New York, USA d. 17 May 1848, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)   3. Owen Philip ROBLIN,   b. 1 Dec 1774, Smiths Clove, Orange, New York, USA d. 16 Feb 1845, Ameliasburgh, Ameliasburg Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)   4. Mary ROBLIN,   b. 1778, New York, USA d. 17 Jun 1853, Fredricksburgh Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)   5. Elizabeth ROBLIN,   b. 15 Jun 1782, Adolphustown Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Feb 1867, Cannifton, Hastings, ON, Canada (Age 84 years)   6. Nancy Ann ROBLIN,   b. 16 Dec 1784, Adolphustown Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Aug 1872, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)   7. Fanny ROBLIN,   b. 22 Feb 1787, Northport, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Mar 1841, Northport, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years)   8. David ROBLIN,   b. 9 Apr 1788, Adolphustown Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Nov 1867, Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family 2	John CANNIFF,   b. 23 Jan 1757, Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA d. 23 Feb 1843, Cannifton, Hastings, ON, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Daniel David CANNIFF   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Phoebe CANNIFF   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph CANNIFF,   b. 1 Jan 1799   d. 26 Feb 1872 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Aug 1754 - Smiths Clove, Orange, New York, USA Marriage - Abt 1769 - Orange County, New York, USA Death - 6 Jun 1815 - Cannifton, Hastings, ON, Canada Burial - - Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Elizabeth Esther MILLER ROBLIN CANNIFF Grave1.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth Miller, b. say 1750, d. 18- , and buried in the old Canniff family burying ground, at Cannifton, Ontario, having married secondly, John Canniff (d. 1843), the founder of Cannifton, who was a great-uncle of William Canniff, the well-known historian. A Methodist missionary, visiting the widowed Elizabeth's household in 1791, noted that "the house was larger than ordinary, having two log houses joined together." Some have claimed this woman as a sister of the Garret Miller who came to Sorel, Quebec, in 1783 and made a Loyalist petition that year. However, there is evidence that this man was son of an Adam (not Garret) Miller, which would necessarily preclude his being her brother. While Elizabeth and this Garret may well have been kindred of some sort, the closeness of any relationship which existed between them appears to have become exaggerated in family legend due to Garret's connection with the prestigious Embury family. Her name appears on joseph canniff's stone in belleville cem. along with age data Elizabeth is said to be buried on hill across from church in canniffton but it is very rundown (1997) She contributed 12 pounds Halifax towards construction of Hay Bay church in 1792. Apparently the largest sum and a big deal to the methodist church which now is part of the united church source- history of methodism in Canada and it is referred to in the pamphlet "the hay bay church" Elizabeth appears to have remained loyal to the crown and finally left for Canada with her husband and five children in 1783. After the death of Philip in 1788, she married a widower John Canniff in about 1793 and had three more children (Daniel, 1795; Phoebe, 1797; Joseph, 1799). Several accounts of her life are appended. Some reports suggest that she was buried in the Canniffton Cemetery but others suggest that she was buried in Belleville. My visit to the Canniffton cemetery in 2002 found an abandoned, overgrown and vandalized site from which any conclusion as to her presence is not possible. Stones noted suggest interments between 1850 and 1910. However Wannamaker visited in the 1960's and, while finding no stone, failed to mention the extensive vandalization. As Elizabeth was very well to do at her death, a large stone was likely. The particulars of her life are noted on the memorial in the Belleville cemetery (Section H; Row 3), from which the exact death date is noted and the birth date computed. There is little evidence that the stone in Belleville is other than a memorial by a loving son. The Canniffton cemetery is 'on the hill' and overlooks the river (consistent with early reports of Elizabeth's interment). It can be found by taking exit 543A on the 401 highway, going north about 100 m and turning left onto Highway 37. At Maitland Road (about 1 km) the cemetery is on the hill (east) directly across from St. Mark's United Church. It measures about 100 m north to south and has two sections (N and S) [5, 6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S162] Dr. H.C. Burleigh fonds, (Scanned copies for the family surnames PLATT, ROBLIN and TRUMPOUR from the Queens University Archives.). [S174] Roblin family history gen-rob.001-4, (Owner: Seventh Town Historical Society & Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre). [S784] Karen Patterson, Karen Patterson Rootsweb Tree, (URL: Rootsweb.com). [S205] Pioneer life on the Bay of Quinte, including genealogies of old families and biographical sketches of representative citizens, (Toronto, Ontario: Ralph and Clark URL: http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.asp?id=3658). [S293] John Blythe Dobson, Ancestor Table for the Hon. Duff Roblin, Premier of Manitoba, (URL: http://cybrary.uwinnipeg.ca/people/dobson/Manitobiana/issues/001.cfm). [S181] Jane Lovell, Jane Lovell Email. [S207] Belleville Cemetery Listing and Index. [S20] FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0, (URL: http://www.familysearch.org). [S87] Glen E. Carter, Gencircles.com Glen E. Carter, (URL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/genesearcher/11). [S139] Jerry Turner.