Robert Millard (1739 - 1808)

Born 5 Nov 1739 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Crowell) Millard — married 3 Nov 1768 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1808 at age 69 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Robert Millard, the son of Thomas and Ruth (Dutton) Millard emigrated to Liverpool, Nova Scotia from New England in 1762, and was one of the original proprietors of the town^[1]

On November 3, 1768, he married Anne or Amy Crowell, the daughter of Johnathan and Ann Crowell who also settled in Liverpool^{[2] [3]}. Their children included:

1. Thomas Matthew Millard, October 31, 1769^[3], who married Dorcas Tucker^[4] and kept a store^[5]
2. Ruth "Ruthy", born March 21, 1771^[3], who married Nathaniel Smith^{[6] [5]}
3. Robert, born June 17, 1773^[3], a sailor, who married Hannah Crowell, daughter of Archelaus (the son of Judah and Tabitha Nickerson) and Mary Crowell of Barrington^[7], and who died in 1803^[5]
4. Ann or Amy born June 28, 1775^[3], who married Robert Slocum^{[8] [5]}
5. Hannah, born June 30, 1777^[3], who married Hallet Cole
6. Zenas, born May 4, 1779^[3], who was drowned on Monday, April 16, 1810^[5]
7. Abigail, born April 15, 1782^[3], who married Francis Kempton, the son of Richard and Fear (Curtis) Kempton^{[9] [5]}
8. Oliver, born October 3, 1784^[3], who married Elizabeth Snow the daughter of Stephen and Janet (More) Snow^[10], and then married Martha Van Horne^{[11] [5]}
9. Eunice, born May 12, 1896^[3]

Robert Millard is mentioned in several places in Simeon Perkins diary, starting on page 4 of Volume I^[5] Robert was educated. He served as town clerk for Liverpool and clerk of the court of common pleas, provided counsel in court occasionally and, in the absence of a physician, as medical adviser to townsfolk. He also participated in the business of the town, invested in some of the shipments and rented land on Bear's Island in partnership with Perkins^[5]

Robert died on November 6, 1808, at the age of 68^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The history of Queens County, N.S.; by More, James F. (James Fullerton), 1802-1878; Published in Halifax, 1873; Digitizing sponsor University of Alberta Libraries. See page 12 for the list of proprietors, and page 92 for Robert on the list of "Clerks of the Pleas and Peace"
2. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5D-DYM : 5 December 2014), Robert Millard and Anne Crowell, 03 Nov 1768; citing Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 837,883.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Vital Records of Liverpool, NS, page 47 found in Volume 1, page 165 of the Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) This source, behind a paywall names the parents of the bride and groom
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5D-DYS : 5 December 2014), Thomas Matthew Millard and Dorcas Tucker, 20 Nov 1793; citing Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 837,883.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8} The Diaries of Simeon Perkins, 1766-1780 (volume I) The Publications of the Champlain Society, Volume 29; Author: Simeon Perkins; Editor: Harold A. Innis; Published: 2013.
6. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5D-HQL : 5 December 2014), Nathaniel Smith and Ruth Millard, 24 Sep 1792; citing Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 837,883.
7. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5D-DYD : 5 December 2014), Robert Millard and Hannah Crowell, 01 Jan 1796; citing Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 837,883.
8. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5D-H3J : 5 December 2014), Robert Slocombe and Anne Millard, 12 Jan 1796; citing Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 837,883.
9. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5D-DNP : 5 December 2014), Francis Kempton and Abigail Millard, 04 Dec 1800; citing Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 837,883.
10. ↑ "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMGC-B13 : 8 December 2014), Oliver Millard and Elizabeth Snow, 1816, Marriage; citing p. 3877, volume 1800, , Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4H5-GLR : 10 December 2014), Oliver Millard in entry for William Millard, 20 Sep 1915; citing Cambridge,,Massachusetts, 476, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,407,804.

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