John William Miller M.D. (1861 - 1929)

Born 22 Jul 1861 in Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Amelia (Payzant) Miller — married 1887 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1929 at age 68 in Canning, Nova scotia, Canada

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Biography

John was born in 1861. He passed away in 1929.

John William Miller, MD was the son of James Samuel Miller, MD (1835-1901) and Anna Maria Belcher (1830 - 1893). After attending local schools he attended Mount Allison Wesleyan Male Academy from 1880-1882, then Mount Allison University in 1883. He then went to City College in New York (now NYU) and graduated from medical school in 1885. He and Florence Payzant were married in 1887. By the summer of 1889 they were residing in Freeport, Digby County where he maintained a medical practice until 1892. At some point in there he went to Edinburgh, Scotland for advanced medical studies. He and Florence returned to Canning the summer of 1892 where he maintained a medical practice and pharmacy until his death in 1929. He and Florence Amelia Payzant (Flossie) had 2 daughters: Ethel Maguerite Miller (1895 - 1985) and Minnie Vivian Miller 1897 - 1980).

He had 5 siblings: Ellen Matilda Miller Blenkhorn; Memorial # 166811376 Minnie S. Miller; Memorial # 185672337 James Hennigar Miller; Memorial # 185353304 Charles Fuller Miller; Memorial # 166868281 George Lorne Miller; Memorial # 185098021

Per Gordon J Callon: The 1901, 1911, and 1921 Censuses of Canada list Minnie Miller and her parent's family, living in Kings Co., Nova Scotia, as:

1901, in Sheffield Mills: John W Miller, 39 (b. 22 July 1861), Physican; Florence A Miller, 37 (b. 1 August 1863); Ethel Miller, 6 (b. 15 January 1895); Minnie Miller, 4 (b. 9 January 1897); Ethel Peyzent, 30 (b. 9 July 1870), [Sister-in-law];

1911, in Canning; Dr. John W Miller, 49 (b. Jul 1862), Physican; Florence A Miller, 47 (b. Aug 1864); Ethel M Miller, 16 (b. Jan 1895); Minnie V Miller, 14 (b. Jan 1897); Ethel M Peyzant, 41 (b. Jul 1870), Sister-in-law, Saleswoman, Drug Store;

1911, in Sheffield Mills: John Miller, 59 (b. c. 1862), Doctor, Dr Medical; Florence Miller, 57 (b. c. 1864); Minnie Miller, 24 (b. c. 1897), Teacher, Music; Charlie Sinnett, 24 (b. c. 1897, England), Son-in-law, Traveler, Wiring; Ethel Sinnett, 26 (b. c. 1895), Teacher, Music; Ethel Payzant, 50 (b. c. 1871), Sister-in-law, Clerk, Drug Store; all born in Nova Scotia except Charles Sinnett.

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Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Heather Orr as remembered 21 Oct 2017.

• John William Miller death at Canning, Kings County on November 26, 1929; Male Death Registration: Year: 1929 file: 126 number: 861: https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=233767
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160233923/john-william-miller : accessed 22 December 2021), memorial page for Dr John William Miller (22 Jul 1861–26 Nov 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #160233923}, citing Hillaton Cemetery, Hillaton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by hlomiller (contributor 47973348) .