Stephen Millidge (1761 - 1803)

Born 1761 in Whippany, Hanover Township, Morris, New Jersey

Husband of Sarah (Botsford) Millidge — married 10 Jan 1790 in St. John, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1803 at about age 42 in Westcock, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Stephen Millidge served with Loyalists, New Jersey during the American Revolution.

Stephen Millidge was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

MILLIDGE: Stephen Millidge born 1761 in Whippany, Hanover Township, Morris County, NJ, d. 17 Sep 1803, s/o Thomas Millidge and Mercy Barker: came to NS in 1783 as a Loyalist, then moved to NB and settled in Westcock, Sackville Parish, Westmorland County. He is on a list of Post-War land grantees from the 2nd New Jersey Volunteers dated July 14, 1784^[1]

He married 10 Jan 1790 Sarah Botsford b. 11 Sep 1771, d. 20 Aug 1807, d/o Amos Botsford and Sarah Chandler: Stephen was High Sheriff of Westmorland County.

The 24 Apr 1803 edition of ' The Saint John Gazette reported: "d. Westmorland, Saturday 17th inst, apoplexy, Stephen Millidge Esq."

Children are listed in an estimated order:

1) Ann Millidge b. 1791, d. 18 Mar 1862 married 24 Jan 1815 Israel Troop of Granville, NS, b. 1786, d. 23 Jan 1877, s/o John Troop of Granville, NS: had four children:

2) Mary Millidge m. Mansfield Cornwall: four sons and seven daughters:

3) Jane Millidge m. Samuel Cornwall.

4) Caroline Millidge b. 1796, d. 14 Aug 1821, m. (1st) Edward Hicks Cutler of Annapolis, NS and Chatham, NB, b. 12 Mar 1791, d. 1 Jan 1867: m. (2nd) Samuel Cornwall b. - , died 20 Sep 1824: they had one daughter:

5) Eliza Millidge born 1799 at Sackville, NB, d. 1888 at Dorchester, NB, m. 1820 Marmaduke A. Backhouse born 1794 at Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland, died 19 May 1840: settled first at Sackville, then at Dorchester, Westmorland County: had nine children who all died unmarried:

6) William Pagan Millidge born 1800, d. 20 Aug 1807:

7) Phoebe Walker Millidge b. 25 Jun 1802, d. 25 Jan 1889, m. 22 Aug 1822 Edward Barron Chandler b. 1800, d. 1880: had eleven children.

Sources: MC1156 Graves Papers: Millidge family notes, 2 pgs.: see MC80/31 W.C. Milner’s History of Sackville, New Brunswick, pg 169: see MC80/1778 M.E. Millidge’s Millidge family history: see Saint John Regional Library: David Russell Jack Bequest: Genealogy, microfilm reel F109, pgs. 28, 75, 76.

Buried Sackville (GR1), Westmorland Co., NB.

Note: Died 16 Sep 1803 a42y (GR1); Saturday 17th in Westmorland of apoplexy (VSNBN. 1/3:512); Estate of Stephen of Sackville, administrators Sarah Millidge and. Thomas Millidge (VSNBN 1/3:641), then Thomas Millidge Jr. of Saint John NB. (VSNBN 1/3:1070).

• Fact: Burial Westcock Cemetery , Westcock, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

• Fact: Burial (1803) Westcock, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Fact: Occupation Sheriff, Westmoreland County Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

1. ↑ "Post-War Settlement, 2nd Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers," reprinted Here

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 January 2021, 21:16), entry for Stephen Millidge (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K45Z-H33 ); contributed by various users.
• Stephen Millidge (Unknown-1803) on Find A Grave: Memorial #128004711 retrieved 20 May 2019
• Sources: MC1156 Graves Papers: Millidge family notes, 2 pgs.: see MC80/31 W.C. Milner’s History of Sackville, New Brunswick, pg 169: see MC80/1778 M.E. Millidge’s Millidge family history: see Saint John Regional Library: David Russell Jack Bequest: Genealogy, microfilm reel F109, pgs. 28, 75, 76.
• death notice
• https://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/FortHavoc/html/NJVols.aspx?culture=en-CA
• Ensign Stephen Millidge, FORMERLY SURGEON'S MATE APPOINTED 1783/09/14, son of Major Millidge, in British Headquarters Papers (Carleton Papers or American Manuscripts): https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/loyalists/loyalists-british-soldiers-1722-1784/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=37685&