Robert Milligan (1784 - 1871)

Born 7 Jan 1784 in Conheath, Caerlaverock Parish, Dumfries

Husband of Margaret Caven — married 7 Dec 1807 in Parish of Dirk gum, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth (MacDougall) Milligan — married 25 Nov 1830 in Saint Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1871 at age 87 in Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

Along the North Shore ^[1]

• Born (7 jan 1784) ^[2]
• Son of John C Milligan and Margaret (Sloan) Milligan
• Married (1807) Scotland, Robert Milligan and Margaret Caven
• Emmigrated (1819) from Canhearth, Kirklavrich, Scotland to Bedeque, PEI (actually probably Conheath, Caerlaverock Parish, Dumfries)
• Milligan Bible (1818) Scotland, Robert Milligan presented his father, John C Milligan, a large Bible, printed in 1812 from the London Edition by Bemsley in 1791. Bible is in possession of family.
• Ordained (1822) One of 4 Presbyterian Church Elders, Lot 16 Congregation
• Silver Communion Set (1826) Robert Milligan purchased fine set in Scotland and presented to Richmond Bay Presbyterian charge "which extended all the way from Traveller's rest in the east to Lot 11 in the west." Currently on display in the Central Lot 16 United Church of Canada Chapel. Initials "R.B." (Richmond Bay) are engraved on the set, large wine decanter, 2 wine goblets (chalices), silver bread tray.
• Built first church, Little log church, Belmont, Lot 16, not far from present-day Baptist Cemetery.
• Married (25 Nov 1830) St. Eleanor's Robert Milligan and Elizabeth (MacDougall) Milligan by Rev. A.V. Wiggens ^[3]
• Resided St. Eleanor's, Lot 16, Lot 14, and Lot 11 PEI

"After landing at Bedeque, Robert Milligan Sr. took his family west to St. Eleanor's Lot 17. During his residence there he was actively engaged in agriculture and by 1830, while Secretary of the Prince County Agricultural Society, he awarded a plough prize during the annual ploghing match held at St. Eleanor's on the Pavillion farm."

• Military (1 Jan 1834) Age 50, Lieutenant in 3rd Prince County Regiment of Militia with headquarters at St. Eleanor's, under Commanding Officer Major Alexander Cameron.
• Military (23 Apr 1836) Promoted to Captain
• Canada Census 1861, Carpenter, Lot 11

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Female	0	2	1	1	1	0

• Died (3 Feb 1871) Lot 11 ^{[2] [4] [5]}
• Buried Freeland Presbyterian Cemetery, Tyne Valley, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada ^[2] (Findagrave)
• Narrative

"It has been wriiten that Robert Milligan Sr. never missed a church service on the Sabbath or otherwise, until his last illness which bore him to his grave in 1871. It has also been recorded that apart from his church one of his distinct remembrances of bonns Scotland was that of seeing the great poet, Robert Burns, who was an exiseman at Dumfries at the time of his death in 1796 when Robert was twelve years old."

"As already mentioned, Robert Milligan Sr. was a carpenter and builder and he turned his skill toward shipbuilding as well. He is thouhgt to have moved from St. Eleanor's and settled at Sherbrooke, a little farther west, probably in the 1830's for his son, Thomas Milligan , was born there in 1839. he built at least two vessels in Prince County, quite likely on Richmond Bay, in partnership with his brothers: the 67 foot, 87 ton brigatine 'Mary', on March 24, 1845 and the 60 ton schooner 'Enterprise' in 1853"

Family Search ^[6]

• Died (1871) Age 88, Lot 11, from Scotland ^[7]

Other

• Church Leader (Lot 16) ^[8]

DNA Confirmed Children

1. Helen (Milligan) Waite (1833-1928)
2. Samuel Milligan (1846-1908)

Sources

1. ↑ Morrison, J.Clinton Jr. Along the North Shore; A Social History of Township 11, PEI, 1765-1982, Edition: 2nd Printing 1987. N.p.: Williams and Crue (1982) Ltd., n.d.. p. 335
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DJ-91L7 : 6 December 2016), Robert Milligan, 1871; Burial, Tyne Valley, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Freeland Presbyterian Cemetery; citing record ID 172306359, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Marriage to Elizabeth McDougall, 25 Nov 1830. Microtech Supply and Services; Bap, Mar, Bur, Conf, Communicant, Visitation; Summerside, St Eleanors; 1821-1957; Author: Prince Edward Island Public Archives; St. Mary Anglican Church of Canada (Summerside); St. John Anglican Church of Canada (St. Eleanor's); FHL Roll: 1630127, from Ancestry.com. Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
4. ↑ Along the North Shore, a social history of Township 11, PEI, by J. Clinton Morrison, Milligan family, pgs. 335- 343. Morrison had access to the family bible of Robert Milligan, with entries made by Milligan for all of his children. His place of death given in this Bible was Lot 11, where Milligan settled in 1861.
5. ↑ "Peacefully at Lot 11 on Friday the 3d inst., Mr. Robert Milligan, Elder, in the 88th year of his age." The Islander – Feb 24, 1871, transcribed on the Island Register
6. ↑ * "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 August 2019, 14:45), entry for Robert Milligan Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8Y3-GK9); contributed by various users.
7. ↑ "Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939X-V79N-92?cc=1827236&wc=MXMS-JWG%3A161358901 : 20 September 2015), Mallard - McAree > image 313 of 996; Public Archives, Charlottetown.
8. ↑ Lot 16 United Church and its People. Robert Milligan is featured in the chapter on leaders of the Church, pg 89-91