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Note: N18 Toronto Directory
. 1870, Lot 28 Con 4 ESYonge St., Scarboro Twp., York Co., Ontario, Simon Miller, freeholder.
. 1871 Scarboro Township Riding Council: Simon Miller, Councillor
. 1871 Scarboro Township, Simon Miller, freeholder, House Lot 28, [farm] Lot 27, Con 4, Milliken, Scarboro Twp.
. 1861 Agricultural Census, Scarboro Twp., York Co., Ontario
Simon Miller, Con 4, Lots 27 & 28, 87 Acres;
9 Acres under cultivation;
41 Acres under crops in 1860; 8 Acres Under Pasture in 1860;
2 Acres Under Orchards or Garden; 27 Acres under wood or wild;
$6,000 Farm Value; $30 Farm Implements or Machinery;
12 Acres yields 110 bu. Fall Wheat; 10 Acres yields 400 bu. Barley;
14 Acres yields 50 bu. peas; 10 Acres yields 600 Bu. Oats;
2 Acres yields 200 bu. Potatoes; 1800 bushels, Hay 14 tons of 2000 lbs. or bundles or 16 lbs.
* An account by Nicholas Miller's grandson, Simon, describes the Indians as 'magnificent specimens of manhood, their heads decorated with eagle plumes & war spears in their hands, when they came down Yonge Street to collect their yearly bounty. Frequently by the time they reached Thornhill on the way home they were as for as when they started, having spent money & supplies for whiskey. It became such a scandal that eat Government finally adopted the plant of paying them at the reserve.
Apparently, when they came down on this annual junket to York, a favorite camping spot along the way as on the farm of the younger Jacob Munshaw, Lot 27 west on Yonge at the rise just south of the village of Thornhill.
. Long after the rebels had been apprehended & put on trial, & the official meetings had faded into history, Simon Miller remembered the lasting divisions within the community. Miller was an 11 year-old Richmond Hill schoolboy in December 1837. He heard shots fired, witnessed rebel forces on the march, & watched as "loads of prisoners" were taken to Toronto to stand trial. What remained clearest in his mind 60 years later, however, were "the feuds it gave rise to," which "lasted for a generation." For years afterwards, Miller recalled, the first taunt hurled during a quarrel was "You are a rebel" or "the son of a rebel."
Ref: The Yonge Street Story, 1793-1860: An Account from Letters, Diaries, F R Berchem.
. 1869 Municipal Elections. Scarboro: Simon Miller, Councillor.
1881 Newmarket & York Twp., Directory:
. Simon Miller, Con 6, Lot 14, Markham Twp., freeholder. &
. Simon Miller, Con 4, Lot 28, Scarboro Twp., Milliken,
. Wm. Miller, Con 4, Lot 28, Scarboro Two., Milliken.
The Globe & Mail Newspaper, Toronto:
. 1882 Feb 7 - East York (of Yonge). Yesterday Hon. Mr. MacKenzie, accompanied by Wm. Rennie, drove through a portion of the East riding of York. The event was of an impromptu nature. The reception which Mr. Mackenzie met was of the warmest & most cordial nature. He leaves for the Capital on Thursday. In yesterday's drive the village to THORNHILL they are met by Andrew Millar, Wm. Munshaw, Wm. Wilson & members of the Reform party ling in East York, Thornhill & vicinity. Mackenzie said his object at present was not to deliver any political speeches, but merely to make the acquaintance of the electors of the riding. After visiting, Thornhill, Browns Corners he reached Unionville about had past 2 in the afternoon, he continued his drive to Mr. Simpson Rennie's Scarboro, where tea was partaken in the company of Simon Miller, Wm., Hugh & John Clark, James Kennedy, & Richard Skelton.
. 1892 May 2 - J. L. Leslie is the man: To Represent the Reformers of East York Grand Convention the Whole Riding Represented a unanimous choice, Stirring Speeches & Great Enthusiasm, the candidates's able address a resolution of condolence with Mrs. Mackenzie adopted. The Reformers of York met here today for the purpose of nominating a candidate to represent them in the election caused by the death of her late representative Alex. MacKenzie. Present were, Markham Twp., Simon Miller.
. 1892 Oct 15 - East York Reformers, Unionville. There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the East York Reform Association here today. The members are mew known how to sand defeat without giving way to despair & today's meeting gave evidence that the next election will be the occasion of a fierce struggle to redeem the seat in the Common so long held by Hon. Alex MacKenzie who died while traveling in Joppa in Palestine. Simon Miller. Mr. Mackenzie thoroughly enjoyed his drive & the enthusiastic welcome he received from the electors.
. 1893 Sep 2, Markham, Never was a party convention more enthusiastic or unanimous than that which met in the Town Hall today & selected Reeve John Richardson of Scarboro the Liberal standard-bearer in East York in the next Provincial election. There were 300 delegates present from all parts of the riding.
Candidates notated were Reeve Richardson & Levi Annie, who before taking up his residence in Toronto farmed on Scarboro Heights. Present Simon Miller.
. 1895 Aug 15 - Released from ail, Judge Rose yesterday quashed the conviction of Geo Thompson & order his release from jail, whither he had been sent of 3 months by Justice of Peace Simon Miller. Thompson was accused of selling liquor illegally & upon an informal admission of his guilt the Magistrate without out taking any evidence condemned him to pay a fine was beyond his means or result to spend 3 months in jail. Judge Rose held that the man's office should have proved in the usual way.
. 1897 Sep 3 - Held at Markham Town Hall yesterday. Exposes opposition tactics & appeals for a united Liberal support, will hold Ontario. At a miss meeting of the Liberals of East York, held at Markham Town Hall yesterday, Mr. John Richardson. M.P.P., was again nominated as the Liberal standard-bearer in the coming elections for the Ontario Legislature. The meeting was one of the best that has ever. Markham Twp., Simon Miller.
1898 July 14, Simon Miller, reminiscences published in the Markham [Economist &?] Sun Newspaper. *VERIFY ARCHIVES ? 2017
. 1902 Dec 2 - Unionville. East York Liberals, Annual Meeting & Election of Officers. Canada's Need of Transportation Facility. What the People should do to secure their rights with respect to the Railways. Government supervision.
Despite the face of a number of counter attractions - a Farmers Institute gathering at Agincourt & a meeting of Scarborough Twp. Council - there was good attendance. Present Simon Miller.
. 1905 Oct 5 - Justices of the Peace, Gentlemen selected to act for the county of York, First Selections of the kind made for York County by the Whitney Government About 200 Names on the List: Simon Miller, Unionville.
. 1950 - The late Simon Miller remembered that the first cooking stove was brought in to the neighborhood by a Yankee peddler named Fish. There was no oven, only 2 holes for pots. Before this all the cooking was done in the great open fireplaces. Bread was baked in a long handled frying pan which was set in the hot ashes & covered with live coals.
It was not until 1837 that the Millers had a house with a brick chimney. They made their own harness & home from home grown hemp. Wrought nails cost 25¢ a pound, factory cotton 40¢ a yard & board of wood $1.50 including the work of cutting & hauling. Whiskey was cheap, said Mr. Miller & there was a lot of drinking, also fitting when man go together at market, at grist mills & on [militia] training day when they died to learn the manual of arms as taught in the forties.
Ref: The Liberal Newspaper, Richmond Hill, written by Doris M FitzGearld.
. 1950 Dec 14 - The late Simon Miller, who was only 11 years old at the time of the Rebellion, remembered hearing their hired man say 'they have been going down the road all night.' They were the flowers of Mackenzie who were assembling at Montgomery's Tavern. Next day when Simon was at school a hoarse boom was heard from the direction of Hogg's Hallow. It was the opening gunshot fired by Sir Allen McNab's fires. School wad dismissed & on the way home he met a comma of Highlanders with swirling pipes going out of Vaughan to meet Mackenzie. The rebel leader was then in retreat so they returned home. For weeks afterwards loads of prisoners used to pass down Yonge St. to stand trial for treason. Many according to Miller, had been taken by men actually implicated in rising who took this means of diverting suspicion from themselves.
Ref: The Liberal Newspaper, Richmond Hill, written by Doris M FitzGearld.
. Biographical Notices: SIMON MILLER, Lot 28, Con 4, Scarboro, is the eldest son of Henry Miller, whose father came to York from Pennsylvania, in April 1793, Henry Miller was born in November 1797 & remained until his death Feb. 29, 1884. He left a family of 5 children, Simon, Nicholas, Henry, Nancy Jane, wife of Wm. Gown; and Andre.
Henry Miller Sent. was a member of the Home District Council from Markham Twp. & was also appointed owner & Issuer of Marriage License in 1853. He was once offered the representation of East York in the dominion Parliament, but refused the honor. Simon the subject of this sketch, married a daughter of Wm. Munshaw of Markham Twp.; his family consisted of 2 sons & 4 daughters. Mr. Miller is a Justice of Peace & was a member of the Township Council for 6 years.
Ref: History of Toronto & County 9 York, Vol. 2, - - -
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