Elizabeth BETSEY MILES

1785 - 1858  (73 years)

• Name	Elizabeth BETSEY MILES
  Born	4 Apr 1785	Genesee Co., New York
  	Twin to Aaron Mighill Miles. Birth year is faint.
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Apr 1858	Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario
  	Aged 74 years.
  Buried	Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
  Person ID	I574	John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Abner MILES           b. 21 Nov 1752, Brimfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts           d. 26 Jul 1806, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	MERCY HAYNES           b. 22 Dec 1746, Brimfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts           d. 2 Feb 1843, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 96 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1776	Brimfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts
  Family ID	F481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Major John ARNOLD, Jr.           b. 10 Jan 1769, Perth Amboy, Sussex Co., New Jersey           d. 10 Jan 1855, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 86 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1802	Town of York (Toronto), Ontario
  Children	1. Col. Abner Milles ARNOLD, Esq.           b. 1804, Thornhill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario           d. 9 Apr 1891, Thornhill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 87 years)   2. Absalom ARNOLD           b. 18 Feb 1810, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario           d. 18 Apr 1835, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 25 years)   3. Elizabeth K ARNOLD           b. 15 Sep 1821, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario           d. 15 Apr 1843, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 21 years)   4. Joseph ARNOLD           b. Dec 1822, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario           d. 13 Jul 1831, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 8 years)
  Last Modified	31 May 2014
  Family ID	F405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth is the daughter of Mercy & Abner Miles, who was a prominent merchant & tavern owner in early Toronto-Markham, Ontario. . 1802 Dec 22, were married after publication of Banns, John Arnold and Elizabeth Miles, by me George O'Kill Stuart. . Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery. Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth wife of John Arnold Senr. who died April 16, 1858; Aged 74 years. The Lord knoweth all things & unto Thee Oh! God my spirit I commend. . Rev. Wm. Jenkins' first communion service at Miles' Hill was in keeping with the rough-and-ready gatherings he had been holding ever since he arrived in North America. His pulpit was a stump & the sanctuary was a clearing in a grove of pine trees on James Miles' property on the west side of Yonge Street, where the Presbyterian Church & its cemetery stand today. He spoke to a large congregation who must have been extremely dedicated, as they had "travelled distances of one to 10miles over rutted corduroy roads, on foot, on horseback & in wagons. . James Miles donated 5 acres (about 2 hectares) of his land on the west side of Yonge Street to the church. Parts of this plot not used for church building, manse, woodshed, driving shed, & stable were initially leased for crops & ultimately rented as lots for homes. Although Miles apparently intended the land to be a gift, he neglected to sign the deed over to the congregation, so the church ended up making a belated payment for the property after Miles' death in 1844. The land was purchased from Miles' niece, Elizabeth Arnold, & her husband, John, for £300, or about $300 an acre (about $750 a hectare). Ref: Early History of Richmond Hill, 1930. Ontario Land Registry Office Lot 9 & 10, Concession Broken Front, p13 & p16 (duplicated p 95). . 1796 Dec 15, Patent, Crown to Hon David W Smith .1798 Sep 4, Deed, D W Smith, to Abner Milles,All A, Lot 9 . 1843 Jan 4, Surrendered, Hannah Playter, John Vanderburg, John & Elizabeth Arnold, to The Queen, Lot 9 & other lands. - - [1, 2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] John Ross Robertson, Vol. 1 - V6., Published 1894. [S43] Ontario Land Registry Office.