Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameDorcas MILLS 
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, 397Birthabt 1769, Bedford, Westchester, New York1361, p 7; place only,1399, p 2; date only
FatherDavid MILLS , 183 (~1730-~1829)
MotherRebecca HOLMES (~1739-1809)
Individual Notes
• aka Dorothy.1400, p 2
Spouses
Individual Notes
• from Inniskillen, Ireland1398, p 2,1349, p 9
• Granted 500 acres in 1798 at River Maccan; service 54th Regiment.1377, p 39
• Barnabus Gilroy was also called Barney Gilroy. He “enlisted on a ship. It is said that the sailors died of scurvy with the exception of three Irishmen; these landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.1399, p 2
• Granted 500 acres in 1798 at River Maccan; service 54th Regiment.1377, p 39
• Barnabus Gilroy was also called Barney Gilroy. He “enlisted on a ship. It is said that the sailors died of scurvy with the exception of three Irishmen; these landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.1399, p 2
Census
• 1794 Census: District of Rivers Macan, Nappan and Hebert, Nova Scotia.1394
Marriage7 Dec 1790, Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada1388, p 2,627, p 8; date only,628, p 2
Family Notes
• They had 7 daughters, 8 sons.1349, p 9
• Dorcas and Barnabas had twelve children, four or five went to Ontario.1401, p 8
• Dorcas and Barnabas had twelve children, four or five went to Ontario.1401, p 8
ChildrenSarah (Died as Child) (1791-1792)
Rebecca (1793-)
Edward (1794-)
David (1796-)
James (1798-)
Nathan (1799-)
Catherine (1802-1842)
Jane (Died as Child) (1804-1806)
John (1806-)
Charlotte (1808-)
Barnabas (1810-1887)
George (1812-1874)
Aaron (1815-1861)
Susannah (1819-1897)