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Miller, Marshall M., was born in Evans' Mills, near where he now resides, in 1826, a son of Pardon and Eliza
(Beebe) Miller. His grandfather, Jonathan Miller, came from Worcester, Mass., in 1805, and settled in Le Ray, where
he was the first justice of the peace. Marshall M. received his education in the phblic schools, and, as his father
died when he was six years of age, he went to live with Mr. Davis, with whom he remained until he wassixteen years
of age. He then went on the Hudson River as a sailor, where he remained for thirteen years, when be learned the
carpenter's trade, which he followed for six years at Evans' Mills. He was next engaged as a cabinet maker in the
same place until 1862, when he enlisted, and served in the Army of the Potomac. He was discharged in August, 1865,
and returned to Evans' Mills and established himself as a carriage maker, which business he carried on until sixteen
years ago. In 1882 he was appointed by Sheriff Smith a deputy sheriff, which position he still holds. July 31,
1862, he married Calista Lawton, daughter of Josiah Lawton, of Evans' Mills, by whom he had these children: James
Henry, station agent near Montreal, Can.; Charles Ernest, of Watertown; and Mary Eliza, a teacher in the public
schools of the county. Mr. Miller is a Republican in politics, and was United States census enumerator in 1880
and 1890.
FROM:
Our County and it's people
A memorial record of St. Lawrence County, New York
Edited by: Gates Curtis
The Boston History Co., Publishers 1894
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