Ancestor Links - Miles and related families

  Third Generation  

4. Dr. Benjamin Fullerton MILES [SAR member no. 1409],¹⁵ son of John George MILES and Julia/Juliana McCONNELL, was born circa 5 Oct 1825 in Glen Cornell, Cambria, Pennsylvania,¹⁶ died from 0021 to 22 Apr 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.¹⁷ aged 74, and was buried in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A..¹⁶

Research Notes: Sometime between 1877 and 1899 - Dr. Benjamin Fullerton Miles typed a summary of genealogy information for the early Miles families of Pennsylvania and Illinois - based on his knowledge and on notes made by his father John George Miles (1797-1877).

Benjamin married Sarah Perkins HANCOCK.¹⁹ Sarah was born in 1835²⁰ and died from 1881 to 1882²⁰ aged 46.

Children from this marriage were:

2         i.  James Hancock MILES ⁸ (born on 17 Dec 1860 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A. - died on 29 Aug 1946 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.) James married Adeline Earl BIRKS,¹¹ daughter of John BIRKS and Miranda M. EARL, about 1886. Adeline was born on 8 Jul 1867 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.,¹² died on 1 Mar 1930 in Riverside, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.¹³ aged 62, and was buried on 3 Mar 1930 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A..¹³

         ii.  Mary MILES was born about 1858 in Illinois, U.S.A..

        iii.  John Blanchard MILES ²¹ was born about 1864 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A..²² John married someone Marian Louise CARPENTER,²³ daughter of George Benedict CARPENTER and Lucy Adeline BOONE, on 8 Jan 1901 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A..²⁴ Marian was born on 26 Mar 1872.²³

         iv.  Elizabeth MILES was born about 1872 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A..

5. Sarah Perkins HANCOCK,¹⁹ daughter of James HANCOCK and Mary PERKINS, was born in 1835²⁰ and died from 1881 to 1882²⁰ aged 46.

Sarah married Dr. Benjamin Fullerton MILES [SAR member no. 1409].¹⁵ Benjamin was born circa 5 Oct 1825 in Glen Cornell, Cambria, Pennsylvania,¹⁶ died from 0021 to 22 Apr 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.¹⁷ aged 74, and was buried in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A..¹⁶

6. John BIRKS ¹³ was born in Montreal, Canada.¹³

John married Miranda M. EARL.¹³ Miranda was born in Palmer, Massachusetts.¹³

The child from this marriage was:

3         i.  Adeline Earl BIRKS ¹¹ (born on 8 Jul 1867 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A. - died on 1 Mar 1930 in Riverside, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.) Adeline married James Hancock MILES,⁸ son of Dr. Benjamin Fullerton MILES [SAR member no. 1409] and Sarah Perkins HANCOCK, about 1886. James was born on 17 Dec 1860 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.,⁹ died on 29 Aug 1946 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.¹⁰ aged 85, and was buried on 2 Sep 1946 in Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A..¹⁰

7. Miranda M. EARL ¹³ was born in Palmer, Massachusetts.¹³

Miranda married John BIRKS.¹³ John was born in Montreal, Canada.¹³