played in the Lot 16 United Church. John Milligan followed his son to Prince Edward Island in 1825.

Robert Milligan was a devout Christian and was credited as a success both as a farmer and a builder.11 He was chosen to build the first wooden frame church that sat on the current

site. No written records exist to indicate the year of construction. Milligan dedicated himself to the church. He was an elder for fifty years, being the

In Robert Milligan’s longest survivor of the original four. Milligan was time, a token was given the elder selected to present the original commu- to each member at com— nion set to the Richmond Parish. The congrega- munion. Each token was tion had the set brought over from Scotland in stamped “RP.” for 1826.

Richmond Parish. The Robert Milligan was a busy man. In addition tokens were made by to his work, family, and church commitments, he Milligan who had the was involved in the militia. In 1834 he was mold. The tokens would appointed as a lieutenant of the Prince County be given out to congrega— Regiment and was later promoted to captain.13 tion members on a Sun- Milligan also served as secretary of the Prince day previous to com- County Agricultural Society. In 1830, he was munion. On Communion awarded a prize in a plowing matc . 14

Sunday the tokens would Robert and Margaret had ten children, eight be turned back in on the of whom survived to adulthood. The youngest

collection plate.12

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child named Mary, (1825-1907) was married to Peter MacLaurin and they lived in Lot 16. Margaret Milligan died in 1829 at the age of forty-two and the following year 1830, Robert married Elizabeth MacDougall (1807-1895). Together they had eleven children; the youngest, Caleb, was born in 1851 when Robert would have been sixty- six years of age.15 Robert NIilligan, who lived in Lot 16 for a period of time, built two sailing vessels, The Many and 77m Enlferjnise.16 Robert and Elizabeth moved to Freeland (Lot 11) in 1861. It was here that he died February 3, 1872 in his eighty-eighth year. A portion of his obituary read: He leaves to mourn his second wife, Elizabeth MacDougall, who has been partner of his joys and sorrows and seventeen of his twenty children still survive. Fifty grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

LOT 16 UNITED CHURCH AND ITS PEOPLE