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The Milby Union was first formed in 1890 to look after an organized Youth Group of the Community and form a Sunday School. The union moved to Ives Hill where most of the members resided and changed its name to Ives Hill Y. In 1923, a new Women's Christian Temperance Union was formed in Milby by Mrs. Robert Lipsey, then County President of Sherbrooke. The W.C.T.U. held meetings, gave temperance lessons, formed a new Sunday School, assisted to conventions of the Quebec Provincial Woman's Christian Temperance Union and grew up to twenty-five members. A Loyal Temperance Legion was formed in 1932 under the Union to "teach children the evils of alcohol and a knowledge of conducting a buisiness meeting." By 1960, the memership of the W.C.T.U. of Milby dwindled to eight members. The group was disbanded in 1963.

Dorothy Jane Neill Woodman was born in Tooting, England in 1923. During the Second World War, Dorothy was a member of the Royal Air Force as she worked as a telephone operator. At this time, she met Murray Milton Woodman (1916-1983) who was serving as a seargeant for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Dorothy and Murray were married and had their first son Anthony Murray Woodman in England. Once Dorothy emigrated to Canada she gave birth to their son Peter Allan Woodman (1945- ) and their daugther Ketha Florence Helen Woodman (1951 - ). Dorothy died on 19 February 2018 in Coaticook.

The Woodmans trace their North American roots back to Edward Woodman who first emigrated to Newbury Mass.from Wiltshire, England in 1623. Joshua S. Woodman and his wife Polly Sturtevant settled in Hatley on Lot no. 5, 2nd Range in 1819. Together they had six children: Mary M. (3 October 1813), Joshua S. (25 October 1815), Eliza J. (3 April 1821), Caleb T., Albert Alonzo (19 July 1825), Sarah (27 July 1828). Johsua died on 10 March 1865. Joshua’s son, Albert Alonzo Woodman married Mary Jane Sanborn on 20 April 1847 in Compton, Que. They owned a farm in Moe’s River. Together, Albert and Mary had four children: Albert Alonzo Woodman Jr. (1867-1932), Eliza Jane Woodman, Sarah Orcelia Woodman and Milton Sawyer Woodman. Albert Alonzo Woodman died on 7 September 1895 and is buried at the Moe’s River Cemetery.

Keith Anthony Woodman was born 7 March 1993 to Anthony Murray Woodman and Shelley Briem. Growing up Keith was a member of the Boy Scouts and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Over the course of his life, he moved a number of times between the Pas, Thompson and Leaf Rapids. He worked at the Leaf Rapids Co-op and had also moved to Winnipeg for a short period of time to work at the Winnipeg Free Press. Keith was killed 5 April 2009 in a home invasion while he house-sitting for a friend at Mikinak Bay, Manitoba. At the time of his death, Keith was a tenth grade student at the Leaf Rapids Education Centre and worked as a math tutor.

Peter Allan Woodman was born on 26 July 1945 at the Sherbrooke Hospital to Murray Milton Woodman (1916-1983) and Dorothy Neill Woodman. Peter attended the Coaticook and Knowlton High School. In 1964 and 1966, Peter crossed the Arctic Circle on the 10 C.C.G.S. Montcalm, as he worked as a Cargo Officer on the ship. Peter served the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1967 as an Aircraftman and was honorably discharged the same year. Over the course of the 1960s and the 1970s, Peter was admitted to The Sherbrooke Hospital, The Douglas Hospital, The Queen Mary Hospital, The Veterans Hospital at St. Anne de Bellevue, The Lakeshore General Hospital, St. Vincent de Paul Hospital and L’hopital Hotel Dieu to treat his bipolar disorder. In 1969, Peter completed a cabinet-making course at Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute, Que. He moved to Manitoba in 1976 where his brother Anthony Woodman resides, and completed a carpentry program at Keewatin Community College. In addition to his carpentry and cabinet certificates, Peter also received a certificate in 1988 from the Ambassador College for the Bible Correspondence Course. In 2001, Sherbrooke’s Church of Latter Day Saints ordained Peter. Peter’s interests extend to a number of social causes as he has been an advocate for the rights of mental health patients through his involvement with Pro- Quebec, and more specifically Pro-Def Estrie. He has also been an active supporter of social housing in Canada.

Helen Woodman was born in 1910 to Milton A. Woodman (1892-1955) and Aline Hanson (1891-1959). Helen worked as a nurse at the Sherbrooke Hospital and married Albert M. Lisso (1906-1996). Helen died in 1993, Helen and Albert are both buried in the Paris Cemetery in Brant County, Ontario.

Murray Milton Woodman was born in 1916 to Milton Albert Woodman (1892-1955) and Aline Hanson (1891-1959) of Coaticook, Que. Murray served as a sergeant in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Second World War, at which time he met his wife Dorothy Jane Neill who was born in Tooting, England. Dorothy was a member of the Royal Air Force and worked as a telephone operator. Their first son Anthony Murray Woodman was born in England, prior to their emigration to Canada. After the war, Murray was employed as a Canadian Immigration Officer. Murray was an avid stamp and coin collector. He was a member of the British North American Philatelic Society, Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain, the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, the Eastern Townships Stamp Club and the St. Francis Collectors Club. Murray also contributed to a weekly column “Bits about Stamps and Coins” at the Sherbrooke Telegram Observer in the 1960s. He owned Woodman- Stamps & Coins in Dixville, Que., which specialized in stamps from Canada, Newfoundland, the United States, the U.N., Ghana and the Vatican. In addition to Anthony, Murray and Dorothy also had Peter Allan Woodman (1945- ) and Ketha Florence Helen Woodman (1951 - ). Murray died in 1983 and is buried at the Mount Forest Cemetery.

John Bernard Woodman was born on January 15 1901 in Coaticook, Que, to Albert Alonzo Woodman Jr. (1867-1932) and Emily McKee (1866-1945). John served as a lieutenant for the Royal Canadian Air Force during the First World War. In 1947, John married Madelyn Abbie Rider, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Rider in Montreal, Que. Both John and Madelyn had graduated from Stanstead College. John also graduated from the College of Dentistry at McGill University and was oftentimes referred to as Dr. Jack. John and Madelyn resided in New York and Washington.

Milton Albert Woodman was born on 29 September 1892 to Albert Alonzo Woodman Jr. (1867-1932) and Emily McKee (1866-1945) in Coaticook, Que. On 17 September 1914, he married Aline Hanson (1891-1959) at the Church of England, Coaticook and together they had two children: Murray Milton Woodman (1916-1983) and Helen Woodman (1923-1993). Milton served in the First World War and worked in the grocery business. Milton A. Woodman died in 1955 and was buried at the Mount Forest Cemetery.

Albert Alonzo Woodman Jr. was born in Moe’s River to Albert Alonzo Woodman (1825-1895) and Mary Jane Sanborn in 1867. He established himself in Coaticook in 1888 and was married to Emily McKee (1866-1945) on 8 October 1890, at the Church of England, Coaticook. Albert and Emily had two children, Milton A. Woodman (1891-1955) and John B. Woodman (1901 -). In 1892, he went into the grocery business with his brother-in-law Charles McKee under the name Woodman and McKee. The business remained open until 1920. In 1921, Albert moved his family to St. John, N.B. where he served as district manager to the eastern provinces for one year, until he returned to Coaticook. Albert also served as the: Grand Junior Warden of Grand Encampment, the District Deputy Grand Patriarch of the G.E.Q., the District Deputy Grand Master for the Victoria Lodge in 1916, the Commissioner of the Superior Court and Justice of the Peace, President of the Coaticook Board of Trade, Director of the Eastern Townships’ Associated Boards of Trade and President of the Eastern Townships Immigration Society. Albert Alonzo Woodman Jr. died in 1931 and is buried at the Mount Forest Cemetery.

Albert Alonzo Woodman was born on 19 July 1825 to Joshua S. Woodman and Polly Sturtevant. He married Mary Jane Sanborn on 20 April 1847 in Compton, Que. Albert and his wife had four children together: Albert Alonzo Woodman Jr. (1867-1932), Eliza Jane Woodman, Sarah Orcelia Woodman and Milton Sawyer Woodman. He owned a farm in Moe’s River Cemetery.

Joshua S. Woodman was born in 1790. He married to Polly Sturtevant (10 January 1786) from Barton, Vermont and they settled on No. 5, 2nd Range of Hatley in 1819. Joshua and Polly had six children together: Mary M (3 October 1813), Joshua S. (25 October 1815), Eliza J. (3 April 1821), Caleb T., Albert Alonzo (19 July 1825), Sarah (27 July 1828). Polly died on the 15 March 1849. Joshua then married his second wife Arethusa Bucknell who died on 27 June 1854. Joshua died on 10 March 1865.

Ivy Weir-Pankovitch was born in 1929 to Edward J. Weir and Luella Crosby/Crosbie in the Eastern Townships, where she spent most of her life. She graduated Brookbury High School in 1946 and later married Don Pankovitch with whom she had five children: David, Peter, Jane, Eve and Steven Pankovitch. In 1969, she began a career in journalism as women's editor and feature writer for the Sherbrooke Record, then operated by Conrad Black, Peter White and David Radler. She commenced divorce procedures against her husband in the same year and later decided to return to school to study nursing. Ivy Weir worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit of the Sherbrooke Hospital all the while continuing to write for the Record. Her pieces focused on topics such as national politics, the elderly, regional affairs and healthcare. A devout Catholic, she nonetheless introduced a motion to dispense with the prayer that started council meetings after being elected as a town councilor. Ivy Weir died on 17 April 2014 at La Maison Aube-Lumière in Sherbrooke.

William Wilson (1773-1848) was born in Lincolnshire, England where he married his wife, Eleanor Chapman (1780-1864) in 1799. They immigrated to quebec in 1830 where they eventually settled in Leeds.

Vivian C. Wurtele, born around 1835, was the son of Jonathan Wurtele, Seigneur of Rivière-David in Yamaska, and Louisa Sophia Campbell. He married Olympe Paré on 28 September 1882.

George Henry Wilkie was born the 20 December 1865 in Windsor, to George and Alice Ann (Dearden) Wilkie. He spent most of his life as a farmer in Hardwood Hill. He married Mary J. Ross the 15 January 1887 and together they had two children: Frances Maud (b. 1888) and Alice (b. 1891). George died the 21 December 1953.

Louis C. Wurtele est né à Québec le 1er septembre 1831. Il est le fils de Sophia Campbell et de Jonathan S. Wurtele, seigneur de Rivière David, dans le comté de Yamaska. En 1860, Louis C. Wurtele épouse en premières noces Emily Towle de Lennoxville, avec qui il a une fille. Après le décès de son épouse en 1872, il épouse en secondes noces Isabella T. Hunter de Richmond dans le Maine, qui lui donne deux fils. Louis C. Wurtele étudie d’abord à Rivière David avec un tuteur, puis il entre à l’University of Bishop's College à Lennoxville en 1853, où il obtient un baccalauréat ès arts en 1857. En 1858, il séjourne en Angleterre pour étudier les sciences. Après son retour au Québec, il est ordonné diacre de la United Church of England and Ireland en 1859, obtient une maîtrise ès arts de Bishop’s en 1860 et est ordonné prêtre en 1861. Entre 1860 et 1862, il agit comme missionnaire itinérant dans le district de Saint-François. En 1862, on lui confie la mission d’Acton Vale, où il reste jusqu’en 1917. Son intérêt pour la science ne faiblit pas. Après avoir été membre de l’American Association for the Advancement of Science pendant de nombreuses années, il est nommé membre honoraire de cette association. Louis C. Wurtele est décédé le 4 avril 1919 à Acton Vale.

Reverend Blake Walker has been minister at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church since 1978.

Susan Minerva Luther was born January 2, 1835. She was the daughter of Giles and Mary (Todd) Luther. She married Alonzo Todd 29 January 1862. Together they had five children Eva Lucinda, Arabella, Mary Jane "Jennie", Ernest, and Etta Fidelia. Susan died 21 November 1895. Barbara Ann (Stephen) Todd is the daughter of James Stephen and Margaret Wattie. She married Hebert E. Todd 24 June 1904. She died 6 September 1950. Neil Taylor is related to Edgar Irwin and Etta (Todd) Taylor.

Reverend Kalman Toth was minister at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church from 1975 to 1978.

Walter Sanford Stevens was the brother-in-law of Malcolm Clapp Baker. He married Malcolm's sister, Mary Peckham Baker.

Margaret Kirkpatrick was born 12 August 1835 in Scotland. She is the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. She married George William Steinhous. Margaret died in 1910.

Le Consistoire de Québec est créé en 1875, après la formation de l’Église presbytérienne au Canada. Cette dernière est le fruit de la fusion de quatre Églises presbytériennes : Canada Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland, Presbyterian Church in the Lower Provinces of British North America et Presbyterian Church of the Maritime Provinces in Connection with the Church of Scotland. Le Consistoire de Québec, qui fait partie du Synode du Québec et de l’est de l’Ontario, est une cour de l’Église constituée de plusieurs congrégations dans le quadrilatère formé par Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Rivière-du-Loup et Lac-Mégantic. Au fil des années, des congrégations sont créées à Danville-Asbestos, East Angus, Flodden (Brompton Gore), Gould, Hampden, Inverness, Jersey Mills, Lac-Mégantic, Leeds, Marsboro, Melbourne, Milan, Québec, Richmond, Rivière-du-Loup, Scotstown, Sherbrooke, Saint-Sylvestre, Trois-Rivières, Valcartier, Winslow, etc. En 1925, le Consistoire de Québec perd un certain nombre de congrégations qui adhèrent à la nouvelle Église Unie du Canada. Les principales fonctions du Consistoire sont les suivantes : encadrer les congrégations de son territoire, désigner les nouvelles congrégations, élire ceux qui exercent une charge ecclésiastique, trouver des candidats au sacerdoce et attester qu’ils sont admissibles à l’ordination, autoriser les appels au ministère par les congrégations et procéder à l’ordination et/ou à l’installation (art. 202-234) des nouveaux ministres. Avant 1875, il existait un Consistoire de Québec. Il avait été créé en 1831, année de la création d’un Synode de la Presbyterian Church in Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland. Le Consistoire de Québec cesse d’exister en 1846, mais il renaît en 1856 et est réorganisé en 1875. Il se compose des ministres ordonnés (ayant au moins une charge à temps partiel) dans les limites du territoire du Consistoire, d’un Ancien ayant reçu l’ordination provenant de chaque congrégation ayant un conseil des anciens, et des ministres ordonnés par le Consistoire pour travailler outre-mer pour l’Agence de vie et de mission (art. 176). Le modérateur au Consistoire constitue la cour; il préside, déclare l’ouverture et la clôture des assemblées par une prière, maintient l’ordre, procède au vote, annonce les décisions, prononce les blâmes, signe les procès-verbaux, convoque les assemblées et, en général, dirige les opérations de la cour (art. 179). Le Consistoire nomme un secrétaire qui tient les comptes rendus des délibérations et les transmet chaque année au synode pour fins d’examen, tient une liste à jour des membres, conserve tous les documents appartenant à la cour et fournit des extraits certifiés des procès-verbaux sur demande (art. 181). Le Consistoire nomme un trésorier qui s’occuper de l’encaissement et du décaissement des fonds appartenant à la cour (art. 183).

L’artiste et poétesse Estelle Olivier est née à Sherbrooke en 1925. Après des études en soins infirmiers, elle travaille dans différentes institutions. Elle travaille par la suite à la bibliothèque de l’Université de Sherbrooke, puis auprès des personnes malades. En 1969, elle décide de se consacrer à la littérature et aux arts visuels. Dès lors, elle publie de nombreux livres de poésie illustrés et réalise plus de 500 tableaux. En 1972, elle reçoit le prix Juge-Lemay de la société Saint-Jean-Baptiste du diocèse de Sherbrooke.

L’auteure Joyce Marshall est née à Montréal le 18 novembre 1913. Après avoir fréquenté la Westmount High School, elle étudie à la St. Helen’s School à Dunham jusqu’en 1932. Elle poursuit alors des études d’anglais à McGill University, où elle obtient un baccalauréat en 1935. Joyce Marshall commence à écrire des textes de fiction dès son enfance et publie une première nouvelle en 1936. En 1937, elle déménage à Toronto, où elle passe la plus grande partie de sa vie, sauf la période de 1961 à 1963, où elle séjourne au Danemark et en Norvège. Bien que son œuvre soit principalement composée de nouvelles, Joyce Marshall exploite une grande variété de genres littéraires : poésie, roman, essai, article, critique. Ses écrits alimentent longuement la série radiophonique « Anthology de la CBC. Joyce Marshall est aussi reconnue pour la qualité de ses traductions d’œuvres québécoises. Elle remporte d’ailleurs le prix du Conseil des arts du Canada en 1976 pour la traduction de Cet été qui chantait (Enchanted Summer) de Gabrielle Roy. Cette traduction et celle de deux autres œuvres de Gabrielle Roy donnent lieu à une correspondance entre la romancière et la traductrice. Joyce Marshall est aussi engagée au sein d’associations nationales pour la défense des intérêts des écrivains. Enfin, Trent University l’accueille comme écrivaine en résidence durant l’année universitaire 1981-1982.

Andrew Ross McMaster was born the 6 November 1876 in Montreal to Captain John Andrew McMaster and his wife, Amelia. He was educated at Montreal High School, Montreal Collegiate Institute, McGill University and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a law degree. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1901 and eventually was appointed the King’s Counsel in 1910. He also served as a school commissioner in Westmount. McMaster married Florence B. Walker (1877-1960) on 25 June 1902 and together they had 6 children: Frances Ross (1903-2002), Amelia Wilkes (1904-1990), Florence Walker (1906-1990), Margaret Mona (1908-1999), John Andrew (1911-1999), and Helen Leeming (b. 1916).

A.R. McMaster began his political in 1917, when he was elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Brome, a position he held until 1925. In 1929, McMaster entered provincial politics as he was appointed Provincial Treasurer for the Louis-Alexandre Taschereau government. Shortly thereafter, he ran for the Quebec Liberal Party in the riding of Compton in 1929, which he won. In 1930, McMaster resigned from cabinet. He passed away on 27 April 1937 in Westmount, Quebec and is buried at the Mount Royal Cemetery.

Leeman Mackey est né le 3 octobre 1883 à William Mackay et Jemima Rice à Weedon, Quebec. En 1911 , Leeman avait déménagé à Marbleton et semble avoir été un apprenti sous Alvin Barter, un boucher . Leeman Mackey était boucher à Marbleton . Il a repris l'activité de boucher Alvin Barter vers 1916. Ce boucher de Marbleton a été le premier boucher à aller de village en village avec une carriole. Leeman épousé Dora Mackay en 1912 et ils ont eu un enfant , Lloyd Allen , né en 1913. Ils ont également eu une fille, Una , qui est mort en 1920. Il est décédé le 27 septembre 1966.

Margaret Ruth Cushing was born in Westmount in 1914 and was the daughter of Mr & Mrs. E.S. Cushing. She had two sisters Elizabeth and Kathleen. She married Cedric Douglas Mellor on 25 June 1938. Together they had two daughters: Margaret Ruth and Joyce Douglas Mellor. Margaret Cushing Mellor died in 2001.

Reverend Alex McCombie was minister at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church from 1962 to 1968.