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Benjamin Miller

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Benjamin Miller

Birth
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death
22 Nov 1747 (aged 75)
Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5293867, Longitude: -72.7140702
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Benjamin Miller was the son of Thomas Miller and Sarah Nettleton. He was married to Mary Johnson 18 Sep 1695 in Woodstock, CT, and had the following children: Mary, Rebecca, Benjamin, Sarah, Hannah, Isaac, Mehitabel, and Ichabod. After the death of wife Mary, Benjamin married Mercy Bassett in 1710. They had the following children: Lydia, Amos, Ebenezer, Martha, Rhoda, David and Thankful.
He is also the forefather of Winston Churchill

Birth date of 10 Jul 1672 according to Middletown vital records (Barbour collection).
Note that "in his 76th year" means he had not yet reached his 76th birthday.
So the birth date of 1672 agrees with his age on his tombstone.
Benjamin Miller was the son of Thomas Miller and Sarah Nettleton. He was married to Mary Johnson 18 Sep 1695 in Woodstock, CT, and had the following children: Mary, Rebecca, Benjamin, Sarah, Hannah, Isaac, Mehitabel, and Ichabod. After the death of wife Mary, Benjamin married Mercy Bassett in 1710. They had the following children: Lydia, Amos, Ebenezer, Martha, Rhoda, David and Thankful.
He is also the forefather of Winston Churchill

Birth date of 10 Jul 1672 according to Middletown vital records (Barbour collection).
Note that "in his 76th year" means he had not yet reached his 76th birthday.
So the birth date of 1672 agrees with his age on his tombstone.

Bio by: J. Pacholke


Inscription

in the 76th year of his age (Fecisti Arque Finitur)



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  • Maintained by: CMWJR
  • Originally Created by: Judith
  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9016993/benjamin-miller: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Miller (10 Jul 1672–22 Nov 1747), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9016993, citing Old North Burying Grounds, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).